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I directed my soul to her, and through purification I found her. I gained understanding with her from the first, therefore I will not be forsaken.
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My heart was stirred to seek her, therefore I have gained a good possession.
22
The Lord gave me a tongue as my reward, and I will praise him with it.
23
Draw near to me, you who are untaught, and lodge in my school.
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Why do you say you are lacking in these things, and why are your souls very thirsty?
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.