Humility and charity
17 My child, conduct your affairs with gentleness, and you will be loved more than a person of good repute.
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However great you become, humble yourself more, and you will find favor before the Lord, and he is glorified by the humble.
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because the Lord's power is great,
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Don't seek out things that are too difficult for you, and don't investigate matters too perplexing for you.
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Think about what you have been commanded, because you have no need for matters that are hidden.
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Don't meddle in things beyond your own affairs since you have already been shown things beyond human understanding.
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Speculation has led many people astray, and false conjectures have weakened their thoughts.
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A stubborn heart will come to misery, and whoever loves danger will be destroyed by it. by suffering, and the sinner will keep on sinning.
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A stubborn heart will be weighed down
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There's no healing for the distress of arrogant people, because an evil plant has taken root in them.
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The hearts of intelligent people will think about a proverb, and the wise desire people who are ready to listen.