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audite filii disciplinam patris et adtendite ut sciatisprudentiam

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donum bonum tribuam vobis legem meam ne derelinquatis

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nam et ego filius fui patris mei tenellus et unigenituscoram matre mea

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et docebat me atque dicebat suscipiat verba mea cor tuumcustodi praecepta mea et vives

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posside sapientiam posside prudentiam ne obliviscaris nequedeclines a verbis oris mei

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ne dimittas eam et custodiet te dilige eam et servabit te

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principium sapientiae posside sapientiam et in omnipossessione tua adquire prudentiam

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arripe illam et exaltabit te glorificaberis ab ea cum eamfueris amplexatus

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dabit capiti tuo augmenta gratiarum et corona inclitaproteget te

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audi fili mi et suscipe verba mea ut multiplicentur tibianni vitae

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viam sapientiae monstravi tibi duxi te per semitasaequitatis

4:12
quas cum ingressus fueris non artabuntur gressus tui etcurrens non habebis offendiculum

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tene disciplinam ne dimittas eam custodi illam quia ipsaest vita tua

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ne delecteris semitis impiorum nec tibi placeat malorum via

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fuge ab ea ne transeas per illam declina et desere eam

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non enim dormiunt nisi malefecerint et rapitur somnus abeis nisi subplantaverint

4:17
comedunt panem impietatis et vinum iniquitatis bibunt

4:18
iustorum autem semita quasi lux splendens procedit etcrescit usque ad perfectam diem

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via impiorum tenebrosa nesciunt ubi corruant

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fili mi ausculta sermones meos et ad eloquia mea inclinaaurem tuam

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ne recedant ab oculis tuis custodi ea in medio cordis tui

4:22
vita enim sunt invenientibus ea et universae carni sanitas

4:23
omni custodia serva cor tuum quia ex ipso vita procedit

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remove a te os pravum et detrahentia labia sint procul a te

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oculi tui recta videant et palpebrae tuae praecedantgressus tuos

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dirige semitam pedibus tuis et omnes viae tuae stabilientur

4:27
ne declines ad dexteram et ad sinistram averte pedem tuum amalo

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004:001
Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.

004:002
For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.

004:003
For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.

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He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.

004:005
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.

004:006
Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.

004:007
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

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Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.

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She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.

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Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.

004:011
I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.

004:012
When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.

004:013
Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.

004:014
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.

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Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.

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For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

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For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.

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But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

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The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.

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My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.

004:021
Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.

004:022
For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

004:023
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

004:024
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.

004:025
Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

004:026
Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.

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Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

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