# verses

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\w Blessings|strong="H1293"\w* <i>are</i> upon the \w head|strong="H7218"\w* of the \w just|strong="H6662"\w*: but \w violence|strong="H2555"\w* \w covereth|strong="H3680"\w* the \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* of the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w*.


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The \w memory|strong="H2143"\w* of the \w just|strong="H6662"\w* <i>is</i> \w blessed|strong="H1293"\w*: but the \w name|strong="H8034"\w* of the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* shall \w rot|strong="H7537"\w*.


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The \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* in \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* will \w receive|strong="H3947"\w* \w commandments|strong="H4687"\w*: but a \w prating|strong="H8193"\w* \w fool|strong="H0191"\w* shall \w fall|strong="H3832"\w*.<n>a prating…: Heb. a fool of lips</n><n>fall: Heb. be beaten</n>


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He that \w walketh|strong="H3212"\w* \w uprightly|strong="H8537"\w* \w walketh|strong="H1980"\w* \w surely|strong="H0983"\w*: but he that \w perverteth|strong="H6140"\w* his \w ways|strong="H1870"\w* shall be \w known|strong="H3045"\w*.


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He that \w winketh|strong="H7169"\w* with the \w eye|strong="H5869"\w* \w causeth|strong="H5414"\w* \w sorrow|strong="H6094"\w*: but a \w prating|strong="H8193"\w* \w fool|strong="H0191"\w* shall \w fall|strong="H3832"\w*.<n>fall: Heb. be beaten</n>


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The \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* of a \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* <i>man is</i> a \w well|strong="H4726"\w* of \w life|strong="H2416"\w*: but \w violence|strong="H2555"\w* \w covereth|strong="H3680"\w* the \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* of the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w*.


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\w Hatred|strong="H8135"\w* stirreth \w up|strong="H5782"\w* \w strifes|strong="H4090"\w*: but \w love|strong="H0160"\w* \w covereth|strong="H3680"\w* all \w sins|strong="H6588"\w*.


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In the \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* of him that hath \w understanding|strong="H0995"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* is \w found|strong="H4672"\w*: but a \w rod|strong="H7626"\w* <i>is</i> for the \w back|strong="H1460"\w* of him that is \w void|strong="H2638"\w* of \w understanding|strong="H3820"\w*.<n>of understanding: Heb. of heart</n>


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\w Wise|strong="H2450"\w* <i>men</i> lay \w up|strong="H6845"\w* \w knowledge|strong="H1847"\w*: but the \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* of the \w foolish|strong="H0191"\w* <i>is</i> \w near|strong="H7138"\w* \w destruction|strong="H4288"\w*.


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The rich \w man’s|strong="H6223"\w* \w wealth|strong="H1952"\w* <i>is</i> his \w strong|strong="H5797"\w* \w city|strong="H7151"\w*: the \w destruction|strong="H4288"\w* of the \w poor|strong="H1800"\w* <i>is</i> their \w poverty|strong="H7389"\w*.


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The \w labour|strong="H6468"\w* of the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* <i>tendeth</i> to \w life|strong="H2416"\w*: the \w fruit|strong="H8393"\w* of the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* to \w sin|strong="H2403"\w*.


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He <i>is in</i> the \w way|strong="H0734"\w* of \w life|strong="H2416"\w* that \w keepeth|strong="H8104"\w* \w instruction|strong="H4148"\w*: but he that \w refuseth|strong="H5800"\w* \w reproof|strong="H8433"\w* \w erreth|strong="H8582"\w*.<n>erreth: or, causeth to err</n>


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He that \w hideth|strong="H3680"\w* \w hatred|strong="H8135"\w* <i>with</i> \w lying|strong="H8267"\w* \w lips|strong="H8193"\w*, and he that \w uttereth|strong="H3318"\w* a \w slander|strong="H1681"\w*, <i>is</i> a \w fool|strong="H3684"\w*.


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In the \w multitude|strong="H7230"\w* of \w words|strong="H1697"\w* there \w wanteth|strong="H2308"\w* not \w sin|strong="H6588"\w*: but he that \w refraineth|strong="H2820"\w* his \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* <i>is</i> \w wise|strong="H7919"\w*.<pb/>


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The \w tongue|strong="H3956"\w* of the \w just|strong="H6662"\w* <i>is as</i> \w choice|strong="H0977"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*: the \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* of the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* <i>is</i> little \w worth|strong="H4592"\w*.


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The \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* of the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* \w feed|strong="H7462"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w*: but \w fools|strong="H0191"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* for \w want|strong="H2638"\w* of \w wisdom|strong="H3820"\w*.<n>of wisdom: Heb. of heart</n>


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The \w blessing|strong="H1293"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*, it maketh \w rich|strong="H6238"\w*, and he \w addeth|strong="H3254"\w* no \w sorrow|strong="H6089"\w* with it.


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<i>It is</i> as \w sport|strong="H7814"\w* to a \w fool|strong="H3684"\w* to \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w mischief|strong="H2154"\w*: but a \w man|strong="H0376"\w* of \w understanding|strong="H8394"\w* hath \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w*.<pb/>


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The \w fear|strong="H4034"\w* of the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w*, it shall \w come|strong="H0935"\w* upon him: but the \w desire|strong="H8378"\w* of the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* shall be \w granted|strong="H5414"\w*.


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As the \w whirlwind|strong="H5492"\w* \w passeth|strong="H5674"\w*, so <i>is</i> the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* no <i>more:</i> but the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* <i>is</i> an \w everlasting|strong="H5769"\w* \w foundation|strong="H3247"\w*.


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As \w vinegar|strong="H2558"\w* to the \w teeth|strong="H8127"\w*, and as \w smoke|strong="H6227"\w* to the \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*, so <i>is</i> the \w sluggard|strong="H6102"\w* to them that \w send|strong="H7971"\w* him.<pb/>


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The \w fear|strong="H3374"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* \w prolongeth|strong="H3254"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*: but the \w years|strong="H8141"\w* of the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* shall be \w shortened|strong="H7114"\w*.<n>prolongeth: Heb. addeth</n>


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The \w hope|strong="H8431"\w* of the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* <i>shall be</i> \w gladness|strong="H8057"\w*: but the \w expectation|strong="H8615"\w* of the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* shall \w perish|strong="H0006"\w*.<pb/>


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The \w way|strong="H1870"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* <i>is</i> \w strength|strong="H4581"\w* to the \w upright|strong="H8537"\w*: but \w destruction|strong="H4288"\w* <i>shall be</i> to the \w workers|strong="H6466"\w* of \w iniquity|strong="H0205"\w*.


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The \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* shall \w never|strong="H5769"\w* be \w removed|strong="H4131"\w*: but the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* shall not \w inhabit|strong="H7931"\w* the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*.<pb/>


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The \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* of the \w just|strong="H6662"\w* bringeth \w forth|strong="H5107"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w*: but the \w froward|strong="H8419"\w* \w tongue|strong="H3956"\w* shall be cut \w out|strong="H3772"\w*.


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The \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* of the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* what is \w acceptable|strong="H7522"\w*: but the \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* of the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* <i>speaketh</i> \w frowardness|strong="H8419"\w*.<n>frowardness: Heb. frowardnesses</n><pb/>


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A \w false|strong="H4820"\w* \w balance|strong="H3976"\w* <i>is</i> \w abomination|strong="H8441"\w* to the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*: but a \w just|strong="H8003"\w* \w weight|strong="H0068"\w* <i>is</i> his \w delight|strong="H7522"\w*.<n>A false…: Heb. Balances of deceit</n><n>just…: Heb. perfect stone</n>


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<i>When</i> \w pride|strong="H2087"\w* \w cometh|strong="H0935"\w*, then \w cometh|strong="H0935"\w* \w shame|strong="H7036"\w*: but with the \w lowly|strong="H6800"\w* <i>is</i> \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w*.


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The \w integrity|strong="H8538"\w* of the \w upright|strong="H3477"\w* shall \w guide|strong="H5148"\w* them: but the \w perverseness|strong="H5558"\w* of \w transgressors|strong="H0898"\w* shall \w destroy|strong="H7703"\w* them.


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\w Riches|strong="H1952"\w* \w profit|strong="H3276"\w* not in the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* of \w wrath|strong="H5678"\w*: but \w righteousness|strong="H6666"\w* \w delivereth|strong="H5337"\w* from \w death|strong="H4194"\w*.<pb/>


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The \w righteousness|strong="H6666"\w* of the \w perfect|strong="H8549"\w* shall \w direct|strong="H3474"\w* his \w way|strong="H1870"\w*: but the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* shall \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* by his own \w wickedness|strong="H7564"\w*.<n>direct: Heb. rectify</n>


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The \w righteousness|strong="H6666"\w* of the \w upright|strong="H3477"\w* shall \w deliver|strong="H5337"\w* them: but \w transgressors|strong="H0898"\w* shall be \w taken|strong="H3920"\w* in <i>their own</i> \w naughtiness|strong="H1942"\w*.


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When a \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w* \w dieth|strong="H4194"\w*, <i>his</i> \w expectation|strong="H8615"\w* shall \w perish|strong="H0006"\w*: and the \w hope|strong="H8431"\w* of \w unjust|strong="H0205"\w* <i>men</i> \w perisheth|strong="H0006"\w*.


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The \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* is delivered \w out|strong="H2502"\w* of \w trouble|strong="H6869"\w*, and the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w cometh|strong="H0935"\w* in his stead.


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An \w hypocrite|strong="H2611"\w* with <i>his</i> \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* \w destroyeth|strong="H7843"\w* his \w neighbour|strong="H7453"\w*: but through \w knowledge|strong="H1847"\w* shall the \w just|strong="H6662"\w* be \w delivered|strong="H2502"\w*.<pb/>


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When it goeth \w well|strong="H2898"\w* with the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w*, the \w city|strong="H7151"\w* \w rejoiceth|strong="H5970"\w*: and when the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w perish|strong="H0006"\w*, <i>there is</i> \w shouting|strong="H7440"\w*.


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By the \w blessing|strong="H1293"\w* of the \w upright|strong="H3477"\w* the \w city|strong="H7176"\w* is \w exalted|strong="H7311"\w*: but it is \w overthrown|strong="H2040"\w* by the \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* of the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w*.<pb/>


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He that is \w void|strong="H2638"\w* of \w wisdom|strong="H3820"\w* \w despiseth|strong="H0936"\w* his \w neighbour|strong="H7453"\w*: but a \w man|strong="H0376"\w* of \w understanding|strong="H8394"\w* holdeth his \w peace|strong="H2790"\w*.<n>void…: Heb. destitute of heart</n>


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A \w talebearer|strong="H1980"\w* \w revealeth|strong="H1540"\w* \w secrets|strong="H5475"\w*: but he that is of a \w faithful|strong="H0539"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w concealeth|strong="H3680"\w* the \w matter|strong="H1697"\w*.<n>A talebearer: Heb. He that walketh, being a talebearer</n>


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Where no \w counsel|strong="H8458"\w* <i>is</i>, the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w fall|strong="H5307"\w*: but in the \w multitude|strong="H7230"\w* of \w counsellors|strong="H3289"\w* <i>there is</i> \w safety|strong="H8668"\w*.


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He that is \w surety|strong="H6148"\w* for a \w stranger|strong="H2114"\w* shall \w smart|strong="H7321"\w* <i>for it:</i> and he that \w hateth|strong="H8130"\w* \w suretiship|strong="H8628"\w* is \w sure|strong="H0982"\w*.<n>smart: Heb. be sore broken</n><n>suretiship: Heb. those that strike hands</n>


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A \w gracious|strong="H2580"\w* \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* \w retaineth|strong="H8551"\w* \w honour|strong="H3519"\w*: and \w strong|strong="H6184"\w* <i>men</i> \w retain|strong="H8551"\w* \w riches|strong="H6239"\w*.


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The \w merciful|strong="H2617"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* doeth \w good|strong="H1580"\w* to his own \w soul|strong="H5315"\w*: but <i>he that is</i> \w cruel|strong="H0394"\w* \w troubleth|strong="H5916"\w* his own \w flesh|strong="H7607"\w*.


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The \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w worketh|strong="H6213"\w* a \w deceitful|strong="H8267"\w* \w work|strong="H6468"\w*: but to him that \w soweth|strong="H2232"\w* \w righteousness|strong="H6666"\w* <i>shall be</i> a \w sure|strong="H0571"\w* \w reward|strong="H7938"\w*.


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As \w righteousness|strong="H6666"\w* <i>tendeth</i> to \w life|strong="H2416"\w*: so he that \w pursueth|strong="H7291"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* <i>pursueth it</i> to his own \w death|strong="H4194"\w*.


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They that are of a \w froward|strong="H6141"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* <i>are</i> \w abomination|strong="H8441"\w* to the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*: but <i>such as are</i> \w upright|strong="H8549"\w* in <i>their</i> \w way|strong="H1870"\w* <i>are</i> his \w delight|strong="H7522"\w*.


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<i>Though</i> \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* <i>join</i> in \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*, the \w wicked|strong="H7451"\w* shall not be \w unpunished|strong="H5352"\w*: but the \w seed|strong="H2233"\w* of the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* shall be \w delivered|strong="H4422"\w*.


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<i>As</i> a \w jewel|strong="H5141"\w* of \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* in a \w swine’s|strong="H2386"\w* \w snout|strong="H0639"\w*, <i>so is</i> a \w fair|strong="H3303"\w* \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* which is \w without|strong="H5493"\w* \w discretion|strong="H2940"\w*.<n>is without: Heb. departeth from</n>


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The \w desire|strong="H8378"\w* of the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* <i>is</i> only \w good|strong="H2896"\w*: <i>but</i> the \w expectation|strong="H8615"\w* of the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* <i>is</i> \w wrath|strong="H5678"\w*.


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There \w is|strong="H3426"\w* that \w scattereth|strong="H6340"\w*, and yet \w increaseth|strong="H3254"\w*; and <i>there is</i> that \w withholdeth|strong="H2820"\w* more than is \w meet|strong="H3476"\w*, but <i>it tendeth</i> to \w poverty|strong="H4270"\w*.


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The \w liberal|strong="H1293"\w* \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* shall be made \w fat|strong="H1878"\w*: and he that \w watereth|strong="H7301"\w* shall be \w watered|strong="H3384"\w* also himself.<n>liberal…: Heb. soul of blessing</n>


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He that \w withholdeth|strong="H4513"\w* \w corn|strong="H1250"\w*, the \w people|strong="H3816"\w* shall \w curse|strong="H5344"\w* him: but \w blessing|strong="H1293"\w* <i>shall be</i> upon the \w head|strong="H7218"\w* of him that \w selleth|strong="H7666"\w* <i>it</i>.


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He that diligently \w seeketh|strong="H7836"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w procureth|strong="H1245"\w* \w favour|strong="H7522"\w*: but he that \w seeketh|strong="H1875"\w* \w mischief|strong="H7451"\w*, it shall \w come|strong="H0935"\w* unto him.


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He that \w trusteth|strong="H0982"\w* in his \w riches|strong="H6239"\w* shall \w fall|strong="H5307"\w*: but the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* shall \w flourish|strong="H6524"\w* as a \w branch|strong="H5929"\w*.


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He that \w troubleth|strong="H5916"\w* his own \w house|strong="H1004"\w* shall \w inherit|strong="H5157"\w* the \w wind|strong="H7307"\w*: and the \w fool|strong="H0191"\w* <i>shall be</i> \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* to the \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* of \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*.


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The \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w* of the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* <i>is</i> a \w tree|strong="H6086"\w* of \w life|strong="H2416"\w*; and he that \w winneth|strong="H3947"\w* \w souls|strong="H5315"\w* <i>is</i> \w wise|strong="H2450"\w*.<n>winneth: Heb. taketh</n>


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Behold, the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* shall be \w recompensed|strong="H7999"\w* in the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*: much more the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* and the \w sinner|strong="H2398"\w*.<pb/>


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Whoso \w loveth|strong="H0157"\w* \w instruction|strong="H4148"\w* \w loveth|strong="H0157"\w* \w knowledge|strong="H1847"\w*: but he that \w hateth|strong="H8130"\w* \w reproof|strong="H8433"\w* <i>is</i> \w brutish|strong="H1198"\w*.


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A \w good|strong="H2896"\w* <i>man</i> \w obtaineth|strong="H6329"\w* \w favour|strong="H7522"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*: but a \w man|strong="H0376"\w* of wicked \w devices|strong="H4209"\w* will he \w condemn|strong="H7561"\w*.


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A \w man|strong="H0120"\w* shall not be \w established|strong="H3559"\w* by \w wickedness|strong="H7562"\w*: but the \w root|strong="H8328"\w* of the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* shall not be \w moved|strong="H4131"\w*.


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A \w virtuous|strong="H2428"\w* \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* <i>is</i> a \w crown|strong="H5850"\w* to her \w husband|strong="H1167"\w*: but she that maketh \w ashamed|strong="H0954"\w* <i>is</i> as \w rottenness|strong="H7538"\w* in his \w bones|strong="H6106"\w*.


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The \w thoughts|strong="H4284"\w* of the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* <i>are</i> \w right|strong="H4941"\w*: <i>but</i> the \w counsels|strong="H8458"\w* of the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* <i>are</i> \w deceit|strong="H4820"\w*.


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The \w words|strong="H1697"\w* of the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* <i>are</i> to lie in \w wait|strong="H0693"\w* for \w blood|strong="H1818"\w*: but the \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* of the \w upright|strong="H3477"\w* shall \w deliver|strong="H5337"\w* them.


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The \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* are \w overthrown|strong="H2015"\w*, and <i>are</i> not: but the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* shall \w stand|strong="H5975"\w*.


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A \w man|strong="H0376"\w* shall be \w commended|strong="H1984"\w* \w according|strong="H6310"\w* to his \w wisdom|strong="H7922"\w*: but he that is of a \w perverse|strong="H5753"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* shall be \w despised|strong="H0937"\w*.<n>of a…: Heb. perverse of heart</n>


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<i>He that is</i> \w despised|strong="H7034"\w*, and hath a \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*, <i>is</i> \w better|strong="H2896"\w* than he that \w honoureth|strong="H3513"\w* himself, and \w lacketh|strong="H2638"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w*.


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A \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* <i>man</i> \w regardeth|strong="H3045"\w* the \w life|strong="H5315"\w* of his \w beast|strong="H0929"\w*: but the tender \w mercies|strong="H7356"\w* of the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* <i>are</i> \w cruel|strong="H0394"\w*.<n>tender…: or, bowels</n>


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He that \w tilleth|strong="H5647"\w* his \w land|strong="H0127"\w* shall be \w satisfied|strong="H7646"\w* with \w bread|strong="H3899"\w*: but he that \w followeth|strong="H7291"\w* \w vain|strong="H7386"\w* <i>persons is</i> \w void|strong="H2638"\w* of \w understanding|strong="H3820"\w*.


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The \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w desireth|strong="H2530"\w* the \w net|strong="H4685"\w* of \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* <i>men:</i> but the \w root|strong="H8328"\w* of the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* \w yieldeth|strong="H5414"\w* <i>fruit</i>.<n>the net: or, the fortress</n>


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The \w wicked|strong="H7451"\w* is \w snared|strong="H4170"\w* by the \w transgression|strong="H6588"\w* of <i>his</i> \w lips|strong="H8193"\w*: but the \w just|strong="H6662"\w* shall come \w out|strong="H3318"\w* of \w trouble|strong="H6869"\w*.<n>The wicked…: Heb. The snare of the wicked is in the transgression of lips</n>


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A \w man|strong="H0376"\w* shall be \w satisfied|strong="H7646"\w* with \w good|strong="H2896"\w* by the \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w* of <i>his</i> \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*: and the \w recompence|strong="H1576"\w* of a \w man’s|strong="H0120"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* shall be \w rendered|strong="H7725"\w* unto him.


