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Because of her I shall have immortality, and leave an everlasting remembrance to those who come after me.
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I shall govern peoples, and nations will be subject to me;
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dread monarchs will be afraid of me when they hear of me; among the people I shall show myself capable, and courageous in war.
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When I enter my house, I shall find rest with her, for companionship with her has no bitterness, and life with her has no pain, but gladness and joy.
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When I considered these things inwardly, and thought upon them in my mind, that in kinship with wisdom there is immortality,
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.