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[1]Do no evil, so shall no harm come unto thee. |
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[2]Depart from the unjust, and iniquity shall turn away from thee. |
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[3]My son, sow not upon the furrows of unrighteousness, and thou shalt not reap them sevenfold. |
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[4]Seek not of the Lord preeminence, neither of the king the seat of honour. |
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[5]justify not thyself before the Lord; and boast not of thy wisdom before the king. |
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[6]Seek not to be judge, being not able to take away iniquity; lest at any time thou fear the person of the mighty, an stumblingblock in the way of thy uprightness. |
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[7]Offend not against the multitude of a city, and then thou shalt not cast thyself down among the people. |
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[8]Bind not one sin upon another; for in one thou shalt not be unpunished. |
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[9]Say not, God will look upon the multitude of my oblations, and when I offer to the most high God, he will accept it. |
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[10]Be not fainthearted when thou makest thy prayer, and neglect not to give alms. |
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[11]Laugh no man to scorn in the bitterness of his soul: for there is one which humbleth and exalteth. |
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[12]Devise not a lie against thy brother; neither do the like to thy friend. |
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[13]Use not to make any manner of lie: for the custom thereof is not good. |
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[14]Use not many words in a multitude of elders, and make not much babbling when thou prayest. |
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[15]Hate not laborious work, neither husbandry, which the most High hath ordained. |
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[16]Number not thyself among the multitude of sinners, but remember that wrath will not tarry long. |
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[17]Humble thyself greatly: for the vengeance of the ungodly is fire and worms. |
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[18]Change not a friend for any good by no means; neither a faithful brother for the gold of Ophir. |
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[19]Forego not a wise and good woman: for her grace is above gold. |
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[20]Whereas thy servant worketh truly, entreat him not evil. nor the hireling that bestoweth himself wholly for thee. |
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[21]Let thy soul love a good servant, and defraud him not of liberty. |
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[22]Hast thou cattle? have an eye to them: and if they be for thy profit, keep them with thee. |
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[23]Hast thou children? instruct them, and bow down their neck from their youth. |
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[24]Hast thou daughters? have a care of their body, and shew not thyself cheerful toward them. |
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[25]Marry thy daughter, and so shalt thou have performed a weighty matter: but give her to a man of understanding. |
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[26]Hast thou a wife after thy mind? forsake her not: but give not thyself over to a light woman. |
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[27]Honour thy father with thy whole heart, and forget not the sorrows of thy mother. |
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[28]Remember that thou wast begotten of them; and how canst thou recompense them the things that they have done for thee? |
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[29]Fear the Lord with all thy soul, and reverence his priests. |
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[30]Love him that made thee with all thy strength, and forsake not his ministers. |
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[31]Fear the Lord, and honour the priest; and give him his portion, as it is commanded thee; the firstfruits, and the trespass offering, and the gift of the shoulders, and the sacrifice of sanctification, and the firstfruits of the holy things. |
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[32]And stretch thine hand unto the poor, that thy blessing may be perfected. |
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[33]A gift hath grace in the sight of every man living; and for the dead detain it not. |
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[34]Fail not to be with them that weep, and mourn with them that mourn. |
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[35]Be not slow to visit the sick: fir that shall make thee to be beloved. |
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[36]Whatsoever thou takest in hand, remember the end, and thou shalt never do amiss. |