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The \w way|strong="H1870"\w* of a \w fool|strong="H0191"\w* <i>is</i> \w right|strong="H3477"\w* in his own \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*: but he that \w hearkeneth|strong="H8085"\w* unto \w counsel|strong="H6098"\w* <i>is</i> \w wise|strong="H2450"\w*.


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A \w fool’s|strong="H0191"\w* \w wrath|strong="H3708"\w* is \w presently|strong="H3117"\w* \w known|strong="H3045"\w*: but a \w prudent|strong="H6175"\w* <i>man</i> \w covereth|strong="H3680"\w* \w shame|strong="H7036"\w*.<n>presently: Heb. in that day</n>


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<i>He that</i> \w speaketh|strong="H6315"\w* \w truth|strong="H0530"\w* sheweth \w forth|strong="H5046"\w* \w righteousness|strong="H6664"\w*: but a \w false|strong="H8267"\w* \w witness|strong="H5707"\w* \w deceit|strong="H4820"\w*.


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There \w is|strong="H3426"\w* that \w speaketh|strong="H0981"\w* like the \w piercings|strong="H4094"\w* of a \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*: but the \w tongue|strong="H3956"\w* of the \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* <i>is</i> \w health|strong="H4832"\w*.


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The \w lip|strong="H8193"\w* of \w truth|strong="H0571"\w* shall be \w established|strong="H3559"\w* for \w ever|strong="H5703"\w*: but a \w lying|strong="H8267"\w* \w tongue|strong="H3956"\w* <i>is</i> but for a \w moment|strong="H7280"\w*.


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\w Deceit|strong="H4820"\w* <i>is</i> in the \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* of them that \w imagine|strong="H2790"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*: but to the \w counsellors|strong="H3289"\w* of \w peace|strong="H7965"\w* <i>is</i> \w joy|strong="H8057"\w*.


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There shall no \w evil|strong="H0205"\w* \w happen|strong="H0579"\w* to the \w just|strong="H6662"\w*: but the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* shall be \w filled|strong="H4390"\w* with \w mischief|strong="H7451"\w*.


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\w Lying|strong="H8267"\w* \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* <i>are</i> \w abomination|strong="H8441"\w* to the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*: but they that \w deal|strong="H6213"\w* \w truly|strong="H0530"\w* <i>are</i> his \w delight|strong="H7522"\w*.


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A \w prudent|strong="H6175"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w* \w concealeth|strong="H3680"\w* \w knowledge|strong="H1847"\w*: but the \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* of \w fools|strong="H3684"\w* \w proclaimeth|strong="H7121"\w* \w foolishness|strong="H0200"\w*.


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The \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of the \w diligent|strong="H2742"\w* shall bear \w rule|strong="H4910"\w*: but the \w slothful|strong="H7423"\w* shall be under \w tribute|strong="H4522"\w*.<n>slothful: or, deceitful</n>


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\w Heaviness|strong="H1674"\w* in the \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* of \w man|strong="H0376"\w* maketh it \w stoop|strong="H7812"\w*: but a \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* maketh it \w glad|strong="H8055"\w*.


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The \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* <i>is</i> more \w excellent|strong="H8446"\w* than his \w neighbour|strong="H7453"\w*: but the \w way|strong="H1870"\w* of the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w seduceth|strong="H8582"\w* them.<n>excellent: or, abundant</n>


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The \w slothful|strong="H7423"\w* <i>man</i> \w roasteth|strong="H2760"\w* not that which he took in \w hunting|strong="H6718"\w*: but the \w substance|strong="H1952"\w* of a \w diligent|strong="H2742"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w* <i>is</i> \w precious|strong="H3368"\w*.


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In the \w way|strong="H0734"\w* of \w righteousness|strong="H6666"\w* <i>is</i> \w life|strong="H2416"\w*; and <i>in</i> the \w pathway|strong="H5410"\w* <i>thereof there is</i> no \w death|strong="H4194"\w*.<pb/>


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A \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* <i>heareth</i> his \w father’s|strong="H0001"\w* \w instruction|strong="H4148"\w*: but a \w scorner|strong="H3887"\w* \w heareth|strong="H8085"\w* not \w rebuke|strong="H1606"\w*.


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A \w man|strong="H0376"\w* shall \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* by the \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w* of <i>his</i> \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*: but the \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* of the \w transgressors|strong="H0898"\w* <i>shall eat</i> \w violence|strong="H2555"\w*.


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He that \w keepeth|strong="H5341"\w* his \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* \w keepeth|strong="H8104"\w* his \w life|strong="H5315"\w*: <i>but</i> he that openeth \w wide|strong="H6589"\w* his \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* shall have \w destruction|strong="H4288"\w*.


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The \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* of the \w sluggard|strong="H6102"\w* \w desireth|strong="H0183"\w*, and <i>hath</i> nothing: but the \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* of the \w diligent|strong="H2742"\w* shall be made \w fat|strong="H1878"\w*.


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A \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* <i>man</i> \w hateth|strong="H8130"\w* \w lying|strong="H1697"\w*: but a \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* <i>man</i> is \w loathsome|strong="H0887"\w*, and cometh to \w shame|strong="H2659"\w*.


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\w Righteousness|strong="H6666"\w* \w keepeth|strong="H5341"\w* <i>him that is</i> \w upright|strong="H8537"\w* in the \w way|strong="H1870"\w*: but \w wickedness|strong="H7564"\w* \w overthroweth|strong="H5557"\w* the \w sinner|strong="H2403"\w*.<n>the sinner: Heb. sin</n>


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There \w is|strong="H3426"\w* that maketh himself \w rich|strong="H6238"\w*, yet <i>hath</i> nothing: <i>there is</i> that maketh himself \w poor|strong="H7326"\w*, \w yet|strong="H3605"\w* <i>hath</i> \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w riches|strong="H1952"\w*.


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The \w ransom|strong="H3724"\w* of a \w man’s|strong="H0376"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w* <i>are</i> his \w riches|strong="H6239"\w*: but the \w poor|strong="H7326"\w* \w heareth|strong="H8085"\w* not \w rebuke|strong="H1606"\w*.


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The \w light|strong="H0216"\w* of the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* \w rejoiceth|strong="H8055"\w*: but the \w lamp|strong="H5216"\w* of the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* shall be put \w out|strong="H1846"\w*.<n>lamp: or, candle</n>


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Only by \w pride|strong="H2087"\w* \w cometh|strong="H5414"\w* \w contention|strong="H4683"\w*: but with the well \w advised|strong="H3289"\w* <i>is</i> \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w*.


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\w Wealth|strong="H1952"\w* <i>gotten</i> by \w vanity|strong="H1892"\w* shall be \w diminished|strong="H4591"\w*: but he that \w gathereth|strong="H6908"\w* by \w labour|strong="H3027"\w* shall \w increase|strong="H7235"\w*.<n>by labour: Heb. with the hand</n>


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\w Hope|strong="H8431"\w* \w deferred|strong="H4900"\w* maketh the \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w sick|strong="H2470"\w*: but <i>when</i> the \w desire|strong="H8378"\w* \w cometh|strong="H0935"\w*, <i>it is</i> a \w tree|strong="H6086"\w* of \w life|strong="H2416"\w*.


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Whoso \w despiseth|strong="H0936"\w* the \w word|strong="H1697"\w* shall be \w destroyed|strong="H2254"\w*: but he that \w feareth|strong="H3373"\w* the \w commandment|strong="H4687"\w* shall be \w rewarded|strong="H7999"\w*.<n>shall be rewarded: or, shall be in peace</n>


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The \w law|strong="H8451"\w* of the \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* <i>is</i> a \w fountain|strong="H4726"\w* of \w life|strong="H2416"\w*, to \w depart|strong="H5493"\w* from the \w snares|strong="H4170"\w* of \w death|strong="H4194"\w*.


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\w Good|strong="H2896"\w* \w understanding|strong="H7922"\w* \w giveth|strong="H5414"\w* \w favour|strong="H2580"\w*: but the \w way|strong="H1870"\w* of \w transgressors|strong="H0898"\w* <i>is</i> \w hard|strong="H0386"\w*.


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Every \w prudent|strong="H6175"\w* <i>man</i> \w dealeth|strong="H6213"\w* with \w knowledge|strong="H1847"\w*: but a \w fool|strong="H3684"\w* layeth \w open|strong="H6566"\w* <i>his</i> \w folly|strong="H0200"\w*.<n>layeth…: Heb. spreadeth</n>


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A \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w messenger|strong="H4397"\w* \w falleth|strong="H5307"\w* into \w mischief|strong="H7451"\w*: but a \w faithful|strong="H0529"\w* \w ambassador|strong="H6735"\w* <i>is</i> \w health|strong="H4832"\w*.<n>a faithful…: Heb. an ambassador of faithfulness</n>


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\w Poverty|strong="H7389"\w* and \w shame|strong="H7036"\w* <i>shall be to</i> him that \w refuseth|strong="H6544"\w* \w instruction|strong="H4148"\w*: but he that \w regardeth|strong="H8104"\w* \w reproof|strong="H8433"\w* shall be \w honoured|strong="H3513"\w*.


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The \w desire|strong="H8378"\w* \w accomplished|strong="H1961"\w* is \w sweet|strong="H6149"\w* to the \w soul|strong="H5315"\w*: but <i>it is</i> \w abomination|strong="H8441"\w* to \w fools|strong="H3684"\w* to \w depart|strong="H5493"\w* from \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*.


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He that \w walketh|strong="H1980"\w* with \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* <i>men</i> shall be \w wise|strong="H2449"\w*: but a \w companion|strong="H7462"\w* of \w fools|strong="H3684"\w* shall be \w destroyed|strong="H7321"\w*.<n>destroyed: Heb. broken</n>


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\w Evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w pursueth|strong="H7291"\w* \w sinners|strong="H2400"\w*: but to the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* shall be \w repayed|strong="H7999"\w*.


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A \w good|strong="H2896"\w* <i>man</i> leaveth an \w inheritance|strong="H5157"\w* to his \w children’s|strong="H1121"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w*: and the \w wealth|strong="H2428"\w* of the \w sinner|strong="H2398"\w* <i>is</i> laid \w up|strong="H6845"\w* for the \w just|strong="H6662"\w*.


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\w Much|strong="H7230"\w* \w food|strong="H0400"\w* <i>is in</i> the \w tillage|strong="H5215"\w* of the \w poor|strong="H7218"\w*: but there \w is|strong="H3426"\w* <i>that is</i> \w destroyed|strong="H5595"\w* for \w want|strong="H3808"\w* of \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w*.


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He that \w spareth|strong="H2820"\w* his \w rod|strong="H7626"\w* \w hateth|strong="H8130"\w* his \w son|strong="H1121"\w*: but he that \w loveth|strong="H0157"\w* him \w chasteneth|strong="H4148"\w* him \w betimes|strong="H7836"\w*.


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The \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* \w eateth|strong="H0398"\w* to the \w satisfying|strong="H7648"\w* of his \w soul|strong="H5315"\w*: but the \w belly|strong="H0990"\w* of the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* shall \w want|strong="H2637"\w*.<pb/>


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Every \w wise|strong="H2454"\w* \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* \w buildeth|strong="H1129"\w* her \w house|strong="H1004"\w*: but the \w foolish|strong="H0200"\w* plucketh it \w down|strong="H2040"\w* with her \w hands|strong="H3027"\w*.


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He that \w walketh|strong="H1980"\w* in his \w uprightness|strong="H3476"\w* \w feareth|strong="H3373"\w* the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*: but <i>he that is</i> \w perverse|strong="H3868"\w* in his \w ways|strong="H1870"\w* \w despiseth|strong="H0959"\w* him.


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In the \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* of the \w foolish|strong="H0191"\w* <i>is</i> a \w rod|strong="H2415"\w* of \w pride|strong="H1346"\w*: but the \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* of the \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* shall \w preserve|strong="H8104"\w* them.


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Where no \w oxen|strong="H0504"\w* <i>are</i>, the \w crib|strong="H0018"\w* <i>is</i> \w clean|strong="H1249"\w*: but \w much|strong="H7230"\w* \w increase|strong="H8393"\w* <i>is</i> by the \w strength|strong="H3581"\w* of the \w ox|strong="H7794"\w*.


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A \w faithful|strong="H0529"\w* \w witness|strong="H5707"\w* will not \w lie|strong="H3577"\w*: but a \w false|strong="H8267"\w* \w witness|strong="H5707"\w* will \w utter|strong="H6315"\w* \w lies|strong="H3576"\w*.


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A \w scorner|strong="H3887"\w* \w seeketh|strong="H1245"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w*, and <i>findeth it</i> not: but \w knowledge|strong="H1847"\w* <i>is</i> \w easy|strong="H7043"\w* unto him that \w understandeth|strong="H0995"\w*.


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\w Go|strong="H3212"\w* from the \w presence|strong="H5048"\w* of a \w foolish|strong="H3684"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w*, when thou \w perceivest|strong="H3045"\w* not <i>in him</i> the \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* of \w knowledge|strong="H1847"\w*.


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The \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* of the \w prudent|strong="H6175"\w* <i>is</i> to \w understand|strong="H0995"\w* his \w way|strong="H1870"\w*: but the \w folly|strong="H0200"\w* of \w fools|strong="H3684"\w* <i>is</i> \w deceit|strong="H4820"\w*.


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\w Fools|strong="H0191"\w* make a \w mock|strong="H3887"\w* at \w sin|strong="H0817"\w*: but among the \w righteous|strong="H3477"\w* <i>there is</i> \w favour|strong="H7522"\w*.


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The \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w knoweth|strong="H3045"\w* his \w own|strong="H5315"\w* \w bitterness|strong="H4787"\w*; and a \w stranger|strong="H2114"\w* doth not \w intermeddle|strong="H6148"\w* with his \w joy|strong="H8057"\w*.<n>his own…: Heb. the bitterness of his soul</n>


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The \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* shall be \w overthrown|strong="H8045"\w*: but the \w tabernacle|strong="H0168"\w* of the \w upright|strong="H3477"\w* shall \w flourish|strong="H6524"\w*.


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There \w is|strong="H3426"\w* a \w way|strong="H1870"\w* which seemeth \w right|strong="H3477"\w* \w unto|strong="H6440"\w* a \w man|strong="H0376"\w*, but the \w end|strong="H0319"\w* thereof <i>are</i> the \w ways|strong="H1870"\w* of \w death|strong="H4194"\w*.


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Even in \w laughter|strong="H7814"\w* the \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* is \w sorrowful|strong="H3510"\w*; and the \w end|strong="H0319"\w* of that \w mirth|strong="H8057"\w* <i>is</i> \w heaviness|strong="H8424"\w*.


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The \w backslider|strong="H5472"\w* in \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* shall be \w filled|strong="H7646"\w* with his own \w ways|strong="H1870"\w*: and a \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* <i>shall be satisfied</i> from himself.


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The \w simple|strong="H6612"\w* \w believeth|strong="H0539"\w* every \w word|strong="H1697"\w*: but the \w prudent|strong="H6175"\w* <i>man</i> looketh \w well|strong="H0995"\w* to his \w going|strong="H0838"\w*.


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A \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* <i>man</i> \w feareth|strong="H3373"\w*, and \w departeth|strong="H5493"\w* from \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*: but the \w fool|strong="H3684"\w* \w rageth|strong="H5674"\w*, and is \w confident|strong="H0982"\w*.


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<i>He that is</i> \w soon|strong="H7116"\w* \w angry|strong="H0639"\w* \w dealeth|strong="H6213"\w* \w foolishly|strong="H0200"\w*: and a \w man|strong="H0376"\w* of wicked \w devices|strong="H4209"\w* is \w hated|strong="H8130"\w*.


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The \w simple|strong="H6612"\w* \w inherit|strong="H5157"\w* \w folly|strong="H0200"\w*: but the \w prudent|strong="H6175"\w* are \w crowned|strong="H3803"\w* with \w knowledge|strong="H1847"\w*.


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The \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w bow|strong="H7817"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w good|strong="H2896"\w*; and the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* at the \w gates|strong="H8179"\w* of the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w*.


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The \w poor|strong="H7326"\w* is \w hated|strong="H8130"\w* even of his own \w neighbour|strong="H7453"\w*: but the \w rich|strong="H6223"\w* <i>hath</i> \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w friends|strong="H0157"\w*.<n>the rich…: Heb. many are the lovers of the rich</n>


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He that \w despiseth|strong="H0936"\w* his \w neighbour|strong="H7453"\w* \w sinneth|strong="H2398"\w*: but he that hath \w mercy|strong="H2603"\w* on the \w poor|strong="H6035"\w*, \w happy|strong="H0835"\w* <i>is</i> he.


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Do they not \w err|strong="H8582"\w* that \w devise|strong="H2790"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*? but \w mercy|strong="H2617"\w* and \w truth|strong="H0571"\w* <i>shall be</i> to them that \w devise|strong="H2790"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w*.


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In all \w labour|strong="H6089"\w* there is \w profit|strong="H4195"\w*: but the \w talk|strong="H1697"\w* of the \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* <i>tendeth</i> only to \w penury|strong="H4270"\w*.


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The \w crown|strong="H5850"\w* of the \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* <i>is</i> their \w riches|strong="H6239"\w*: <i>but</i> the \w foolishness|strong="H0200"\w* of \w fools|strong="H3684"\w* <i>is</i> \w folly|strong="H0200"\w*.


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A \w true|strong="H0571"\w* \w witness|strong="H5707"\w* \w delivereth|strong="H5337"\w* \w souls|strong="H5315"\w*: but a \w deceitful|strong="H4820"\w* <i>witness</i> \w speaketh|strong="H6315"\w* \w lies|strong="H3577"\w*.<pb/>


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In the \w fear|strong="H3374"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* <i>is</i> \w strong|strong="H5797"\w* \w confidence|strong="H4009"\w*: and his \w children|strong="H1121"\w* shall have a place of \w refuge|strong="H4268"\w*.


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The \w fear|strong="H3374"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* <i>is</i> a \w fountain|strong="H4726"\w* of \w life|strong="H2416"\w*, to \w depart|strong="H5493"\w* from the \w snares|strong="H4170"\w* of \w death|strong="H4194"\w*.


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In the \w multitude|strong="H7230"\w* of \w people|strong="H5971"\w* <i>is</i> the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w honour|strong="H1927"\w*: but in the \w want|strong="H0657"\w* of \w people|strong="H3816"\w* <i>is</i> the \w destruction|strong="H4288"\w* of the \w prince|strong="H7333"\w*.


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<i>He that is</i> \w slow|strong="H0750"\w* to \w wrath|strong="H0639"\w* <i>is</i> of \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w understanding|strong="H8394"\w*: but <i>he that is</i> \w hasty|strong="H7116"\w* of \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w exalteth|strong="H7311"\w* \w folly|strong="H0200"\w*.<n>hasty…: Heb. short of spirit</n>


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A \w sound|strong="H4832"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* <i>is</i> the \w life|strong="H2416"\w* of the \w flesh|strong="H1320"\w*: but \w envy|strong="H7068"\w* the \w rottenness|strong="H7538"\w* of the \w bones|strong="H6106"\w*.


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He that \w oppresseth|strong="H6231"\w* the \w poor|strong="H1800"\w* \w reproacheth|strong="H2778"\w* his \w Maker|strong="H6213"\w*: but he that \w honoureth|strong="H3513"\w* him hath \w mercy|strong="H2603"\w* on the \w poor|strong="H0034"\w*.


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The \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* is driven \w away|strong="H1760"\w* in his \w wickedness|strong="H7451"\w*: but the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* hath \w hope|strong="H2620"\w* in his \w death|strong="H4194"\w*.


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\w Wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* \w resteth|strong="H5117"\w* in the \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* of him that hath \w understanding|strong="H0995"\w*: but <i>that which is</i> in the \w midst|strong="H7130"\w* of \w fools|strong="H3684"\w* is made \w known|strong="H3045"\w*.


