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Therefore I will give thanks, and praise thee, and bless the name of the Lord.
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When I was yet young, before I wandered about, I sought for wisdom openly in my prayer.
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I prayed for her before the temple, and unto the very end I will seek after her, and she flourished as a grape soon ripe.
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My heart delighted in her, my foot walked in the right way, from my youth up I sought after her.
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I bowed down my ear a little, and received her.
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I found much wisdom in myself, and I profited much therein.
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To him that giveth me wisdom, will I give glory.
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For I have determined to follow her: I have had a zeal for good, and shall not be confounded.
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My soul hath wrestled for her, and in doing it I have been confirmed.
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I stretched forth my hands on high, and I bewailed my ignorance of her.
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I directed my soul to her, and in knowledge I found her.