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well is he that dwelleth with a wife of understanding, and that hath not slipped with his tongue, and that hath not served a man more unworthy than himself;
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well is he that hath found prudence and he that speaketh in the ears of them that will hear;
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O how great is he that findeth wisdom! Yet is there none above him that feareth the Lord.
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But the love of the Lord passeth all things for illumination; he that holdeth it, whereto shall he be likened?
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The fear of the Lord is the beginning of His love, and faith is the beginning of cleaving unto Him.
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Give me any plague, but the plague of the heart; and any wickedness, but the wickedness of a woman;
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And any affliction, but the affliction from them that hate me; and any revenge, but the revenge of enemies.
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There is no head above the head of a serpent, and there is no wrath above the wrath of an enemy.
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I had rather dwell with a lion and a dragon, than to keep house with a wicked woman.
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The wickedness of a woman changeth her face, and darkeneth her countenance like sackcloth.
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Her husband shall sit among his neighbors, and when he heareth it shall sigh bitterly.