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\w Righteousness|strong="H6666"\w* \w exalteth|strong="H7311"\w* a \w nation|strong="H1471"\w*: but \w sin|strong="H2403"\w* <i>is</i> a \w reproach|strong="H2617"\w* to any \w people|strong="H3816"\w*.<n>to any…: Heb. to nations</n>


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The \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w favour|strong="H7522"\w* <i>is</i> toward a \w wise|strong="H7919"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*: but his \w wrath|strong="H5678"\w* is <i>against</i> him that causeth \w shame|strong="H0954"\w*.<pb/>


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A \w soft|strong="H7390"\w* \w answer|strong="H4617"\w* \w turneth|strong="H7725"\w* away \w wrath|strong="H2534"\w*: but \w grievous|strong="H6089"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* stir \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w anger|strong="H0639"\w*.


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The \w tongue|strong="H3956"\w* of the \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* useth \w knowledge|strong="H1847"\w* \w aright|strong="H3190"\w*: but the \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* of \w fools|strong="H3684"\w* poureth \w out|strong="H5042"\w* \w foolishness|strong="H0200"\w*.<n>poureth: Heb. belcheth, or, bubbleth</n>


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The \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* <i>are</i> in every \w place|strong="H4725"\w*, \w beholding|strong="H6822"\w* the \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* and the \w good|strong="H2896"\w*.


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A \w wholesome|strong="H4832"\w* \w tongue|strong="H3956"\w* <i>is</i> a \w tree|strong="H6086"\w* of \w life|strong="H2416"\w*: but \w perverseness|strong="H5558"\w* therein <i>is</i> a \w breach|strong="H7667"\w* in the \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w*.<n>A wholesome…: Heb. The healing of the tongue</n>


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A \w fool|strong="H0191"\w* \w despiseth|strong="H5006"\w* his \w father’s|strong="H0001"\w* \w instruction|strong="H4148"\w*: but he that \w regardeth|strong="H8104"\w* \w reproof|strong="H8433"\w* is \w prudent|strong="H6191"\w*.


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In the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* <i>is</i> \w much|strong="H7227"\w* \w treasure|strong="H2633"\w*: but in the \w revenues|strong="H8393"\w* of the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* is \w trouble|strong="H5916"\w*.


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The \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* of the \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w disperse|strong="H2219"\w* \w knowledge|strong="H1847"\w*: but the \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* of the \w foolish|strong="H3684"\w* <i>doeth</i> not so.


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The \w sacrifice|strong="H2077"\w* of the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* <i>is</i> an \w abomination|strong="H8441"\w* to the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*: but the \w prayer|strong="H8605"\w* of the \w upright|strong="H3477"\w* <i>is</i> his \w delight|strong="H7522"\w*.


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The \w way|strong="H1870"\w* of the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* <i>is</i> an \w abomination|strong="H8441"\w* unto the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*: but he \w loveth|strong="H0157"\w* him that \w followeth|strong="H7291"\w* after \w righteousness|strong="H6666"\w*.


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\w Correction|strong="H4148"\w* <i>is</i> \w grievous|strong="H7451"\w* unto him that \w forsaketh|strong="H5800"\w* the \w way|strong="H0734"\w*: <i>and</i> he that \w hateth|strong="H8130"\w* \w reproof|strong="H8433"\w* shall \w die|strong="H4191"\w*.<n>Correction: or, Instruction</n>


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\w Hell|strong="H7585"\w* and \w destruction|strong="H0011"\w* <i>are</i> before the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*: how much more then the \w hearts|strong="H3826"\w* of the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w men|strong="H0120"\w*?


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A \w scorner|strong="H3887"\w* \w loveth|strong="H0157"\w* not one that \w reproveth|strong="H3198"\w* him: neither will he \w go|strong="H3212"\w* unto the \w wise|strong="H2450"\w*.


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A \w merry|strong="H8056"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* maketh a \w cheerful|strong="H3190"\w* \w countenance|strong="H6440"\w*: but by \w sorrow|strong="H6094"\w* of the \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* the \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* is \w broken|strong="H5218"\w*.


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The \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* of him that hath \w understanding|strong="H0995"\w* \w seeketh|strong="H1245"\w* \w knowledge|strong="H1847"\w*: but the \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* of \w fools|strong="H3684"\w* \w feedeth|strong="H7462"\w* on \w foolishness|strong="H0200"\w*.


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All the \w days|strong="H3117"\w* of the \w afflicted|strong="H6041"\w* <i>are</i> \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*: but he that is of a \w merry|strong="H2896"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* <i>hath</i> a \w continual|strong="H8548"\w* \w feast|strong="H4960"\w*.<pb/>


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\w Better|strong="H2896"\w* <i>is</i> \w little|strong="H4592"\w* with the \w fear|strong="H3374"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* than \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w treasure|strong="H0214"\w* and \w trouble|strong="H4103"\w* therewith.


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\w Better|strong="H2896"\w* <i>is</i> a \w dinner|strong="H0737"\w* of \w herbs|strong="H3419"\w* where \w love|strong="H0160"\w* is, than a \w stalled|strong="H0075"\w* \w ox|strong="H7794"\w* and \w hatred|strong="H8135"\w* therewith.


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A \w wrathful|strong="H2534"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* stirreth \w up|strong="H1624"\w* \w strife|strong="H4066"\w*: but <i>he that is</i> \w slow|strong="H0750"\w* to \w anger|strong="H0639"\w* \w appeaseth|strong="H8252"\w* \w strife|strong="H7379"\w*.


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The \w way|strong="H1870"\w* of the \w slothful|strong="H6102"\w* <i>man is</i> as an \w hedge|strong="H4881"\w* of \w thorns|strong="H2312"\w*: but the \w way|strong="H0734"\w* of the \w righteous|strong="H3477"\w* <i>is</i> made \w plain|strong="H5549"\w*.<n>is made…: Heb. is raised up as a causey</n>


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A \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* maketh a \w glad|strong="H8055"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w*: but a \w foolish|strong="H3684"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w* \w despiseth|strong="H0959"\w* his \w mother|strong="H0517"\w*.


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\w Folly|strong="H0200"\w* <i>is</i> \w joy|strong="H8057"\w* to <i>him that is</i> \w destitute|strong="H2638"\w* of \w wisdom|strong="H3820"\w*: but a \w man|strong="H0376"\w* of \w understanding|strong="H8394"\w* \w walketh|strong="H3212"\w* \w uprightly|strong="H3474"\w*.<n>destitute…: Heb. void of heart</n>


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Without \w counsel|strong="H5475"\w* \w purposes|strong="H4284"\w* are \w disappointed|strong="H6565"\w*: but in the \w multitude|strong="H7230"\w* of \w counsellors|strong="H3289"\w* they are \w established|strong="H6965"\w*.


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A \w man|strong="H0376"\w* hath \w joy|strong="H8057"\w* by the \w answer|strong="H4617"\w* of his \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*: and a \w word|strong="H1697"\w* <i>spoken</i> in due \w season|strong="H6256"\w*, how \w good|strong="H2896"\w* <i>is it</i>!<n>due…: Heb. his season</n>


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The \w way|strong="H0734"\w* of \w life|strong="H2416"\w* <i>is</i> \w above|strong="H4605"\w* to the \w wise|strong="H7919"\w*, that he may \w depart|strong="H5493"\w* from \w hell|strong="H7585"\w* \w beneath|strong="H4295"\w*.


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The  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* will \w destroy|strong="H5255"\w* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \w proud|strong="H1343"\w*: but he will \w establish|strong="H5324"\w* the \w border|strong="H1366"\w* of the \w widow|strong="H0490"\w*.


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The \w thoughts|strong="H4284"\w* of the \w wicked|strong="H7451"\w* <i>are</i> an \w abomination|strong="H8441"\w* to the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*: but <i>the words</i> of the \w pure|strong="H2889"\w* <i>are</i> \w pleasant|strong="H5278"\w* \w words|strong="H0561"\w*.<n>pleasant…: Heb. words of pleasantness</n>


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He that is \w greedy|strong="H1214"\w* of \w gain|strong="H1215"\w* \w troubleth|strong="H5916"\w* his own \w house|strong="H1004"\w*; but he that \w hateth|strong="H8130"\w* \w gifts|strong="H4979"\w* shall \w live|strong="H2421"\w*.


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The \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* of the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* \w studieth|strong="H1897"\w* to \w answer|strong="H6030"\w*: but the \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* of the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w poureth|strong="H5042"\w* out evil \w things|strong="H7451"\w*.


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The  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* <i>is</i> \w far|strong="H7350"\w* from the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w*: but he \w heareth|strong="H8085"\w* the \w prayer|strong="H8605"\w* of the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w*.


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The \w light|strong="H3974"\w* of the \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w rejoiceth|strong="H8055"\w* the \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*: <i>and</i> a \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w report|strong="H8052"\w* \w maketh|strong="H1878"\w* the \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* \w fat|strong="H1878"\w*.


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The \w ear|strong="H0241"\w* that \w heareth|strong="H8085"\w* the \w reproof|strong="H8433"\w* of \w life|strong="H2416"\w* \w abideth|strong="H3885"\w* \w among|strong="H7130"\w* the \w wise|strong="H2450"\w*.


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He that \w refuseth|strong="H6544"\w* \w instruction|strong="H4148"\w* \w despiseth|strong="H3988"\w* his own \w soul|strong="H5315"\w*: but he that \w heareth|strong="H8085"\w* \w reproof|strong="H8433"\w* \w getteth|strong="H7069"\w* \w understanding|strong="H3820"\w*.<n>instruction: or, correction</n><n>heareth: or, obeyeth</n><n>getteth…: Heb. possesseth an heart</n>


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The \w fear|strong="H3374"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* <i>is</i> the \w instruction|strong="H4148"\w* of \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w*; and \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w honour|strong="H3519"\w* <i>is</i> \w humility|strong="H6038"\w*.<pb/>


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The \w preparations|strong="H4633"\w* of the \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* in \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, and the \w answer|strong="H4617"\w* of the \w tongue|strong="H3956"\w*, <i>is</i> from the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*.<n>preparations: or, disposings</n>


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All the \w ways|strong="H1870"\w* of a \w man|strong="H0376"\w* <i>are</i> \w clean|strong="H2134"\w* in his own \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*; but the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* \w weigheth|strong="H8505"\w* the \w spirits|strong="H7307"\w*.


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\w Commit|strong="H1556"\w* thy \w works|strong="H4639"\w* unto the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*, and thy \w thoughts|strong="H4284"\w* shall be \w established|strong="H3559"\w*.<n>Commit: Heb. Roll</n>


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The  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* hath \w made|strong="H6466"\w* all <i>things</i> for \w himself|strong="H4617"\w*: yea, even the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* for the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* of \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*.


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Every one <i>that is</i> \w proud|strong="H1362"\w* in \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* <i>is</i> an \w abomination|strong="H8441"\w* to the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*: <i>though</i> \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* <i>join</i> in \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*, he shall not be \w unpunished|strong="H5352"\w*.<n>unpunished: Heb. held innocent</n>


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By \w mercy|strong="H2617"\w* and \w truth|strong="H0571"\w* \w iniquity|strong="H5771"\w* is \w purged|strong="H3722"\w*: and by the \w fear|strong="H3374"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* <i>men</i> \w depart|strong="H5493"\w* from \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*.


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When a \w man’s|strong="H0376"\w* \w ways|strong="H1870"\w* \w please|strong="H7521"\w* the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*, he maketh even his \w enemies|strong="H0341"\w* to be at \w peace|strong="H7999"\w* with him.


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\w Better|strong="H2896"\w* <i>is</i> a \w little|strong="H4592"\w* with \w righteousness|strong="H6666"\w* than \w great|strong="H7230"\w* \w revenues|strong="H8393"\w* without \w right|strong="H4941"\w*.


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A \w man’s|strong="H0120"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w deviseth|strong="H2803"\w* his \w way|strong="H1870"\w*: but the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* \w directeth|strong="H3559"\w* his \w steps|strong="H6806"\w*.


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A divine \w sentence|strong="H7081"\w* <i>is</i> in the \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* of the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*: his \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* \w transgresseth|strong="H4603"\w* not in \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w*.<n>A divine…: Heb. Divination</n>


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A \w just|strong="H4941"\w* \w weight|strong="H6425"\w* and \w balance|strong="H3976"\w* <i>are</i> the  \+w LORD’s|strong="H3068"\+w*: all the \w weights|strong="H0068"\w* of the \w bag|strong="H3599"\w* <i>are</i> his \w work|strong="H4639"\w*.<n>the weights: Heb. the stones</n>


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<i>It is</i> an \w abomination|strong="H8441"\w* to \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* to \w commit|strong="H6213"\w* \w wickedness|strong="H7562"\w*: for the \w throne|strong="H3678"\w* is \w established|strong="H3559"\w* by \w righteousness|strong="H6666"\w*.


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\w Righteous|strong="H6664"\w* \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* <i>are</i> the \w delight|strong="H7522"\w* of \w kings|strong="H4428"\w*; and they \w love|strong="H0157"\w* him that \w speaketh|strong="H1696"\w* \w right|strong="H3477"\w*.<pb/>


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The \w wrath|strong="H2534"\w* of a \w king|strong="H4428"\w* <i>is as</i> \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* of \w death|strong="H4194"\w*: but a \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* will \w pacify|strong="H3722"\w* it.


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In the \w light|strong="H0216"\w* of the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w countenance|strong="H6440"\w* <i>is</i> \w life|strong="H2416"\w*; and his \w favour|strong="H7522"\w* <i>is</i> as a \w cloud|strong="H5645"\w* of the latter \w rain|strong="H4456"\w*.


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How much \w better|strong="H2896"\w* <i>is it</i> to \w get|strong="H7069"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* than \w gold|strong="H2742"\w*! and to \w get|strong="H7069"\w* \w understanding|strong="H0998"\w* rather to be \w chosen|strong="H0977"\w* than \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*!


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The \w highway|strong="H4546"\w* of the \w upright|strong="H3477"\w* <i>is</i> to \w depart|strong="H5493"\w* from \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*: he that \w keepeth|strong="H5341"\w* his \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w preserveth|strong="H8104"\w* his \w soul|strong="H5315"\w*.


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\w Pride|strong="H1347"\w* <i>goeth</i> \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w destruction|strong="H7667"\w*, and an \w haughty|strong="H1363"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* a \w fall|strong="H3783"\w*.


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\w Better|strong="H2896"\w* <i>it is to be</i> of an \w humble|strong="H8217"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* with the \w lowly|strong="H6035"\w*, than to \w divide|strong="H2505"\w* the \w spoil|strong="H7998"\w* with the \w proud|strong="H1343"\w*.


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He that handleth a \w matter|strong="H1697"\w* \w wisely|strong="H7919"\w* shall \w find|strong="H4672"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w*: and whoso \w trusteth|strong="H0982"\w* in the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*, \w happy|strong="H0835"\w* <i>is</i> he.<n>handleth…: or, understandeth a matter</n>


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The \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* in \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* shall be \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w prudent|strong="H0995"\w*: and the \w sweetness|strong="H4986"\w* of the \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* \w increaseth|strong="H3254"\w* \w learning|strong="H3948"\w*.


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\w Understanding|strong="H7922"\w* <i>is</i> a \w wellspring|strong="H4726"\w* of \w life|strong="H2416"\w* unto him that \w hath|strong="H1167"\w* it: but the \w instruction|strong="H4148"\w* of \w fools|strong="H0191"\w* <i>is</i> \w folly|strong="H0200"\w*.


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The \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* of the \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w teacheth|strong="H7919"\w* his \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*, and \w addeth|strong="H3254"\w* \w learning|strong="H3948"\w* to his \w lips|strong="H8193"\w*.<n>teacheth: Heb. maketh wise</n>


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\w Pleasant|strong="H5278"\w* \w words|strong="H0561"\w* <i>are as</i> an \w honeycomb|strong="H6688"\w*, \w sweet|strong="H4966"\w* to the \w soul|strong="H5315"\w*, and \w health|strong="H4832"\w* to the \w bones|strong="H6106"\w*.


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There \w is|strong="H3426"\w* a \w way|strong="H1870"\w* that seemeth \w right|strong="H3477"\w* \w unto|strong="H6440"\w* a \w man|strong="H0376"\w*, but the \w end|strong="H0319"\w* thereof <i>are</i> the \w ways|strong="H1870"\w* of \w death|strong="H4194"\w*.


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\w He|strong="H5315"\w* that \w laboureth|strong="H6001"\w* \w laboureth|strong="H5998"\w* for himself; for his \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* \w craveth|strong="H0404"\w* it of him.<n>He…: Heb. The soul of him that</n><n>craveth…: Heb. boweth unto him</n><pb/>


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An \w ungodly|strong="H1100"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* diggeth \w up|strong="H3738"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*: and in his \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* <i>there is</i> as a \w burning|strong="H6867"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*.<n>An…: Heb. A man of Belial</n>


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A \w froward|strong="H8419"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w soweth|strong="H7971"\w* \w strife|strong="H4066"\w*: and a \w whisperer|strong="H5372"\w* \w separateth|strong="H6504"\w* chief \w friends|strong="H0441"\w*.<n>soweth: Heb. sendeth forth</n><pb/>


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A \w violent|strong="H2555"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w enticeth|strong="H6601"\w* his \w neighbour|strong="H7453"\w*, and \w leadeth|strong="H3212"\w* him into the \w way|strong="H1870"\w* <i>that is</i> not \w good|strong="H2896"\w*.


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He \w shutteth|strong="H6095"\w* his \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* to \w devise|strong="H2803"\w* froward \w things|strong="H8419"\w*: \w moving|strong="H7169"\w* his \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* he \w bringeth|strong="H3615"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* to \w pass|strong="H3615"\w*.


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The hoary \w head|strong="H7872"\w* <i>is</i> a \w crown|strong="H5850"\w* of \w glory|strong="H8597"\w*, <i>if</i> it be \w found|strong="H4672"\w* in the \w way|strong="H1870"\w* of \w righteousness|strong="H6666"\w*.


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<i>He that is</i> \w slow|strong="H0750"\w* to \w anger|strong="H0639"\w* <i>is</i> \w better|strong="H2896"\w* than the \w mighty|strong="H1368"\w*; and he that \w ruleth|strong="H4910"\w* his \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* than he that \w taketh|strong="H3920"\w* a \w city|strong="H5892"\w*.


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The \w lot|strong="H1486"\w* is \w cast|strong="H2904"\w* into the \w lap|strong="H2436"\w*; but the whole \w disposing|strong="H4941"\w* thereof <i>is</i> of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*.<pb/>


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\w Better|strong="H2896"\w* <i>is</i> a \w dry|strong="H2720"\w* \w morsel|strong="H6595"\w*, and \w quietness|strong="H7962"\w* therewith, than an \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w full|strong="H4392"\w* of \w sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w* <i>with</i> \w strife|strong="H7379"\w*.<n>sacrifices: or, good cheer</n>


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A \w wise|strong="H7919"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* shall have \w rule|strong="H4910"\w* over a \w son|strong="H1121"\w* that causeth \w shame|strong="H0954"\w*, and shall have \w part|strong="H2505"\w* of the \w inheritance|strong="H5159"\w* \w among|strong="H8432"\w* the \w brethren|strong="H0251"\w*.


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The fining \w pot|strong="H4715"\w* <i>is</i> for \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, and the \w furnace|strong="H3564"\w* for \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*: but the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* \w trieth|strong="H0974"\w* the \w hearts|strong="H3826"\w*.


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A wicked \w doer|strong="H7489"\w* giveth \w heed|strong="H7181"\w* to \w false|strong="H0205"\w* \w lips|strong="H8193"\w*; <i>and</i> a \w liar|strong="H8267"\w* giveth \w ear|strong="H0238"\w* to a \w naughty|strong="H1942"\w* \w tongue|strong="H3956"\w*.


