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Rely on her for support, and you will never know the disgrace of failure.
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She will make you more honored than all your neighbors; when you speak in the assembly, she will give you the right words.
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You will find happiness and genuine joy; your name will be remembered forever.
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But people who are foolish or sinful will never even catch sight of Wisdom.
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She will have nothing to do with conceited people; she never enters the mind of liars.
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It is not appropriate for a sinner to sing hymns of praise, because his worship is insincere.
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A hymn should be an expression of wisdom, inspired by the Lord himself.
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Don't blame the Lord for your sin; the Lord does not cause what he hates.
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Don't claim that he has misled you; he doesn't need the help of sinners to accomplish his purposes.
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The Lord hates evil in all its forms, and those who fear the Lord find nothing attractive in evil.
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When, in the beginning, the Lord created human beings, he left them free to do as they wished.