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Whoso \w mocketh|strong="H3932"\w* the \w poor|strong="H7326"\w* \w reproacheth|strong="H2778"\w* his \w Maker|strong="H6213"\w*: <i>and</i> he that is \w glad|strong="H8056"\w* at \w calamities|strong="H0343"\w* shall not be \w unpunished|strong="H5352"\w*.<n>unpunished: Heb. held innocent</n>


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\w Children’s|strong="H1121"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* <i>are</i> the \w crown|strong="H5850"\w* of old \w men|strong="H2205"\w*; and the \w glory|strong="H8597"\w* of \w children|strong="H1121"\w* <i>are</i> their \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*.


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\w Excellent|strong="H3499"\w* \w speech|strong="H8193"\w* \w becometh|strong="H5000"\w* not a \w fool|strong="H5036"\w*: much less do \w lying|strong="H8267"\w* \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* a \w prince|strong="H5081"\w*.<n>Excellent…: Heb. A lip of excellency</n><n>lying…: Heb. a lip of lying</n>


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A \w gift|strong="H7810"\w* <i>is as</i> a \w precious|strong="H2580"\w* \w stone|strong="H0068"\w* in the \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* of him that \w hath|strong="H1167"\w* it: whithersoever it \w turneth|strong="H6437"\w*, it \w prospereth|strong="H7919"\w*.<n>a precious…: Heb. a stone of grace</n>


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He that \w covereth|strong="H3680"\w* a \w transgression|strong="H6588"\w* \w seeketh|strong="H1245"\w* \w love|strong="H0160"\w*; but he that \w repeateth|strong="H8138"\w* a \w matter|strong="H1697"\w* \w separateth|strong="H6504"\w* <i>very</i> \w friends|strong="H0441"\w*.<n>seeketh: or, procureth</n>


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A \w reproof|strong="H1606"\w* \w entereth|strong="H5181"\w* more into a wise \w man|strong="H0995"\w* than an \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w stripes|strong="H5221"\w* into a \w fool|strong="H3684"\w*.<n>entereth…: or, aweth more a wise man, than to strike a fool an hundred times</n>


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An \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* <i>man</i> \w seeketh|strong="H1245"\w* only \w rebellion|strong="H4805"\w*: therefore a \w cruel|strong="H0394"\w* \w messenger|strong="H4397"\w* shall be \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* against him.


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Let a \w bear|strong="H1677"\w* \w robbed|strong="H7909"\w* of her whelps \w meet|strong="H6298"\w* a \w man|strong="H0376"\w*, rather \w than|strong="H0408"\w* a \w fool|strong="H3684"\w* in his \w folly|strong="H0200"\w*.


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Whoso \w rewardeth|strong="H7725"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* for \w good|strong="H2896"\w*, \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* shall not \w depart|strong="H4185"\w* from his \w house|strong="H1004"\w*.


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The \w beginning|strong="H7225"\w* of \w strife|strong="H4066"\w* <i>is as</i> when one letteth \w out|strong="H6362"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*: therefore leave \w off|strong="H5203"\w* \w contention|strong="H7379"\w*, \w before|strong="H6440"\w* it be \w meddled|strong="H1566"\w* with.


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He that \w justifieth|strong="H6663"\w* the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w*, and he that \w condemneth|strong="H7561"\w* the \w just|strong="H6662"\w*, even they \w both|strong="H8147"\w* <i>are</i> \w abomination|strong="H8441"\w* to the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*.


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Wherefore <i>is there</i> a \w price|strong="H4242"\w* in the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of a \w fool|strong="H3684"\w* to \w get|strong="H7069"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w*, seeing <i>he hath</i> no \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* <i>to it</i>?


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A \w friend|strong="H7453"\w* \w loveth|strong="H0157"\w* at all \w times|strong="H6256"\w*, and a \w brother|strong="H0251"\w* is \w born|strong="H3205"\w* for \w adversity|strong="H6869"\w*.


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A \w man|strong="H0120"\w* \w void|strong="H2638"\w* of \w understanding|strong="H3820"\w* \w striketh|strong="H8628"\w* \w hands|strong="H3709"\w*, <i>and</i> \w becometh|strong="H6148"\w* \w surety|strong="H6161"\w* in the \w presence|strong="H6440"\w* of his \w friend|strong="H7453"\w*.<n>understanding: Heb. heart</n>


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He \w loveth|strong="H0157"\w* \w transgression|strong="H6588"\w* that \w loveth|strong="H0157"\w* \w strife|strong="H4683"\w*: <i>and</i> he that \w exalteth|strong="H1361"\w* his \w gate|strong="H6607"\w* \w seeketh|strong="H1245"\w* \w destruction|strong="H7667"\w*.


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He that hath a \w froward|strong="H6141"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w findeth|strong="H4672"\w* no \w good|strong="H2896"\w*: and he that hath a \w perverse|strong="H2015"\w* \w tongue|strong="H3956"\w* \w falleth|strong="H5307"\w* into \w mischief|strong="H7451"\w*.<n>He that hath a froward…: Heb. The froward of heart</n>


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He that \w begetteth|strong="H3205"\w* a \w fool|strong="H3684"\w* <i>doeth it</i> to his \w sorrow|strong="H8424"\w*: and the \w father|strong="H0001"\w* of a \w fool|strong="H5036"\w* hath no \w joy|strong="H8055"\w*.


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A \w merry|strong="H8056"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* doeth \w good|strong="H3190"\w* <i>like</i> a \w medicine|strong="H1456"\w*: but a \w broken|strong="H5218"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w drieth|strong="H3001"\w* the \w bones|strong="H1634"\w*.<n>like: or, to</n>


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A \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* <i>man</i> \w taketh|strong="H3947"\w* a \w gift|strong="H7810"\w* out of the \w bosom|strong="H2436"\w* to \w pervert|strong="H5186"\w* the \w ways|strong="H0734"\w* of \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w*.


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\w Wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* <i>is</i> before him that hath \w understanding|strong="H6440"\w*; but the \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* of a \w fool|strong="H3684"\w* <i>are</i> in the \w ends|strong="H7097"\w* of the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*.


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A \w foolish|strong="H3684"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* <i>is</i> a \w grief|strong="H3708"\w* to his \w father|strong="H0001"\w*, and \w bitterness|strong="H4470"\w* to her that \w bare|strong="H3205"\w* him.


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Also to \w punish|strong="H6064"\w* the \w just|strong="H6662"\w* <i>is</i> not \w good|strong="H2896"\w*, <i>nor</i> to \w strike|strong="H5221"\w* \w princes|strong="H5081"\w* for \w equity|strong="H3476"\w*.<pb/>


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He that \w hath|strong="H3045"\w* \w knowledge|strong="H1847"\w* \w spareth|strong="H2820"\w* his \w words|strong="H0561"\w*: <i>and</i> a \w man|strong="H0376"\w* of \w understanding|strong="H8394"\w* is of an \w excellent|strong="H3368"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w*.<n>an…: or, a cool</n>


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Even a \w fool|strong="H0191"\w*, when he holdeth his \w peace|strong="H2790"\w*, is \w counted|strong="H2803"\w* \w wise|strong="H2450"\w*: <i>and</i> he that \w shutteth|strong="H0331"\w* his \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* <i>is esteemed</i> a man of \w understanding|strong="H0995"\w*.<pb/>


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Through \w desire|strong="H8378"\w* a man, having \w separated|strong="H6504"\w* himself, \w seeketh|strong="H1245"\w* <i>and</i> \w intermeddleth|strong="H1566"\w* with all \w wisdom|strong="H8454"\w*.<n>Through…: or, He that separateth himself seeketh according to his desire, and intermeddleth in every business</n>


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A \w fool|strong="H3684"\w* hath no \w delight|strong="H2654"\w* in \w understanding|strong="H8394"\w*, but that his \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* may \w discover|strong="H1540"\w* itself.


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When the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w cometh|strong="H0935"\w*, <i>then</i> \w cometh|strong="H0935"\w* also \w contempt|strong="H0937"\w*, and with \w ignominy|strong="H7036"\w* \w reproach|strong="H2781"\w*.


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The \w words|strong="H1697"\w* of a \w man’s|strong="H0376"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* <i>are as</i> \w deep|strong="H6013"\w* \w waters|strong="H4325"\w*, <i>and</i> the \w wellspring|strong="H4726"\w* of \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* <i>as</i> a \w flowing|strong="H5042"\w* \w brook|strong="H5158"\w*.


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<i>It is</i> not \w good|strong="H2896"\w* to \w accept|strong="H5375"\w* the \w person|strong="H6440"\w* of the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w*, to \w overthrow|strong="H5186"\w* the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* in \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w*.<pb/>


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A \w fool’s|strong="H3684"\w* \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* \w enter|strong="H0935"\w* into \w contention|strong="H7379"\w*, and his \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* \w calleth|strong="H7121"\w* for \w strokes|strong="H4112"\w*.


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A \w fool’s|strong="H3684"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* <i>is</i> his \w destruction|strong="H4288"\w*, and his \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* <i>are</i> the \w snare|strong="H4170"\w* of his \w soul|strong="H5315"\w*.


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The \w words|strong="H1697"\w* of a \w talebearer|strong="H5372"\w* <i>are</i> as \w wounds|strong="H3859"\w*, and they go \w down|strong="H3381"\w* into the innermost \w parts|strong="H2315"\w* of the \w belly|strong="H0990"\w*.<n>talebearer: or, whisperer</n><n>as wounds: or, like as when men are wounded</n><n>innermost…: Heb. chambers</n>


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He also that is \w slothful|strong="H7503"\w* in his \w work|strong="H4399"\w* is \w brother|strong="H0251"\w* to him that is a \w great|strong="H1167"\w* \w waster|strong="H7843"\w*.


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The \w name|strong="H8034"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* <i>is</i> a \w strong|strong="H5797"\w* \w tower|strong="H4026"\w*: the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* \w runneth|strong="H7323"\w* into it, and is \w safe|strong="H7682"\w*.<n>safe: Heb. set aloft</n>


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The rich \w man’s|strong="H6223"\w* \w wealth|strong="H1952"\w* <i>is</i> his \w strong|strong="H5797"\w* \w city|strong="H7151"\w*, and as an \w high|strong="H7682"\w* \w wall|strong="H2346"\w* in his own \w conceit|strong="H4906"\w*.


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\w Before|strong="H6440"\w* \w destruction|strong="H7667"\w* the \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* of \w man|strong="H0376"\w* is \w haughty|strong="H1361"\w*, and \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w honour|strong="H3519"\w* <i>is</i> \w humility|strong="H6038"\w*.


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He that \w answereth|strong="H7725"\w* a \w matter|strong="H1697"\w* before he \w heareth|strong="H8085"\w* <i>it</i>, it <i>is</i> \w folly|strong="H0200"\w* and \w shame|strong="H3639"\w* unto him.<n>answereth…: Heb. returneth a word</n>


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The \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* of a \w man|strong="H0376"\w* will \w sustain|strong="H3557"\w* his \w infirmity|strong="H4245"\w*; but a \w wounded|strong="H5218"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* who can \w bear|strong="H5375"\w*?


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The \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* of the \w prudent|strong="H0995"\w* \w getteth|strong="H7069"\w* \w knowledge|strong="H1847"\w*; and the \w ear|strong="H0241"\w* of the \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w seeketh|strong="H1245"\w* \w knowledge|strong="H1847"\w*.


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A \w man’s|strong="H0120"\w* \w gift|strong="H4976"\w* maketh \w room|strong="H7337"\w* for him, and \w bringeth|strong="H5148"\w* him \w before|strong="H6440"\w* great \w men|strong="H1419"\w*.


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<i>He that is</i> \w first|strong="H7223"\w* in his own \w cause|strong="H7379"\w* <i>seemeth</i> \w just|strong="H6662"\w*; but his \w neighbour|strong="H7453"\w* \w cometh|strong="H0935"\w* and \w searcheth|strong="H2713"\w* him.


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The \w lot|strong="H1486"\w* causeth \w contentions|strong="H4079"\w* to \w cease|strong="H7673"\w*, and \w parteth|strong="H6504"\w* between the \w mighty|strong="H6099"\w*.


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A \w brother|strong="H0251"\w* \w offended|strong="H6586"\w* <i>is harder to be won</i> than a \w strong|strong="H5797"\w* \w city|strong="H7151"\w*: and <i>their</i> \w contentions|strong="H4079"\w* <i>are</i> like the \w bars|strong="H1280"\w* of a \w castle|strong="H0759"\w*.


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A \w man’s|strong="H0376"\w* \w belly|strong="H0990"\w* shall be \w satisfied|strong="H7646"\w* with the \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w* of his \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*; <i>and</i> with the \w increase|strong="H8393"\w* of his \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* shall he be \w filled|strong="H7646"\w*.


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\w Death|strong="H4194"\w* and \w life|strong="H2416"\w* <i>are</i> in the \w power|strong="H3027"\w* of the \w tongue|strong="H3956"\w*: and they that \w love|strong="H0157"\w* it shall \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* the \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w* thereof.


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<i>Whoso</i> \w findeth|strong="H4672"\w* a \w wife|strong="H0802"\w* \w findeth|strong="H4672"\w* a \w good|strong="H2896"\w* <i>thing</i>, and \w obtaineth|strong="H6329"\w* \w favour|strong="H7522"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*.


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The \w poor|strong="H7326"\w* \w useth|strong="H1696"\w* \w intreaties|strong="H8469"\w*; but the \w rich|strong="H6223"\w* \w answereth|strong="H6030"\w* \w roughly|strong="H5794"\w*.


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A \w man|strong="H0376"\w* <i>that hath</i> \w friends|strong="H7453"\w* must shew himself \w friendly|strong="H7489"\w*: and there \w is|strong="H3426"\w* a \w friend|strong="H0157"\w* <i>that</i> sticketh \w closer|strong="H1695"\w* than a \w brother|strong="H0251"\w*.<pb/>


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\w Better|strong="H2896"\w* <i>is</i> the \w poor|strong="H7326"\w* that \w walketh|strong="H1980"\w* in his \w integrity|strong="H8537"\w*, than <i>he that is</i> \w perverse|strong="H6141"\w* in his \w lips|strong="H8193"\w*, and is a \w fool|strong="H3684"\w*.


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Also, <i>that</i> the \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* <i>be</i> without \w knowledge|strong="H1847"\w*, <i>it is</i> not \w good|strong="H2896"\w*; and he that \w hasteth|strong="H0213"\w* with <i>his</i> \w feet|strong="H7272"\w* \w sinneth|strong="H2398"\w*.


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The \w foolishness|strong="H0200"\w* of \w man|strong="H0120"\w* \w perverteth|strong="H5557"\w* his \w way|strong="H1870"\w*: and his \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w fretteth|strong="H2196"\w* against the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*.


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\w Wealth|strong="H1952"\w* \w maketh|strong="H3254"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w friends|strong="H7453"\w*; but the \w poor|strong="H1800"\w* is \w separated|strong="H6504"\w* from his \w neighbour|strong="H7453"\w*.


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A \w false|strong="H8267"\w* \w witness|strong="H5707"\w* shall not be \w unpunished|strong="H5352"\w*, and <i>he that</i> \w speaketh|strong="H6315"\w* \w lies|strong="H3577"\w* shall not \w escape|strong="H4422"\w*.<n>unpunished: Heb. held innocent</n><pb/>


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\w Many|strong="H7227"\w* will \w intreat|strong="H2470"\w* the \w favour|strong="H6440"\w* of the \w prince|strong="H5081"\w*: and every man <i>is</i> a \w friend|strong="H7453"\w* to \w him|strong="H0376"\w* that giveth \w gifts|strong="H4976"\w*.<n>him…: Heb. a man of gifts</n>


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All the \w brethren|strong="H0251"\w* of the \w poor|strong="H7326"\w* do \w hate|strong="H8130"\w* him: how much more do his \w friends|strong="H4828"\w* go \w far|strong="H7368"\w* from him? he \w pursueth|strong="H7291"\w* <i>them with</i> \w words|strong="H0561"\w*, <i>yet</i> they <i>are</i> wanting <i>to him</i>.


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He that \w getteth|strong="H7069"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H3820"\w* \w loveth|strong="H0157"\w* his own \w soul|strong="H5315"\w*: he that \w keepeth|strong="H8104"\w* \w understanding|strong="H8394"\w* shall \w find|strong="H4672"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w*.<n>wisdom: Heb. an heart</n>


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A \w false|strong="H8267"\w* \w witness|strong="H5707"\w* shall not be \w unpunished|strong="H5352"\w*, and <i>he that</i> \w speaketh|strong="H6315"\w* \w lies|strong="H3577"\w* shall \w perish|strong="H0006"\w*.


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\w Delight|strong="H8588"\w* is not \w seemly|strong="H5000"\w* for a \w fool|strong="H3684"\w*; much less for a \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* to have \w rule|strong="H4910"\w* over \w princes|strong="H8269"\w*.


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The \w discretion|strong="H7922"\w* of a \w man|strong="H0120"\w* \w deferreth|strong="H0748"\w* his \w anger|strong="H0639"\w*; and <i>it is</i> his \w glory|strong="H8597"\w* to pass \w over|strong="H5674"\w* a \w transgression|strong="H6588"\w*.<n>discretion: or, prudence</n>


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The \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w wrath|strong="H2197"\w* <i>is</i> as the \w roaring|strong="H5099"\w* of a \w lion|strong="H3715"\w*; but his \w favour|strong="H7522"\w* <i>is</i> as \w dew|strong="H2919"\w* upon the \w grass|strong="H6212"\w*.


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A \w foolish|strong="H3684"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* <i>is</i> the \w calamity|strong="H1942"\w* of his \w father|strong="H0001"\w*: and the \w contentions|strong="H4079"\w* of a \w wife|strong="H0802"\w* <i>are</i> a \w continual|strong="H2956"\w* \w dropping|strong="H1812"\w*.


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\w House|strong="H1004"\w* and \w riches|strong="H1952"\w* <i>are</i> the \w inheritance|strong="H5159"\w* of \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*: and a \w prudent|strong="H7919"\w* \w wife|strong="H0802"\w* <i>is</i> from the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*.


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\w Slothfulness|strong="H6103"\w* \w casteth|strong="H5307"\w* into a deep \w sleep|strong="H8639"\w*; and an \w idle|strong="H7423"\w* \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* shall suffer \w hunger|strong="H7456"\w*.


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He that \w keepeth|strong="H8104"\w* the \w commandment|strong="H4687"\w* \w keepeth|strong="H8104"\w* his own \w soul|strong="H5315"\w*; <i>but</i> he that \w despiseth|strong="H0959"\w* his \w ways|strong="H1870"\w* shall \w die|strong="H4191"\w*.


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He that hath \w pity|strong="H2603"\w* upon the \w poor|strong="H1800"\w* \w lendeth|strong="H3867"\w* unto the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*; and that which he hath \w given|strong="H1576"\w* will he pay him \w again|strong="H7999"\w*.<n>that which…: or, his deed</n>


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\w Chasten|strong="H3256"\w* thy \w son|strong="H1121"\w* while there \w is|strong="H3426"\w* \w hope|strong="H8615"\w*, and let not thy \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* \w spare|strong="H5375"\w* for his \w crying|strong="H4191"\w*.<n>for…: or, to his destruction: or, to cause him to die</n>


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A \w man|strong="H1419"\w* of \w great|strong="H1632"\w* \w wrath|strong="H2534"\w* shall \w suffer|strong="H5375"\w* \w punishment|strong="H6066"\w*: for if thou \w deliver|strong="H5337"\w* <i>him</i>, yet thou must do it \w again|strong="H3254"\w*.<n>do: Heb. add</n>


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\w Hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w counsel|strong="H6098"\w*, and \w receive|strong="H6901"\w* \w instruction|strong="H4148"\w*, that thou mayest be \w wise|strong="H2449"\w* in thy latter \w end|strong="H0319"\w*.


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<i>There are</i> \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w devices|strong="H4284"\w* in a \w man’s|strong="H0376"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*; nevertheless the \w counsel|strong="H6098"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*, that shall \w stand|strong="H6965"\w*.


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The \w desire|strong="H8378"\w* of a \w man|strong="H0120"\w* <i>is</i> his \w kindness|strong="H2617"\w*: and a poor \w man|strong="H7326"\w* <i>is</i> \w better|strong="H2896"\w* \w than|strong="H0376"\w* a \w liar|strong="H3577"\w*.


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The \w fear|strong="H3374"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* <i>tendeth</i> to \w life|strong="H2416"\w*: and <i>he that hath it</i> shall \w abide|strong="H3885"\w* \w satisfied|strong="H7649"\w*; he shall not be \w visited|strong="H6485"\w* with \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*.


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A \w slothful|strong="H6102"\w* <i>man</i> \w hideth|strong="H2934"\w* his \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* in <i>his</i> \w bosom|strong="H6747"\w*, and will not so much as \w bring|strong="H7725"\w* it to his \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* \w again|strong="H7725"\w*.


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\w Smite|strong="H5221"\w* a \w scorner|strong="H3887"\w*, and the \w simple|strong="H6612"\w* will \w beware|strong="H6191"\w*: and \w reprove|strong="H3198"\w* one that hath \w understanding|strong="H0995"\w*, <i>and</i> he will \w understand|strong="H0995"\w* \w knowledge|strong="H1847"\w*.<n>will beware: Heb. will be cunning</n>


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He that \w wasteth|strong="H7703"\w* <i>his</i> \w father|strong="H0001"\w*, <i>and</i> chaseth \w away|strong="H1272"\w* <i>his</i> \w mother|strong="H0517"\w*, <i>is</i> a \w son|strong="H1121"\w* that causeth \w shame|strong="H0954"\w*, and bringeth \w reproach|strong="H2659"\w*.


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\w Cease|strong="H2308"\w*, my \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, to \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* the \w instruction|strong="H4148"\w* <i>that causeth</i> to \w err|strong="H7686"\w* from the \w words|strong="H0561"\w* of \w knowledge|strong="H1847"\w*.


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An \w ungodly|strong="H1100"\w* \w witness|strong="H5707"\w* \w scorneth|strong="H3887"\w* \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w*: and the \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* of the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w devoureth|strong="H1104"\w* \w iniquity|strong="H0205"\w*.<n>An…: Heb. A witness of Belial</n>


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\w Judgments|strong="H8201"\w* are \w prepared|strong="H3559"\w* for \w scorners|strong="H3887"\w*, and \w stripes|strong="H4112"\w* for the \w back|strong="H1460"\w* of \w fools|strong="H3684"\w*.<pb/>


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\w Wine|strong="H3196"\w* <i>is</i> a \w mocker|strong="H3887"\w*, strong \w drink|strong="H7941"\w* <i>is</i> \w raging|strong="H1993"\w*: and whosoever is \w deceived|strong="H7686"\w* thereby is not \w wise|strong="H2449"\w*.


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The \w fear|strong="H0367"\w* of a \w king|strong="H4428"\w* <i>is</i> as the \w roaring|strong="H5099"\w* of a \w lion|strong="H3715"\w*: <i>whoso</i> provoketh him to \w anger|strong="H5674"\w* \w sinneth|strong="H2398"\w* <i>against</i> his own \w soul|strong="H5315"\w*.


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<i>It is</i> an \w honour|strong="H3519"\w* for a \w man|strong="H0376"\w* to \w cease|strong="H7674"\w* from \w strife|strong="H7379"\w*: but every \w fool|strong="H0191"\w* will be \w meddling|strong="H1566"\w*.


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The \w sluggard|strong="H6102"\w* will not \w plow|strong="H2790"\w* by reason of the \w cold|strong="H2779"\w*; <i>therefore</i> shall he \w beg|strong="H7592"\w* in \w harvest|strong="H7105"\w*, and <i>have</i> nothing.<n>cold: or, winter</n>


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\w Counsel|strong="H6098"\w* in the \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* of \w man|strong="H0376"\w* <i>is like</i> \w deep|strong="H6013"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*; but a \w man|strong="H0376"\w* of \w understanding|strong="H8394"\w* will draw it \w out|strong="H1802"\w*.


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\w Most|strong="H7230"\w* \w men|strong="H0120"\w* will \w proclaim|strong="H7121"\w* every \w one|strong="H0376"\w* his own \w goodness|strong="H2617"\w*: but a \w faithful|strong="H0529"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* who can \w find|strong="H4672"\w*?<n>goodness: or, bounty</n>


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The \w just|strong="H6662"\w* <i>man</i> \w walketh|strong="H1980"\w* in his \w integrity|strong="H8537"\w*: his \w children|strong="H1121"\w* <i>are</i> \w blessed|strong="H0835"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* him.


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A \w king|strong="H4428"\w* that sitteth \w in|strong="H3427"\w* the \w throne|strong="H3678"\w* of \w judgment|strong="H1779"\w* scattereth \w away|strong="H2219"\w* all \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* with his \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*.


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Who can \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, I have made my \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w clean|strong="H2135"\w*, I am \w pure|strong="H2891"\w* from my \w sin|strong="H2403"\w*?


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Divers \w weights|strong="H0068"\w*, <i>and</i> divers \w measures|strong="H0374"\w*, \w both|strong="H8147"\w* of them <i>are</i> \w alike|strong="H1571"\w* \w abomination|strong="H8441"\w* to the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*.<n>Divers weights: Heb. A stone and a stone</n><n>divers measures: Heb. an ephah and an ephah</n>


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Even a \w child|strong="H5288"\w* is \w known|strong="H5234"\w* by his \w doings|strong="H4611"\w*, whether his \w work|strong="H6467"\w* <i>be</i> \w pure|strong="H2134"\w*, and whether <i>it be</i> \w right|strong="H3477"\w*.


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The \w hearing|strong="H8085"\w* \w ear|strong="H0241"\w*, and the \w seeing|strong="H7200"\w* \w eye|strong="H5869"\w*, the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* hath \w made|strong="H6213"\w* even \w both|strong="H8147"\w* of them.


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\w Love|strong="H0157"\w* not \w sleep|strong="H8142"\w*, lest thou come to \w poverty|strong="H3423"\w*; \w open|strong="H6491"\w* thine \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*, <i>and</i> thou shalt be \w satisfied|strong="H7646"\w* with \w bread|strong="H3899"\w*.


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<i>It is</i> \w naught|strong="H7451"\w*, <i>it is</i> \w naught|strong="H7451"\w*, \w saith|strong="H0559"\w* the \w buyer|strong="H7069"\w*: but when he is \w gone|strong="H0235"\w* his way, then he \w boasteth|strong="H1984"\w*.


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There \w is|strong="H3426"\w* \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, and a \w multitude|strong="H7230"\w* of \w rubies|strong="H6443"\w*: but the \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* of \w knowledge|strong="H1847"\w* <i>are</i> a \w precious|strong="H3366"\w* \w jewel|strong="H3627"\w*.


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\w Take|strong="H3947"\w* his \w garment|strong="H0899"\w* that is \w surety|strong="H6148"\w* <i>for</i> a \w stranger|strong="H2114"\w*: and take a \w pledge|strong="H2254"\w* of him for a strange \w woman|strong="H5237"\w*.


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\w Bread|strong="H3899"\w* of \w deceit|strong="H8267"\w* <i>is</i> \w sweet|strong="H6156"\w* to a \w man|strong="H0376"\w*; but \w afterwards|strong="H0310"\w* his \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* shall be \w filled|strong="H4390"\w* with \w gravel|strong="H2687"\w*.<n>deceit: Heb. lying, or, falsehood</n>


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<i>Every</i> \w purpose|strong="H4284"\w* is \w established|strong="H3559"\w* by \w counsel|strong="H6098"\w*: and with good \w advice|strong="H8458"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w war|strong="H4421"\w*.


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He that goeth \w about|strong="H1980"\w* <i>as</i> a \w talebearer|strong="H7400"\w* \w revealeth|strong="H1540"\w* \w secrets|strong="H5475"\w*: therefore \w meddle|strong="H6148"\w* not with him that \w flattereth|strong="H6601"\w* with his \w lips|strong="H8193"\w*.<n>flattereth: or, enticeth</n>


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Whoso \w curseth|strong="H7043"\w* his \w father|strong="H0001"\w* or his \w mother|strong="H0517"\w*, his \w lamp|strong="H5216"\w* shall be put \w out|strong="H1846"\w* in \w obscure|strong="H0380"\w* \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w*.<n>lamp: or, candle</n>


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An \w inheritance|strong="H5159"\w* <i>may be</i> gotten \w hastily|strong="H0926"\w* at the \w beginning|strong="H7223"\w*; but the \w end|strong="H0319"\w* thereof shall not be \w blessed|strong="H1288"\w*.


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\w Say|strong="H0559"\w* not thou, I will \w recompense|strong="H7999"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*; <i>but</i> wait \w on|strong="H6960"\w* the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*, and he shall \w save|strong="H3467"\w* thee.


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Divers \w weights|strong="H0068"\w* <i>are</i> an \w abomination|strong="H8441"\w* unto the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*; and a \w false|strong="H4820"\w* \w balance|strong="H3976"\w* <i>is</i> not \w good|strong="H2896"\w*.<n>a false…: Heb. balance of deceit</n>


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\w Man’s|strong="H1397"\w* \w goings|strong="H4703"\w* <i>are</i> of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*; how can a \w man|strong="H0120"\w* then \w understand|strong="H0995"\w* his own \w way|strong="H1870"\w*?


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<i>It is</i> a \w snare|strong="H4170"\w* to the \w man|strong="H0120"\w* <i>who</i> \w devoureth|strong="H3216"\w* <i>that which is</i> \w holy|strong="H6944"\w*, and \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w vows|strong="H5088"\w* to make \w enquiry|strong="H1239"\w*.


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A \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w scattereth|strong="H2219"\w* the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w*, and \w bringeth|strong="H7725"\w* the \w wheel|strong="H0212"\w* over them.


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The \w spirit|strong="H5397"\w* of \w man|strong="H0120"\w* <i>is</i> the \w candle|strong="H5216"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*, \w searching|strong="H2664"\w* all the inward \w parts|strong="H2315"\w* of the \w belly|strong="H0990"\w*.<n>candle: or, lamp</n>


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\w Mercy|strong="H2617"\w* and \w truth|strong="H0571"\w* \w preserve|strong="H5341"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*: and his \w throne|strong="H3678"\w* is \w upholden|strong="H5582"\w* by \w mercy|strong="H2617"\w*.


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The \w glory|strong="H8597"\w* of young \w men|strong="H0970"\w* <i>is</i> their \w strength|strong="H3581"\w*: and the \w beauty|strong="H1926"\w* of old \w men|strong="H2205"\w* <i>is</i> the gray \w head|strong="H7872"\w*.


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The \w blueness|strong="H2250"\w* of a \w wound|strong="H6482"\w* \w cleanseth|strong="H8562"\w* away \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*: so <i>do</i> \w stripes|strong="H4347"\w* the inward \w parts|strong="H2315"\w* of the \w belly|strong="H0990"\w*.<n>cleanseth…: Heb. is a purging medicine against</n><pb/>


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The \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* <i>is</i> in the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*, <i>as</i> the \w rivers|strong="H6388"\w* of \w water|strong="H4325"\w*: he \w turneth|strong="H5186"\w* it whithersoever he \w will|strong="H2654"\w*.


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Every \w way|strong="H1870"\w* of a \w man|strong="H0376"\w* <i>is</i> \w right|strong="H3477"\w* in his own \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*: but the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* \w pondereth|strong="H8505"\w* the \w hearts|strong="H3826"\w*.


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To \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w justice|strong="H6666"\w* and \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w* <i>is</i> more \w acceptable|strong="H0977"\w* to the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* than \w sacrifice|strong="H2077"\w*.


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An \w high|strong="H7312"\w* \w look|strong="H5869"\w*, and a \w proud|strong="H7342"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*, <i>and</i> the \w plowing|strong="H5215"\w* of the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w*, <i>is</i> \w sin|strong="H2403"\w*.<n>An…: Heb. Haughtiness of eyes</n><n>the plowing: or, the light</n>


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The \w thoughts|strong="H4284"\w* of the \w diligent|strong="H2742"\w* <i>tend</i> only to \w plenteousness|strong="H4195"\w*; but of every one <i>that is</i> \w hasty|strong="H0213"\w* only to \w want|strong="H4270"\w*.


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The \w getting|strong="H6467"\w* of \w treasures|strong="H0214"\w* by a \w lying|strong="H8267"\w* \w tongue|strong="H3956"\w* <i>is</i> a \w vanity|strong="H1892"\w* tossed to and fro \w of|strong="H5086"\w* them that \w seek|strong="H1245"\w* \w death|strong="H4194"\w*.


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The \w robbery|strong="H7701"\w* of the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* shall \w destroy|strong="H1641"\w* them; because they \w refuse|strong="H3985"\w* to \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w*.<n>destroy…: Heb. saw them, or, dwell with them</n>


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The \w way|strong="H1870"\w* of \w man|strong="H0376"\w* <i>is</i> \w froward|strong="H2019"\w* and \w strange|strong="H2054"\w*: but <i>as for</i> the \w pure|strong="H2134"\w*, his \w work|strong="H6467"\w* <i>is</i> \w right|strong="H3477"\w*.


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<i>It is</i> \w better|strong="H2896"\w* to \w dwell|strong="H3427"\w* in a \w corner|strong="H6438"\w* of the \w housetop|strong="H1406"\w*, than with a \w brawling|strong="H4079"\w* \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* in a \w wide|strong="H2267"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*.<n>a brawling…: Heb. a woman of contentions</n><n>a wide…: Heb. an house of society</n>


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The \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* of the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w desireth|strong="H0183"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*: his \w neighbour|strong="H7453"\w* findeth no \w favour|strong="H2603"\w* in his \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*.<n>findeth…: Heb. is not favoured</n>


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When the \w scorner|strong="H3887"\w* is \w punished|strong="H6064"\w*, the \w simple|strong="H6612"\w* is made \w wise|strong="H2449"\w*: and when the \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* is \w instructed|strong="H7919"\w*, he \w receiveth|strong="H3947"\w* \w knowledge|strong="H1847"\w*.


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The \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* <i>man</i> wisely \w considereth|strong="H7919"\w* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w*: <i>but God</i> \w overthroweth|strong="H5557"\w* the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* for <i>their</i> \w wickedness|strong="H7451"\w*.


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Whoso \w stoppeth|strong="H0331"\w* his \w ears|strong="H0241"\w* at the \w cry|strong="H2201"\w* of the \w poor|strong="H1800"\w*, he also shall \w cry|strong="H7121"\w* himself, but shall not be \w heard|strong="H6030"\w*.


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A \w gift|strong="H4976"\w* in \w secret|strong="H5643"\w* \w pacifieth|strong="H3711"\w* \w anger|strong="H0639"\w*: and a \w reward|strong="H7810"\w* in the \w bosom|strong="H2436"\w* \w strong|strong="H5794"\w* \w wrath|strong="H2534"\w*.


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<i>It is</i> \w joy|strong="H8057"\w* to the \w just|strong="H6662"\w* to \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w*: but \w destruction|strong="H4288"\w* <i>shall be</i> to the \w workers|strong="H6466"\w* of \w iniquity|strong="H0205"\w*.


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The \w man|strong="H0120"\w* that \w wandereth|strong="H8582"\w* out of the \w way|strong="H1870"\w* of \w understanding|strong="H7919"\w* shall \w remain|strong="H5117"\w* in the \w congregation|strong="H6951"\w* of the \w dead|strong="H7496"\w*.


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He that \w loveth|strong="H0157"\w* \w pleasure|strong="H8057"\w* <i>shall be</i> a \w poor|strong="H4270"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w*: he that \w loveth|strong="H0157"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* and \w oil|strong="H8081"\w* shall not be \w rich|strong="H6238"\w*.<n>pleasure: or, sport</n>


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The \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* <i>shall be</i> a \w ransom|strong="H3724"\w* for the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w*, and the \w transgressor|strong="H0898"\w* for the \w upright|strong="H3477"\w*.


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<i>It is</i> \w better|strong="H2896"\w* to \w dwell|strong="H3427"\w* in the \w wilderness|strong="H0776"\w*, than with a \w contentious|strong="H4079"\w* and an \w angry|strong="H3708"\w* \w woman|strong="H0802"\w*.<n>in…: Heb. in the land of the desert</n>


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<i>There is</i> \w treasure|strong="H0214"\w* to be \w desired|strong="H2530"\w* and \w oil|strong="H8081"\w* in the \w dwelling|strong="H5116"\w* of the \w wise|strong="H2450"\w*; but a \w foolish|strong="H3684"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w* spendeth it \w up|strong="H1104"\w*.


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He that \w followeth|strong="H7291"\w* after \w righteousness|strong="H6666"\w* and \w mercy|strong="H2617"\w* \w findeth|strong="H4672"\w* \w life|strong="H2416"\w*, \w righteousness|strong="H6666"\w*, and \w honour|strong="H3519"\w*.


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A \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* <i>man</i> \w scaleth|strong="H5927"\w* the \w city|strong="H5892"\w* of the \w mighty|strong="H1368"\w*, and casteth \w down|strong="H3381"\w* the \w strength|strong="H5797"\w* of the \w confidence|strong="H4009"\w* thereof.


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Whoso \w keepeth|strong="H8104"\w* his \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* and his \w tongue|strong="H3956"\w* \w keepeth|strong="H8104"\w* his \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* from \w troubles|strong="H6869"\w*.


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\w Proud|strong="H2086"\w* <i>and</i> \w haughty|strong="H3093"\w* \w scorner|strong="H3887"\w* <i>is</i> his \w name|strong="H8034"\w*, who \w dealeth|strong="H6213"\w* in \w proud|strong="H2087"\w* \w wrath|strong="H5678"\w*.<n>in proud…: Heb. in the wrath of pride</n><pb/>


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The \w desire|strong="H8378"\w* of the \w slothful|strong="H6102"\w* \w killeth|strong="H4191"\w* him; for his \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w refuse|strong="H3985"\w* to \w labour|strong="H6213"\w*.


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He \w coveteth|strong="H0183"\w* \w greedily|strong="H8378"\w* all the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* long: but the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* \w giveth|strong="H5414"\w* and \w spareth|strong="H2820"\w* not.


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The \w sacrifice|strong="H2077"\w* of the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* <i>is</i> \w abomination|strong="H8441"\w*: how much more, <i>when</i> he \w bringeth|strong="H0935"\w* it with a wicked \w mind|strong="H2154"\w*?<n>with…: Heb. in wickedness?</n>


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A \w false|strong="H3577"\w* \w witness|strong="H5707"\w* shall \w perish|strong="H0006"\w*: but the \w man|strong="H0376"\w* that \w heareth|strong="H8085"\w* \w speaketh|strong="H1696"\w* \w constantly|strong="H5331"\w*.<n>A…: Heb. A witness of lies</n>


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A \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w hardeneth|strong="H5810"\w* his \w face|strong="H6440"\w*: but <i>as for</i> the \w upright|strong="H3477"\w*, he \w directeth|strong="H0995"\w* his \w way|strong="H1870"\w*.<n>directeth: or, considereth</n><pb/>


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<i>There is</i> no \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* nor \w understanding|strong="H8394"\w* nor \w counsel|strong="H6098"\w* against the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*.


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The \w horse|strong="H5483"\w* <i>is</i> \w prepared|strong="H3559"\w* against the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* of \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*: but \w safety|strong="H8668"\w* <i>is</i> of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*.<n>safety: or, victory</n><pb/>


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A <i>good</i> \w name|strong="H8034"\w* <i>is</i> rather to be \w chosen|strong="H0977"\w* than \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w riches|strong="H6239"\w*, <i>and</i> \w loving|strong="H2896"\w* \w favour|strong="H2580"\w* rather than \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* and \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*.<n>loving…: or, favour is better than, etc</n>


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The \w rich|strong="H6223"\w* and \w poor|strong="H7326"\w* meet \w together|strong="H6298"\w*: the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* <i>is</i> the \w maker|strong="H6213"\w* of them all.


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A \w prudent|strong="H6175"\w* <i>man</i> \w foreseeth|strong="H7200"\w* the \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*, and \w hideth|strong="H5641"\w* himself: but the \w simple|strong="H6612"\w* pass \w on|strong="H5674"\w*, and are \w punished|strong="H6064"\w*.


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\w By|strong="H6118"\w* \w humility|strong="H6038"\w* <i>and</i> the \w fear|strong="H3374"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* <i>are</i> \w riches|strong="H6239"\w*, and \w honour|strong="H3519"\w*, and \w life|strong="H2416"\w*.<n>By…: or, The reward of humility, etc</n>


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\w Thorns|strong="H6791"\w* <i>and</i> \w snares|strong="H6341"\w* <i>are</i> in the \w way|strong="H1870"\w* of the \w froward|strong="H6141"\w*: he that doth \w keep|strong="H8104"\w* his \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* shall be \w far|strong="H7368"\w* from them.


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Train \w up|strong="H2596"\w* a \w child|strong="H5288"\w* in the \w way|strong="H1870"\w* he should \w go|strong="H6310"\w*: and when he is \w old|strong="H2204"\w*, he will not \w depart|strong="H5493"\w* from it.<n>Train…: or, Catechise</n><n>in…: Heb. in his way</n>


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The \w rich|strong="H6223"\w* \w ruleth|strong="H4910"\w* over the \w poor|strong="H7326"\w*, and the \w borrower|strong="H3867"\w* <i>is</i> \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* to the \w lender|strong="H0376"\w*.<n>the lender: Heb. the man that lendeth</n>


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He that \w soweth|strong="H2232"\w* \w iniquity|strong="H5766"\w* shall \w reap|strong="H7114"\w* \w vanity|strong="H0205"\w*: and the \w rod|strong="H7626"\w* of his \w anger|strong="H5678"\w* shall \w fail|strong="H3615"\w*.<n>the rod…: or, with the rod of his anger he shall be consumed</n>


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He that hath a \w bountiful|strong="H2896"\w* \w eye|strong="H5869"\w* shall be \w blessed|strong="H1288"\w*; for he \w giveth|strong="H5414"\w* of his \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* to the \w poor|strong="H1800"\w*.<n>He that…: Heb. Good of eye</n>


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Cast \w out|strong="H1644"\w* the \w scorner|strong="H3887"\w*, and \w contention|strong="H4066"\w* shall go \w out|strong="H3318"\w*; yea, \w strife|strong="H1779"\w* and \w reproach|strong="H7036"\w* shall \w cease|strong="H7673"\w*.


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He that \w loveth|strong="H0157"\w* \w pureness|strong="H2890"\w* of \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*, <i>for</i> the \w grace|strong="H2580"\w* of his \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* <i>shall be</i> his \w friend|strong="H7453"\w*.<n>for…: or, and hath grace in his lips</n>


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The \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* \w preserve|strong="H5341"\w* \w knowledge|strong="H1847"\w*, and he \w overthroweth|strong="H5557"\w* the \w words|strong="H1697"\w* of the \w transgressor|strong="H0898"\w*.<n>the words: or, the matters</n>


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The \w slothful|strong="H6102"\w* <i>man</i> \w saith|strong="H0559"\w*, <i>There is</i> a \w lion|strong="H0738"\w* \w without|strong="H2351"\w*, I shall be \w slain|strong="H7523"\w* \w in|strong="H8432"\w* the \w streets|strong="H7339"\w*.


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The \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* of strange \w women|strong="H2114"\w* <i>is</i> a \w deep|strong="H6013"\w* \w pit|strong="H7745"\w*: he that is \w abhorred|strong="H2194"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* shall \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* therein.


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\w Foolishness|strong="H0200"\w* <i>is</i> \w bound|strong="H7194"\w* in the \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* of a \w child|strong="H5288"\w*; <i>but</i> the \w rod|strong="H7626"\w* of \w correction|strong="H4148"\w* shall drive it \w far|strong="H7368"\w* from him.


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He that \w oppresseth|strong="H6231"\w* the \w poor|strong="H1800"\w* to \w increase|strong="H7235"\w* his <i>riches, and</i> he that \w giveth|strong="H5414"\w* to the \w rich|strong="H6223"\w*, <i>shall</i> surely <i>come</i> to \w want|strong="H4270"\w*.<pb/>


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Bow \w down|strong="H5186"\w* thine \w ear|strong="H0241"\w*, and \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* the \w words|strong="H1697"\w* of the \w wise|strong="H2450"\w*, and \w apply|strong="H7896"\w* thine \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* unto my \w knowledge|strong="H1847"\w*.


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For <i>it is</i> a pleasant \w thing|strong="H5273"\w* if thou \w keep|strong="H8104"\w* them \w within|strong="H0990"\w* thee; they shall \w withal|strong="H3162"\w* be \w fitted|strong="H3559"\w* in thy \w lips|strong="H8193"\w*.<n>within…: Heb. in thy belly</n>


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That thy \w trust|strong="H4009"\w* may be in the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*, I have made \w known|strong="H3045"\w* to thee this \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, even to thee.<n>even…: or, trust thou also</n>


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Have not I \w written|strong="H3789"\w* to \w thee|strong="H8032"\w* excellent \w things|strong="H7991"\w* in \w counsels|strong="H4156"\w* and \w knowledge|strong="H1847"\w*,


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That I might make thee \w know|strong="H3045"\w* the \w certainty|strong="H7189"\w* of the \w words|strong="H0561"\w* of \w truth|strong="H0571"\w*; that thou mightest \w answer|strong="H7725"\w* the \w words|strong="H0561"\w* of \w truth|strong="H0571"\w* to them that \w send|strong="H7971"\w* unto thee?<n>to them…: or, to those that send thee?</n><pb/>


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\w Rob|strong="H1497"\w* not the \w poor|strong="H1800"\w*, because he <i>is</i> \w poor|strong="H1800"\w*: neither \w oppress|strong="H1792"\w* the \w afflicted|strong="H6041"\w* in the \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*:


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For the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* will \w plead|strong="H7378"\w* their \w cause|strong="H7379"\w*, and \w spoil|strong="H6906"\w* the \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* of those that \w spoiled|strong="H6906"\w* them.<pb/>


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Make no \w friendship|strong="H7462"\w* with an \w angry|strong="H0639"\w* \w man|strong="H1167"\w*; and with a \w furious|strong="H2534"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* thou shalt not \w go|strong="H0935"\w*:


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Lest thou \w learn|strong="H0502"\w* his \w ways|strong="H0734"\w*, and \w get|strong="H3947"\w* a \w snare|strong="H4170"\w* to thy \w soul|strong="H5315"\w*.<pb/>


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Be not thou <i>one</i> of them that \w strike|strong="H8628"\w* \w hands|strong="H3709"\w*, <i>or</i> of them that are \w sureties|strong="H6148"\w* for \w debts|strong="H4859"\w*.


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If thou hast nothing to \w pay|strong="H7999"\w*, why should he take \w away|strong="H3947"\w* thy \w bed|strong="H4904"\w* from under thee?


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\w Remove|strong="H5253"\w* not the \w ancient|strong="H5769"\w* \w landmark|strong="H1366"\w*, which thy \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w* have \w set|strong="H6213"\w*.<n>landmark: or, bound</n>


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\w Seest|strong="H2372"\w* thou a \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w diligent|strong="H4106"\w* in his \w business|strong="H4399"\w*? he shall \w stand|strong="H3320"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w*; he shall not \w stand|strong="H3320"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w mean|strong="H2823"\w* <i>men</i>.<n>mean…: Heb. obscure men</n><pb/>


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When thou \w sittest|strong="H3427"\w* to \w eat|strong="H3898"\w* with a \w ruler|strong="H4910"\w*, \w consider|strong="H0995"\w* \w diligently|strong="H0995"\w* what <i>is</i> \w before|strong="H6440"\w* thee:


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And \w put|strong="H7760"\w* a \w knife|strong="H7915"\w* to thy \w throat|strong="H3930"\w*, if thou <i>be</i> a man \w given|strong="H1167"\w* to \w appetite|strong="H5315"\w*.


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Be not \w desirous|strong="H0183"\w* of his \w dainties|strong="H4303"\w*: for they <i>are</i> \w deceitful|strong="H3577"\w* \w meat|strong="H3899"\w*.<pb/>


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\w Labour|strong="H3021"\w* not to be \w rich|strong="H6238"\w*: \w cease|strong="H2308"\w* from thine own \w wisdom|strong="H0998"\w*.


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Wilt thou \w set|strong="H5774"\w* thine \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* upon that which is not? for <i>riches</i> \w certainly|strong="H6213"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* themselves \w wings|strong="H3671"\w*; they fly \w away|strong="H5774"\w* as an \w eagle|strong="H5404"\w* toward \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w*.<n>set…: Heb. cause thine eyes to fly upon</n><pb/>


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\w Eat|strong="H3898"\w* thou not the \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* of <i>him that hath</i> an \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w eye|strong="H5869"\w*, neither \w desire|strong="H0183"\w* thou his dainty \w meats|strong="H4303"\w*:


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For as he \w thinketh|strong="H8176"\w* in his \w heart|strong="H5315"\w*, so <i>is</i> he: \w Eat|strong="H0398"\w* and \w drink|strong="H8354"\w*, \w saith|strong="H0559"\w* he to thee; but his \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* <i>is</i> not with thee.


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The \w morsel|strong="H6595"\w* <i>which</i> thou hast \w eaten|strong="H0398"\w* shalt thou vomit \w up|strong="H6958"\w*, and \w lose|strong="H7843"\w* thy \w sweet|strong="H5273"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w*.


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\w Speak|strong="H1696"\w* not in the \w ears|strong="H0241"\w* of a \w fool|strong="H3684"\w*: for he will \w despise|strong="H0936"\w* the \w wisdom|strong="H7922"\w* of thy \w words|strong="H4405"\w*.<pb/>


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\w Remove|strong="H5253"\w* not the \w old|strong="H5769"\w* \w landmark|strong="H1366"\w*; and \w enter|strong="H0935"\w* not into the \w fields|strong="H7704"\w* of the \w fatherless|strong="H3490"\w*:<n>landmark: or, bound</n>


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For their \w redeemer|strong="H1350"\w* <i>is</i> \w mighty|strong="H2389"\w*; he shall \w plead|strong="H7378"\w* their \w cause|strong="H7379"\w* with thee.<pb/>


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\w Apply|strong="H0935"\w* thine \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* unto \w instruction|strong="H4148"\w*, and thine \w ears|strong="H0241"\w* to the \w words|strong="H0561"\w* of \w knowledge|strong="H1847"\w*.


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\w Withhold|strong="H4513"\w* not \w correction|strong="H4148"\w* from the \w child|strong="H5288"\w*: for <i>if</i> thou \w beatest|strong="H5221"\w* him with the \w rod|strong="H7626"\w*, he shall not \w die|strong="H4191"\w*.


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Thou shalt \w beat|strong="H5221"\w* him with the \w rod|strong="H7626"\w*, and shalt \w deliver|strong="H5337"\w* his \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* from \w hell|strong="H7585"\w*.


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My \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, if thine \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* be \w wise|strong="H2449"\w*, my \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* shall \w rejoice|strong="H8055"\w*, even \w mine|strong="H0589"\w*.<n>even…: or, even I will rejoice</n>


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Yea, my \w reins|strong="H3629"\w* shall \w rejoice|strong="H5937"\w*, when thy \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* right \w things|strong="H4339"\w*.<pb/>


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Let not thine \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w envy|strong="H7065"\w* \w sinners|strong="H2400"\w*: but <i>be thou</i> in the \w fear|strong="H3374"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* all the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* long.


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For surely there \w is|strong="H3426"\w* an \w end|strong="H0319"\w*; and thine \w expectation|strong="H8615"\w* shall not be cut \w off|strong="H3772"\w*.<n>end: or, reward</n><pb/>


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\w Hear|strong="H8085"\w* thou, my \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, and be \w wise|strong="H2449"\w*, and \w guide|strong="H0833"\w* thine \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* in the \w way|strong="H1870"\w*.


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Be not among \w winebibbers|strong="H3196"\w*; among riotous \w eaters|strong="H2151"\w* of \w flesh|strong="H1320"\w*:<n>of flesh: Heb. of their flesh</n>


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For the \w drunkard|strong="H5433"\w* and the \w glutton|strong="H2151"\w* shall come to \w poverty|strong="H3423"\w*: and \w drowsiness|strong="H5124"\w* shall \w clothe|strong="H3847"\w* <i>a man</i> with \w rags|strong="H7168"\w*.


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\w Hearken|strong="H8085"\w* unto thy \w father|strong="H0001"\w* that \w begat|strong="H3205"\w* thee, and \w despise|strong="H0936"\w* not thy \w mother|strong="H0517"\w* when she is \w old|strong="H2204"\w*.


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\w Buy|strong="H7069"\w* the \w truth|strong="H0571"\w*, and \w sell|strong="H4376"\w* <i>it</i> not; <i>also</i> \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w*, and \w instruction|strong="H4148"\w*, and \w understanding|strong="H0998"\w*.


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The \w father|strong="H0001"\w* of the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* shall \w greatly|strong="H1524"\w* \w rejoice|strong="H1523"\w*: and he that \w begetteth|strong="H3205"\w* a \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* <i>child</i> shall have \w joy|strong="H8055"\w* of him.


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Thy \w father|strong="H0001"\w* and thy \w mother|strong="H0517"\w* shall be \w glad|strong="H8055"\w*, and she that \w bare|strong="H3205"\w* thee shall \w rejoice|strong="H1523"\w*.


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My \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, \w give|strong="H5414"\w* me thine \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*, and let thine \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w observe|strong="H7521"\w* my \w ways|strong="H1870"\w*.


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For a \w whore|strong="H2181"\w* <i>is</i> a \w deep|strong="H6013"\w* \w ditch|strong="H7745"\w*; and a strange \w woman|strong="H5237"\w* <i>is</i> a \w narrow|strong="H6862"\w* \w pit|strong="H0875"\w*.


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She also lieth in \w wait|strong="H0693"\w* as <i>for</i> a \w prey|strong="H2863"\w*, and \w increaseth|strong="H3254"\w* the \w transgressors|strong="H0898"\w* among \w men|strong="H0120"\w*.<n>as for…: or, as a robber</n><pb/>


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Who hath \w woe|strong="H0188"\w*? who hath \w sorrow|strong="H0017"\w*? who hath \w contentions|strong="H4079"\w*? who hath \w babbling|strong="H7879"\w*? who hath \w wounds|strong="H6482"\w* without \w cause|strong="H2600"\w*? who hath \w redness|strong="H2448"\w* of \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*?


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They that tarry \w long|strong="H0309"\w* at the \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*; they that \w go|strong="H0935"\w* to \w seek|strong="H2713"\w* mixed \w wine|strong="H4469"\w*.


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\w Look|strong="H7200"\w* not thou upon the \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* when it is \w red|strong="H0119"\w*, when it \w giveth|strong="H5414"\w* his \w colour|strong="H5869"\w* in the \w cup|strong="H3563"\w*, <i>when</i> it \w moveth|strong="H1980"\w* itself \w aright|strong="H4339"\w*.


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At the \w last|strong="H0319"\w* it \w biteth|strong="H5391"\w* like a \w serpent|strong="H5175"\w*, and \w stingeth|strong="H6567"\w* like an \w adder|strong="H6848"\w*.<n>an…: or, a cockatrice</n>


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Thine \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* shall \w behold|strong="H7200"\w* strange \w women|strong="H2114"\w*, and thine \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* shall \w utter|strong="H1696"\w* perverse \w things|strong="H8419"\w*.


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Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth \w down|strong="H7901"\w* in the \w midst|strong="H3820"\w* of the \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*, or as he that \w lieth|strong="H7901"\w* upon the \w top|strong="H7218"\w* of a \w mast|strong="H2260"\w*.<n>the midst…: Heb. the heart of the sea</n>


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They have \w stricken|strong="H5221"\w* me, <i>shalt thou say, and</i> I was not \w sick|strong="H2470"\w*; they have \w beaten|strong="H1986"\w* me, <i>and</i> I \w felt|strong="H3045"\w* <i>it</i> not: when shall I \w awake|strong="H6974"\w*? I will \w seek|strong="H1245"\w* it \w yet|strong="H3254"\w* again.<n>I felt…: Heb. I knew it not</n><pb/>


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Be not thou \w envious|strong="H7065"\w* against \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w men|strong="H0582"\w*, neither \w desire|strong="H0183"\w* to be with them.


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For their \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w studieth|strong="H1897"\w* \w destruction|strong="H7701"\w*, and their \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* \w talk|strong="H1696"\w* of \w mischief|strong="H5999"\w*.<pb/>


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Through \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* is an \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w builded|strong="H1129"\w*; and by \w understanding|strong="H8394"\w* it is \w established|strong="H3559"\w*:


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And by \w knowledge|strong="H1847"\w* shall the \w chambers|strong="H2315"\w* be \w filled|strong="H4390"\w* with all \w precious|strong="H3368"\w* and \w pleasant|strong="H5273"\w* \w riches|strong="H1952"\w*.


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A \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w man|strong="H1397"\w* <i>is</i> \w strong|strong="H5797"\w*; yea, a \w man|strong="H0376"\w* of \w knowledge|strong="H1847"\w* \w increaseth|strong="H0553"\w* \w strength|strong="H3581"\w*.<n>is strong: Heb. is in strength</n><n>increaseth…: Heb. strengtheneth might</n>


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For by wise \w counsel|strong="H8458"\w* thou shalt \w make|strong="H6213"\w* thy \w war|strong="H4421"\w*: and in \w multitude|strong="H7230"\w* of \w counsellors|strong="H3289"\w* <i>there is</i> \w safety|strong="H8668"\w*.<pb/>


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\w Wisdom|strong="H2454"\w* <i>is</i> too \w high|strong="H7311"\w* for a \w fool|strong="H0191"\w*: he \w openeth|strong="H6605"\w* not his \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* in the \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*.


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He that \w deviseth|strong="H2803"\w* to do \w evil|strong="H7489"\w* shall be \w called|strong="H7121"\w* a \w mischievous|strong="H4209"\w* \w person|strong="H1167"\w*.


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The \w thought|strong="H2154"\w* of \w foolishness|strong="H0200"\w* <i>is</i> \w sin|strong="H2403"\w*: and the \w scorner|strong="H3887"\w* <i>is</i> an \w abomination|strong="H8441"\w* to \w men|strong="H0120"\w*.


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<i>If</i> thou \w faint|strong="H7503"\w* in the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* of \w adversity|strong="H6869"\w*, thy \w strength|strong="H3581"\w* <i>is</i> \w small|strong="H6862"\w*.<n>small: Heb. narrow</n><pb/>


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If thou \w forbear|strong="H2820"\w* to \w deliver|strong="H5337"\w* <i>them that are</i> \w drawn|strong="H3947"\w* unto \w death|strong="H4194"\w*, and <i>those that are</i> \w ready|strong="H4131"\w* to be \w slain|strong="H2027"\w*;


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If thou \w sayest|strong="H0559"\w*, Behold, we \w knew|strong="H3045"\w* it not; doth not he that \w pondereth|strong="H8505"\w* the \w heart|strong="H3826"\w* \w consider|strong="H0995"\w* <i>it</i>? and he that \w keepeth|strong="H5341"\w* thy \w soul|strong="H5315"\w*, doth <i>not</i> he \w know|strong="H3045"\w* <i>it</i>? and shall <i>not</i> he \w render|strong="H7725"\w* to <i>every</i> \w man|strong="H0120"\w* according to his \w works|strong="H6467"\w*?<pb/>


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My \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* thou \w honey|strong="H1706"\w*, because <i>it is</i> \w good|strong="H2896"\w*; and the \w honeycomb|strong="H5317"\w*, <i>which is</i> \w sweet|strong="H4966"\w* to thy \w taste|strong="H2441"\w*:<n>to…: Heb. upon thy palate</n>


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So <i>shall</i> the \w knowledge|strong="H3045"\w* of \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* <i>be</i> unto thy \w soul|strong="H5315"\w*: when thou hast \w found|strong="H4672"\w* <i>it</i>, then there shall \w be|strong="H3426"\w* a \w reward|strong="H0319"\w*, and thy \w expectation|strong="H8615"\w* shall not be cut \w off|strong="H3772"\w*.<pb/>


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Lay not \w wait|strong="H0693"\w*, O \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* <i>man</i>, against the \w dwelling|strong="H5116"\w* of the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w*; \w spoil|strong="H7703"\w* not his resting \w place|strong="H7258"\w*:


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For a \w just|strong="H6662"\w* <i>man</i> \w falleth|strong="H5307"\w* seven \w times|strong="H7651"\w*, and riseth up \w again|strong="H6965"\w*: but the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* shall \w fall|strong="H3782"\w* into \w mischief|strong="H7451"\w*.<pb/>


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\w Rejoice|strong="H8055"\w* not when thine \w enemy|strong="H0341"\w* \w falleth|strong="H5307"\w*, and let not thine \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* be \w glad|strong="H1523"\w* when he \w stumbleth|strong="H3782"\w*:


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Lest the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* <i>it</i>, and it \w displease|strong="H7489"\w* him, and he turn \w away|strong="H7725"\w* his \w wrath|strong="H0639"\w* from him.<n>it displease…: Heb. it be evil in his eyes</n><pb/>


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\w Fret|strong="H2734"\w* not thyself because of \w evil|strong="H7489"\w* <i>men</i>, neither be thou \w envious|strong="H7065"\w* at the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w*;<n>Fret…: or, Keep not company with the wicked</n>


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For there shall be no \w reward|strong="H0319"\w* to the \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* <i>man;</i> the \w candle|strong="H5216"\w* of the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* shall be put \w out|strong="H1846"\w*.<n>candle: or, lamp</n><pb/>


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My \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, \w fear|strong="H3372"\w* thou the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* and the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*: <i>and</i> \w meddle|strong="H6148"\w* not with them that are given to \w change|strong="H8138"\w*:<n>them…: Heb. changers</n>


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For their \w calamity|strong="H0343"\w* shall \w rise|strong="H6965"\w* \w suddenly|strong="H6597"\w*; and who \w knoweth|strong="H3045"\w* the \w ruin|strong="H6365"\w* of them \w both|strong="H8147"\w*?<pb/>


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These <i>things</i> also <i>belong</i> to the \w wise|strong="H2450"\w*. <i>It is</i> not \w good|strong="H2896"\w* to have \w respect|strong="H5234"\w* of \w persons|strong="H6440"\w* in \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w*.


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He that \w saith|strong="H0559"\w* unto the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w*, Thou <i>art</i> \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w*; him shall the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w curse|strong="H5344"\w*, \w nations|strong="H3816"\w* shall \w abhor|strong="H2194"\w* him:


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But to them that \w rebuke|strong="H3198"\w* <i>him</i> shall be \w delight|strong="H5276"\w*, and a \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w blessing|strong="H1293"\w* shall \w come|strong="H0935"\w* upon them.<n>a good…: Heb. a blessing of good</n>


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<i>Every man</i> shall \w kiss|strong="H5401"\w* <i>his</i> \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* that \w giveth|strong="H7725"\w* a \w right|strong="H5228"\w* \w answer|strong="H1697"\w*.<n>that…: Heb. that answereth right words</n>


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\w Prepare|strong="H3559"\w* thy \w work|strong="H4399"\w* \w without|strong="H2351"\w*, and make it \w fit|strong="H6257"\w* for thyself in the \w field|strong="H7704"\w*; and \w afterwards|strong="H0310"\w* \w build|strong="H1129"\w* thine \w house|strong="H1004"\w*.<pb/>


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Be not a \w witness|strong="H5707"\w* against thy \w neighbour|strong="H7453"\w* without \w cause|strong="H2600"\w*; and \w deceive|strong="H6601"\w* <i>not</i> with thy \w lips|strong="H8193"\w*.


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\w Say|strong="H0559"\w* not, I will \w do|strong="H6213"\w* so to him as he hath \w done|strong="H6213"\w* to me: I will \w render|strong="H7725"\w* to the \w man|strong="H0376"\w* according to his \w work|strong="H6467"\w*.<pb/>


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I \w went|strong="H5674"\w* by the \w field|strong="H7704"\w* of the \w slothful|strong="H0376"\w*, and by the \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w* of the \w man|strong="H0120"\w* \w void|strong="H2638"\w* of \w understanding|strong="H3820"\w*;


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And, lo, it was all grown \w over|strong="H5927"\w* with \w thorns|strong="H7063"\w*, <i>and</i> \w nettles|strong="H2738"\w* had \w covered|strong="H3680"\w* the \w face|strong="H6440"\w* thereof, and the \w stone|strong="H0068"\w* \w wall|strong="H1444"\w* thereof was broken \w down|strong="H2040"\w*.


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Then I \w saw|strong="H2372"\w*, <i>and</i> considered <i>it</i> \w well|strong="H7896"\w*: I \w looked|strong="H7200"\w* upon <i>it, and</i> \w received|strong="H3947"\w* \w instruction|strong="H4148"\w*.<n>considered…: Heb. set my heart</n>


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So shall thy \w poverty|strong="H7389"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* <i>as</i> one that \w travelleth|strong="H1980"\w*; and thy \w want|strong="H4270"\w* as an \w armed|strong="H4043"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w*.<n>an…: Heb. a man of shield</n><pb/>


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These <i>are</i> also \w proverbs|strong="H4912"\w* of \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*, which the \w men|strong="H0582"\w* of \w Hezekiah|strong="H2396"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* copied \w out|strong="H6275"\w*.<pb/>


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<i>It is</i> the \w glory|strong="H3519"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w* to \w conceal|strong="H5641"\w* a \w thing|strong="H1697"\w*: but the \w honour|strong="H3519"\w* of \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* <i>is</i> to search \w out|strong="H2713"\w* a \w matter|strong="H1697"\w*.


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The \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* for \w height|strong="H7312"\w*, and the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* for \w depth|strong="H6011"\w*, and the \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* of \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* <i>is</i> \w unsearchable|strong="H2714"\w*.<n>is…: Heb. there is no searching</n><pb/>


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Take \w away|strong="H1898"\w* the \w dross|strong="H5509"\w* from the \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, and there shall come \w forth|strong="H3318"\w* a \w vessel|strong="H3627"\w* for the \w finer|strong="H6884"\w*.


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Take \w away|strong="H1898"\w* the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* <i>from</i> \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, and his \w throne|strong="H3678"\w* shall be \w established|strong="H3559"\w* in \w righteousness|strong="H6664"\w*.<pb/>


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Put not \w forth|strong="H1921"\w* thyself in the \w presence|strong="H6440"\w* of the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, and \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* not in the \w place|strong="H4725"\w* of \w great|strong="H1419"\w* <i>men:</i><n>Put…: Heb. Set not out thy glory</n>


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For \w better|strong="H2896"\w* <i>it is</i> that it be \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto thee, Come \w up|strong="H5927"\w* hither; than that thou shouldest be put \w lower|strong="H8213"\w* in the \w presence|strong="H6440"\w* of the \w prince|strong="H5081"\w* whom thine \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* have \w seen|strong="H7200"\w*.<pb/>


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Go not \w forth|strong="H3318"\w* \w hastily|strong="H4118"\w* to \w strive|strong="H7378"\w*, lest <i>thou know not</i> what to \w do|strong="H6213"\w* in the \w end|strong="H0319"\w* thereof, when thy \w neighbour|strong="H7453"\w* hath put thee to \w shame|strong="H3637"\w*.


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\w Debate|strong="H7378"\w* thy \w cause|strong="H7379"\w* with thy \w neighbour|strong="H7453"\w* <i>himself;</i> and \w discover|strong="H1540"\w* not a \w secret|strong="H5475"\w* to \w another|strong="H0312"\w*:<n>a secret…: or, the secret of</n>


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Lest he that \w heareth|strong="H8085"\w* <i>it</i> put thee to \w shame|strong="H2616"\w*, and thine \w infamy|strong="H1681"\w* turn not \w away|strong="H7725"\w*.<pb/>


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A \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w fitly|strong="H0212"\w* \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w* <i>is like</i> \w apples|strong="H8598"\w* of \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* in \w pictures|strong="H4906"\w* of \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*.<n>fitly…: Heb. spoken upon his wheels</n>


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<i>As</i> an \w earring|strong="H5141"\w* of \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, and an \w ornament|strong="H2481"\w* of fine \w gold|strong="H3800"\w*, <i>so is</i> a \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w reprover|strong="H3198"\w* upon an \w obedient|strong="H8085"\w* \w ear|strong="H0241"\w*.


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As the \w cold|strong="H6793"\w* of \w snow|strong="H7950"\w* in the \w time|strong="H3117"\w* of \w harvest|strong="H7105"\w*, <i>so is</i> a \w faithful|strong="H0539"\w* \w messenger|strong="H6735"\w* to them that \w send|strong="H7971"\w* him: for he \w refresheth|strong="H7725"\w* the \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* of his \w masters|strong="H0113"\w*.


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\w Whoso|strong="H0376"\w* \w boasteth|strong="H1984"\w* himself of a \w false|strong="H8267"\w* \w gift|strong="H4991"\w* <i>is like</i> \w clouds|strong="H5387"\w* and \w wind|strong="H7307"\w* without \w rain|strong="H1653"\w*.<n>of a…: Heb. in a gift of falsehood</n>


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By \w long|strong="H0753"\w* \w forbearing|strong="H0639"\w* is a \w prince|strong="H7101"\w* \w persuaded|strong="H6601"\w*, and a \w soft|strong="H7390"\w* \w tongue|strong="H3956"\w* \w breaketh|strong="H7665"\w* the \w bone|strong="H1634"\w*.


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Hast thou \w found|strong="H4672"\w* \w honey|strong="H1706"\w*? \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* so much as is \w sufficient|strong="H1767"\w* for thee, lest thou be \w filled|strong="H7646"\w* therewith, and \w vomit|strong="H6958"\w* it.


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\w Withdraw|strong="H3365"\w* thy \w foot|strong="H7272"\w* from thy \w neighbour’s|strong="H7453"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*; lest he be \w weary|strong="H7646"\w* of thee, and <i>so</i> \w hate|strong="H8130"\w* thee.<n>Withdraw…: or, Let thy foot be seldom in</n><n>weary…: Heb. full of thee</n>


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A \w man|strong="H0376"\w* that \w beareth|strong="H6030"\w* \w false|strong="H8267"\w* \w witness|strong="H5707"\w* against his \w neighbour|strong="H7453"\w* <i>is</i> a \w maul|strong="H4650"\w*, and a \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*, and a \w sharp|strong="H8150"\w* \w arrow|strong="H2671"\w*.


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\w Confidence|strong="H4009"\w* in an unfaithful \w man|strong="H0898"\w* in \w time|strong="H3117"\w* of \w trouble|strong="H6869"\w* <i>is like</i> a \w broken|strong="H7465"\w* \w tooth|strong="H8127"\w*, and a \w foot|strong="H7272"\w* out of \w joint|strong="H4154"\w*.


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<i>As</i> he that taketh \w away|strong="H5710"\w* a \w garment|strong="H0899"\w* in \w cold|strong="H7135"\w* \w weather|strong="H3117"\w*, <i>and as</i> \w vinegar|strong="H2558"\w* upon \w nitre|strong="H5427"\w*, so <i>is</i> he that \w singeth|strong="H7891"\w* \w songs|strong="H7892"\w* to an \w heavy|strong="H7451"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*.<pb/>


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If thine \w enemy|strong="H8130"\w* be \w hungry|strong="H7457"\w*, give him \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* to \w eat|strong="H0398"\w*; and if he be \w thirsty|strong="H6771"\w*, give him \w water|strong="H4325"\w* to \w drink|strong="H8248"\w*:


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For thou shalt \w heap|strong="H2846"\w* coals of \w fire|strong="H1513"\w* upon his \w head|strong="H7218"\w*, and the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* shall \w reward|strong="H7999"\w* thee.


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The \w north|strong="H6828"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w* driveth \w away|strong="H2342"\w* \w rain|strong="H1653"\w*: so <i>doth</i> an \w angry|strong="H2194"\w* \w countenance|strong="H6440"\w* a \w backbiting|strong="H5643"\w* \w tongue|strong="H3956"\w*.<n>driveth…: or, bringeth forth rain: so doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance</n>


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<i>It is</i> \w better|strong="H2896"\w* to \w dwell|strong="H3427"\w* in the \w corner|strong="H6438"\w* of the \w housetop|strong="H1406"\w*, than with a \w brawling|strong="H4079"\w* \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* and in a \w wide|strong="H2267"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*.


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<i>As</i> \w cold|strong="H7119"\w* \w waters|strong="H4325"\w* to a \w thirsty|strong="H5889"\w* \w soul|strong="H5315"\w*, so <i>is</i> \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w news|strong="H8052"\w* from a \w far|strong="H4801"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w*.


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A \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* man falling \w down|strong="H4131"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* <i>is as</i> a \w troubled|strong="H7515"\w* \w fountain|strong="H4599"\w*, and a \w corrupt|strong="H7843"\w* \w spring|strong="H4726"\w*.


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<i>It is</i> not \w good|strong="H2896"\w* to \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w much|strong="H7235"\w* \w honey|strong="H1706"\w*: so <i>for men</i> to \w search|strong="H2714"\w* their own \w glory|strong="H3519"\w* <i>is not</i> \w glory|strong="H3519"\w*.


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\w He|strong="H0376"\w* that <i>hath</i> no \w rule|strong="H4623"\w* over his own \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* <i>is like</i> a \w city|strong="H5892"\w* <i>that is</i> broken \w down|strong="H6555"\w*, <i>and</i> without \w walls|strong="H2346"\w*.<pb/>


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As \w snow|strong="H7950"\w* in \w summer|strong="H7019"\w*, and as \w rain|strong="H4306"\w* in \w harvest|strong="H7105"\w*, so \w honour|strong="H3519"\w* is not \w seemly|strong="H5000"\w* for a \w fool|strong="H3684"\w*.


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As the \w bird|strong="H6833"\w* by \w wandering|strong="H5110"\w*, as the \w swallow|strong="H1866"\w* by \w flying|strong="H5774"\w*, so the \w curse|strong="H7045"\w* \w causeless|strong="H2600"\w* shall not \w come|strong="H0935"\w*.


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A \w whip|strong="H7752"\w* for the \w horse|strong="H5483"\w*, a \w bridle|strong="H4964"\w* for the \w ass|strong="H2543"\w*, and a \w rod|strong="H7626"\w* for the \w fool’s|strong="H3684"\w* \w back|strong="H1460"\w*.<pb/>


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\w Answer|strong="H6030"\w* not a \w fool|strong="H3684"\w* according to his \w folly|strong="H0200"\w*, lest thou also be \w like|strong="H7737"\w* unto him.


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\w Answer|strong="H6030"\w* a \w fool|strong="H3684"\w* according to his \w folly|strong="H0200"\w*, lest he be \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* in his own \w conceit|strong="H5869"\w*.<n>conceit: Heb. eyes</n><pb/>


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He that \w sendeth|strong="H7971"\w* a \w message|strong="H1697"\w* by the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of a \w fool|strong="H3684"\w* cutteth \w off|strong="H7096"\w* the \w feet|strong="H7272"\w*, <i>and</i> \w drinketh|strong="H8354"\w* \w damage|strong="H2555"\w*.<n>damage: or, violence</n>


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The \w legs|strong="H7785"\w* of the \w lame|strong="H6455"\w* are not \w equal|strong="H1809"\w*: so <i>is</i> a \w parable|strong="H4912"\w* in the \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* of \w fools|strong="H3684"\w*.<n>are…: Heb. are lifted up</n>


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As he that \w bindeth|strong="H6872"\w* a \w stone|strong="H0068"\w* in a \w sling|strong="H4773"\w*, so <i>is</i> he that \w giveth|strong="H5414"\w* \w honour|strong="H3519"\w* to a \w fool|strong="H3684"\w*.<n>bindeth…: or, putteth a precious stone in an heap of stones</n>


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<i>As</i> a \w thorn|strong="H2336"\w* goeth \w up|strong="H5927"\w* into the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of a \w drunkard|strong="H7910"\w*, so <i>is</i> a \w parable|strong="H4912"\w* in the \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* of \w fools|strong="H3684"\w*.


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The \w great|strong="H7227"\w* <i>God</i> that \w formed|strong="H2342"\w* all <i>things</i> both \w rewardeth|strong="H7936"\w* the \w fool|strong="H3684"\w*, and \w rewardeth|strong="H7936"\w* \w transgressors|strong="H5674"\w*.<n>The great…: or, A great man grieveth all, and he hireth the fool, he hireth also transgressors</n>


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As a \w dog|strong="H3611"\w* \w returneth|strong="H7725"\w* to his \w vomit|strong="H6892"\w*, <i>so</i> a \w fool|strong="H3684"\w* \w returneth|strong="H8138"\w* to his \w folly|strong="H0200"\w*.<n>returneth to his folly: Heb. iterateth his folly</n>


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\w Seest|strong="H7200"\w* thou a \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* in his own \w conceit|strong="H5869"\w*? <i>there is</i> more \w hope|strong="H8615"\w* of a \w fool|strong="H3684"\w* than of him.


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The \w slothful|strong="H6102"\w* <i>man</i> \w saith|strong="H0559"\w*, <i>There is</i> a \w lion|strong="H7826"\w* in the \w way|strong="H1870"\w*; a \w lion|strong="H0738"\w* <i>is</i> in the \w streets|strong="H7339"\w*.


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<i>As</i> the \w door|strong="H1817"\w* \w turneth|strong="H5437"\w* upon his \w hinges|strong="H6735"\w*, so <i>doth</i> the \w slothful|strong="H6102"\w* upon his \w bed|strong="H4296"\w*.


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The \w slothful|strong="H6102"\w* \w hideth|strong="H2934"\w* his \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* in <i>his</i> \w bosom|strong="H6747"\w*; it \w grieveth|strong="H3811"\w* him to bring it \w again|strong="H7725"\w* to his \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*.<n>it grieveth…: or, he is weary</n>


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The \w sluggard|strong="H6102"\w* <i>is</i> \w wiser|strong="H2450"\w* in his own \w conceit|strong="H5869"\w* than seven \w men|strong="H7651"\w* that can \w render|strong="H7725"\w* a \w reason|strong="H2940"\w*.


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He that passeth \w by|strong="H5674"\w*, <i>and</i> \w meddleth|strong="H5674"\w* with \w strife|strong="H7379"\w* <i>belonging</i> not to him, <i>is like</i> one that \w taketh|strong="H2388"\w* a \w dog|strong="H3611"\w* by the \w ears|strong="H0241"\w*.<n>meddleth: or, is enraged</n><pb/>


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As a \w mad|strong="H3856"\w* <i>man</i> who \w casteth|strong="H3384"\w* \w firebrands|strong="H2131"\w*, \w arrows|strong="H2671"\w*, and \w death|strong="H4194"\w*,<n>firebrands: Heb. flames, or, sparks</n>


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So <i>is</i> the \w man|strong="H0376"\w* <i>that</i> \w deceiveth|strong="H7411"\w* his \w neighbour|strong="H7453"\w*, and \w saith|strong="H0559"\w*, Am not I in \w sport|strong="H7832"\w*?<pb/>


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Where \w no|strong="H0657"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w* is, <i>there</i> the \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* goeth \w out|strong="H3518"\w*: so where <i>there is</i> no \w talebearer|strong="H5372"\w*, the \w strife|strong="H4066"\w* \w ceaseth|strong="H8367"\w*.<n>Where no…: Heb. Without wood</n><n>talebearer: or, whisperer</n><n>ceaseth: Heb. is silent</n>


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<i>As</i> \w coals|strong="H6352"\w* <i>are</i> to burning \w coals|strong="H1513"\w*, and \w wood|strong="H6086"\w* to \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*; so <i>is</i> a \w contentious|strong="H4079"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* to \w kindle|strong="H2787"\w* \w strife|strong="H7379"\w*.


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The \w words|strong="H1697"\w* of a \w talebearer|strong="H5372"\w* <i>are</i> as \w wounds|strong="H3859"\w*, and they go \w down|strong="H3381"\w* into the innermost \w parts|strong="H2315"\w* of the \w belly|strong="H0990"\w*.<n>innermost…: Heb. chambers</n>


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\w Burning|strong="H1814"\w* \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* and a \w wicked|strong="H7451"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* <i>are like</i> a \w potsherd|strong="H2789"\w* \w covered|strong="H6823"\w* with \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w dross|strong="H5509"\w*.<pb/>


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He that \w hateth|strong="H8130"\w* \w dissembleth|strong="H5234"\w* with his \w lips|strong="H8193"\w*, and layeth \w up|strong="H7896"\w* \w deceit|strong="H4820"\w* \w within|strong="H7130"\w* him;<n>dissembleth: or, is known</n>


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When he \w speaketh|strong="H6963"\w* \w fair|strong="H2603"\w*, \w believe|strong="H0539"\w* him not: for <i>there are</i> \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w abominations|strong="H8441"\w* in his \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*.<n>speaketh…: Heb. maketh his voice gracious</n>


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<i>Whose</i> \w hatred|strong="H8135"\w* is \w covered|strong="H3680"\w* by \w deceit|strong="H4860"\w*, his \w wickedness|strong="H7451"\w* shall be \w shewed|strong="H1540"\w* before the <i>whole</i> \w congregation|strong="H6951"\w*.<n>by…: or, in secret</n>


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Whoso \w diggeth|strong="H3738"\w* a \w pit|strong="H7845"\w* shall \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* therein: and he that \w rolleth|strong="H1556"\w* a \w stone|strong="H0068"\w*, it will \w return|strong="H7725"\w* upon him.


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A \w lying|strong="H8267"\w* \w tongue|strong="H3956"\w* \w hateth|strong="H8130"\w* <i>those that are</i> \w afflicted|strong="H1790"\w* by it; and a \w flattering|strong="H2509"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* \w worketh|strong="H6213"\w* \w ruin|strong="H4072"\w*.<pb/>


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\w Boast|strong="H1984"\w* not thyself of to \w morrow|strong="H4279"\w*; for thou \w knowest|strong="H3045"\w* not what a \w day|strong="H3117"\w* may bring \w forth|strong="H3205"\w*.<n>to…: Heb. to morrow day</n>


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Let another \w man|strong="H2114"\w* \w praise|strong="H1984"\w* thee, and not thine own \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*; a \w stranger|strong="H5237"\w*, and not thine own \w lips|strong="H8193"\w*.<pb/>


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A \w stone|strong="H0068"\w* <i>is</i> \w heavy|strong="H3514"\w*, and the \w sand|strong="H2344"\w* \w weighty|strong="H5192"\w*; but a \w fool’s|strong="H0191"\w* \w wrath|strong="H3708"\w* <i>is</i> \w heavier|strong="H3515"\w* than them \w both|strong="H8147"\w*.<n>heavy: Heb. heaviness</n>


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\w Wrath|strong="H2534"\w* <i>is</i> \w cruel|strong="H0395"\w*, and \w anger|strong="H0639"\w* <i>is</i> \w outrageous|strong="H7858"\w*; but who <i>is</i> able to \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w envy|strong="H7068"\w*?<n>Wrath…: Heb. Wrath is cruelty, and anger an overflowing</n><n>envy: or, jealousy?</n><pb/>


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\w Open|strong="H1540"\w* \w rebuke|strong="H8433"\w* <i>is</i> \w better|strong="H2896"\w* than \w secret|strong="H5641"\w* \w love|strong="H0160"\w*.


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\w Faithful|strong="H0539"\w* <i>are</i> the \w wounds|strong="H6482"\w* of a \w friend|strong="H0157"\w*; but the \w kisses|strong="H5390"\w* of an \w enemy|strong="H8130"\w* <i>are</i> \w deceitful|strong="H6280"\w*.<n>deceitful: or, earnest, or, frequent</n>


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The \w full|strong="H7649"\w* \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* \w loatheth|strong="H0947"\w* an \w honeycomb|strong="H5317"\w*; but to the \w hungry|strong="H7457"\w* \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* every bitter \w thing|strong="H4751"\w* is \w sweet|strong="H4966"\w*.<n>loatheth: Heb. treadeth under foot</n>


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As a \w bird|strong="H6833"\w* that \w wandereth|strong="H5074"\w* from her \w nest|strong="H7064"\w*, so <i>is</i> a \w man|strong="H0376"\w* that \w wandereth|strong="H5074"\w* from his \w place|strong="H4725"\w*.<pb/>


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\w Ointment|strong="H8081"\w* and \w perfume|strong="H7004"\w* \w rejoice|strong="H8055"\w* the \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*: so <i>doth</i> the \w sweetness|strong="H4986"\w* of a \w man’s friend|strong="H7453"\w* by \w hearty|strong="H5315"\w* \w counsel|strong="H6098"\w*.<n>by…: Heb. from the counsel of the soul</n>


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Thine own \w friend|strong="H7453"\w*, and thy \w father’s|strong="H0001"\w* \w friend|strong="H7453"\w*, \w forsake|strong="H5800"\w* not; neither \w go|strong="H0935"\w* into thy \w brother’s|strong="H0251"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* in the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* of thy \w calamity|strong="H0343"\w*: <i>for</i> \w better|strong="H2896"\w* <i>is</i> a \w neighbour|strong="H7934"\w* <i>that is</i> \w near|strong="H7138"\w* than a \w brother|strong="H0251"\w* far \w off|strong="H7350"\w*.


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My \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, be \w wise|strong="H2449"\w*, and make my \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w glad|strong="H8055"\w*, that I may \w answer|strong="H7725"\w* him that \w reproacheth|strong="H2778"\w* me.


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A \w prudent|strong="H6175"\w* <i>man</i> \w foreseeth|strong="H7200"\w* the \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*, <i>and</i> \w hideth|strong="H5641"\w* himself; <i>but</i> the \w simple|strong="H6612"\w* pass \w on|strong="H5674"\w*, <i>and</i> are \w punished|strong="H6064"\w*.


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\w Take|strong="H3947"\w* his \w garment|strong="H0899"\w* that is \w surety|strong="H6148"\w* for a \w stranger|strong="H2114"\w*, and take a \w pledge|strong="H2254"\w* of him for a strange \w woman|strong="H5237"\w*.


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He that \w blesseth|strong="H1288"\w* his \w friend|strong="H7453"\w* with a \w loud|strong="H1419"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w*, rising \w early|strong="H7925"\w* in the \w morning|strong="H1242"\w*, it shall be \w counted|strong="H2803"\w* a \w curse|strong="H7045"\w* to him.<pb/>


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A \w continual|strong="H2956"\w* \w dropping|strong="H1812"\w* in a very \w rainy|strong="H5464"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* and a \w contentious|strong="H4079"\w* \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* are \w alike|strong="H7737"\w*.


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Whosoever \w hideth|strong="H6845"\w* her \w hideth|strong="H6845"\w* the \w wind|strong="H7307"\w*, and the \w ointment|strong="H8081"\w* of his right \w hand|strong="H3225"\w*, <i>which</i> \w bewrayeth|strong="H7121"\w* <i>itself</i>.


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\w Iron|strong="H1270"\w* \w sharpeneth|strong="H2300"\w* \w iron|strong="H1270"\w*; so a \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w sharpeneth|strong="H2300"\w* the \w countenance|strong="H6440"\w* of his \w friend|strong="H7453"\w*.


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Whoso \w keepeth|strong="H5341"\w* the fig \w tree|strong="H8384"\w* shall \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* the \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w* thereof: so he that \w waiteth|strong="H8104"\w* on his \w master|strong="H0113"\w* shall be \w honoured|strong="H3513"\w*.


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As in \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* <i>answereth</i> to \w face|strong="H6440"\w*, so the \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* of \w man|strong="H0120"\w* to \w man|strong="H0120"\w*.


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\w Hell|strong="H7585"\w* and \w destruction|strong="H0011"\w* are \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w full|strong="H7646"\w*; so the \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* of \w man|strong="H0120"\w* are never \w satisfied|strong="H7646"\w*.<n>never: Heb. not</n>


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<i>As</i> the fining \w pot|strong="H4715"\w* for \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, and the \w furnace|strong="H3564"\w* for \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*; so <i>is</i> a \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w to|strong="H6310"\w* his \w praise|strong="H4110"\w*.


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Though thou shouldest \w bray|strong="H3806"\w* a \w fool|strong="H0191"\w* in a \w mortar|strong="H4388"\w* \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w wheat|strong="H7383"\w* with a \w pestle|strong="H5940"\w*, <i>yet</i> will not his \w foolishness|strong="H0200"\w* \w depart|strong="H5493"\w* from him.<pb/>


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Be thou \w diligent|strong="H3045"\w* to \w know|strong="H3045"\w* the \w state|strong="H6440"\w* of thy \w flocks|strong="H6629"\w*, <i>and</i> \w look|strong="H7896"\w* \w well|strong="H3820"\w* to thy \w herds|strong="H5739"\w*.<n>look…: Heb. set thy heart</n>


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For \w riches|strong="H2633"\w* <i>are</i> not for \w ever|strong="H5769"\w*: and doth the \w crown|strong="H5145"\w* <i>endure</i> to \w every|strong="H1755"\w* \w generation|strong="H1755"\w*?<n>riches: Heb. strength</n><n>to…: Heb. to generation and generation?</n>


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The \w hay|strong="H2682"\w* \w appeareth|strong="H1540"\w*, and the tender \w grass|strong="H1877"\w* \w sheweth|strong="H7200"\w* itself, and \w herbs|strong="H6212"\w* of the \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* are \w gathered|strong="H0622"\w*.


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The \w lambs|strong="H3532"\w* <i>are</i> for thy \w clothing|strong="H3830"\w*, and the \w goats|strong="H6260"\w* <i>are</i> the \w price|strong="H4242"\w* of the \w field|strong="H7704"\w*.


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And <i>thou shalt have</i> \w goats’|strong="H5795"\w* \w milk|strong="H2461"\w* \w enough|strong="H1767"\w* for thy \w food|strong="H3899"\w*, for the \w food|strong="H3899"\w* of thy \w household|strong="H1004"\w*, and <i>for</i> the \w maintenance|strong="H2416"\w* for thy \w maidens|strong="H5291"\w*.<n>maintenance: Heb. life</n><pb/>


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The \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w flee|strong="H5127"\w* when no man \w pursueth|strong="H7291"\w*: but the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* are \w bold|strong="H0982"\w* as a \w lion|strong="H3715"\w*.


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For the \w transgression|strong="H6588"\w* of a \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* <i>are</i> the \w princes|strong="H8269"\w* thereof: but by a \w man|strong="H0120"\w* of \w understanding|strong="H0995"\w* <i>and</i> \w knowledge|strong="H3045"\w* the \w state|strong="H3651"\w* <i>thereof</i> shall be \w prolonged|strong="H0748"\w*.<n>by…: or, by men of understanding and wisdom shall they likewise be prolonged</n>


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A \w poor|strong="H7326"\w* \w man|strong="H1397"\w* that \w oppresseth|strong="H6231"\w* the \w poor|strong="H1800"\w* <i>is like</i> a \w sweeping|strong="H5502"\w* \w rain|strong="H4306"\w* which leaveth no \w food|strong="H3899"\w*.<n>which…: Heb. without food</n>


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They that \w forsake|strong="H5800"\w* the \w law|strong="H8451"\w* \w praise|strong="H1984"\w* the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w*: but such as \w keep|strong="H8104"\w* the \w law|strong="H8451"\w* \w contend|strong="H1624"\w* with them.


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\w Evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w men|strong="H0582"\w* \w understand|strong="H0995"\w* not \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w*: but they that \w seek|strong="H1245"\w* the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* \w understand|strong="H0995"\w* all <i>things</i>.


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\w Better|strong="H2896"\w* <i>is</i> the \w poor|strong="H7326"\w* that \w walketh|strong="H1980"\w* in his \w uprightness|strong="H8537"\w*, than <i>he that is</i> \w perverse|strong="H6141"\w* <i>in his</i> \w ways|strong="H1870"\w*, though he <i>be</i> \w rich|strong="H6223"\w*.


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Whoso \w keepeth|strong="H5341"\w* the \w law|strong="H8451"\w* <i>is</i> a \w wise|strong="H0995"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*: but he that is a \w companion|strong="H7462"\w* of \w riotous|strong="H2151"\w* <i>men</i> \w shameth|strong="H3637"\w* his \w father|strong="H0001"\w*.<n>is a companion…: or, feedeth gluttons</n>


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He that by \w usury|strong="H5392"\w* and unjust \w gain|strong="H8636"\w* \w increaseth|strong="H7235"\w* his \w substance|strong="H1952"\w*, he shall \w gather|strong="H6908"\w* it for him that will \w pity|strong="H2603"\w* the \w poor|strong="H1800"\w*.<n>unjust…: Heb. by increase</n>


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He that turneth \w away|strong="H5493"\w* his \w ear|strong="H0241"\w* from \w hearing|strong="H8085"\w* the \w law|strong="H8451"\w*, even his \w prayer|strong="H8605"\w* <i>shall be</i> \w abomination|strong="H8441"\w*.


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Whoso causeth the \w righteous|strong="H3477"\w* to go \w astray|strong="H7686"\w* in an \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w*, he shall \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* himself into his own \w pit|strong="H7816"\w*: but the \w upright|strong="H8549"\w* shall have \w good|strong="H2896"\w* <i>things</i> in \w possession|strong="H5157"\w*.


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The \w rich|strong="H6223"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* <i>is</i> \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* in his own \w conceit|strong="H5869"\w*; but the \w poor|strong="H1800"\w* that hath \w understanding|strong="H0995"\w* searcheth him \w out|strong="H2713"\w*.<n>own…: Heb. eyes</n>


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When \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* <i>men</i> do \w rejoice|strong="H5970"\w*, <i>there is</i> \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w glory|strong="H8597"\w*: but when the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w rise|strong="H6965"\w*, a \w man|strong="H0120"\w* is \w hidden|strong="H2664"\w*.<n>hidden: or, sought for</n>


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He that \w covereth|strong="H3680"\w* his \w sins|strong="H6588"\w* shall not \w prosper|strong="H6743"\w*: but whoso \w confesseth|strong="H3034"\w* and \w forsaketh|strong="H5800"\w* <i>them</i> shall have \w mercy|strong="H7355"\w*.


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\w Happy|strong="H0835"\w* <i>is</i> the \w man|strong="H0120"\w* that \w feareth|strong="H6342"\w* \w alway|strong="H8548"\w*: but he that \w hardeneth|strong="H7185"\w* his \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* shall \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* into \w mischief|strong="H7451"\w*.


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<i>As</i> a \w roaring|strong="H5098"\w* \w lion|strong="H0738"\w*, and a \w ranging|strong="H8264"\w* \w bear|strong="H1677"\w*; <i>so is</i> a \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w ruler|strong="H4910"\w* over the \w poor|strong="H1800"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.


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The \w prince|strong="H5057"\w* that \w wanteth|strong="H2638"\w* \w understanding|strong="H8394"\w* <i>is</i> also a \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w oppressor|strong="H4642"\w*: <i>but</i> he that \w hateth|strong="H8130"\w* \w covetousness|strong="H1215"\w* shall \w prolong|strong="H0748"\w* <i>his</i> \w days|strong="H3117"\w*.


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A \w man|strong="H0120"\w* that doeth \w violence|strong="H6231"\w* to the \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* of <i>any</i> \w person|strong="H5315"\w* shall \w flee|strong="H5127"\w* to the \w pit|strong="H0953"\w*; let no man \w stay|strong="H8551"\w* him.


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Whoso \w walketh|strong="H1980"\w* \w uprightly|strong="H8549"\w* shall be \w saved|strong="H3467"\w*: but <i>he that is</i> \w perverse|strong="H6140"\w* <i>in his</i> \w ways|strong="H1870"\w* shall \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* at \w once|strong="H0259"\w*.


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He that \w tilleth|strong="H5647"\w* his \w land|strong="H0127"\w* shall have \w plenty|strong="H7646"\w* of \w bread|strong="H3899"\w*: but he that \w followeth|strong="H7291"\w* after \w vain|strong="H7386"\w* <i>persons</i> shall have poverty \w enough|strong="H7389"\w*.


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A \w faithful|strong="H0530"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* shall \w abound|strong="H7227"\w* with \w blessings|strong="H1293"\w*: but he that maketh \w haste|strong="H0213"\w* to be \w rich|strong="H6238"\w* shall not be \w innocent|strong="H5352"\w*.<n>innocent: or, unpunished</n>


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To have \w respect|strong="H5234"\w* of \w persons|strong="H6440"\w* <i>is</i> not \w good|strong="H2896"\w*: for for a \w piece|strong="H6595"\w* of \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* <i>that</i> \w man|strong="H1397"\w* will \w transgress|strong="H6586"\w*.


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\w He|strong="H0376"\w* that \w hasteth|strong="H0926"\w* to be \w rich|strong="H1952"\w* <i>hath</i> an \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w eye|strong="H5869"\w*, and \w considereth|strong="H3045"\w* not that \w poverty|strong="H2639"\w* shall \w come|strong="H0935"\w* upon him.<n>hasteth…: or, hath and evil eye hasteth to be rich</n>


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He that \w rebuketh|strong="H3198"\w* a \w man|strong="H0120"\w* \w afterwards|strong="H0310"\w* shall \w find|strong="H4672"\w* more \w favour|strong="H2580"\w* than he that \w flattereth|strong="H2505"\w* with the \w tongue|strong="H3956"\w*.


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Whoso \w robbeth|strong="H1497"\w* his \w father|strong="H0001"\w* or his \w mother|strong="H0517"\w*, and \w saith|strong="H0559"\w*, <i>It is</i> no \w transgression|strong="H6588"\w*; the same <i>is</i> the \w companion|strong="H2270"\w* of a \w destroyer|strong="H0376"\w*.<n>a destroyer: Heb. a man destroying</n>


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He that is of a \w proud|strong="H7342"\w* \w heart|strong="H5315"\w* stirreth \w up|strong="H1624"\w* \w strife|strong="H4066"\w*: but he that putteth his \w trust|strong="H0982"\w* in the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* shall be made \w fat|strong="H1878"\w*.


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He that \w trusteth|strong="H0982"\w* in his own \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* is a \w fool|strong="H3684"\w*: but whoso \w walketh|strong="H1980"\w* \w wisely|strong="H2451"\w*, he shall be \w delivered|strong="H4422"\w*.


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He that \w giveth|strong="H5414"\w* unto the \w poor|strong="H7326"\w* shall not \w lack|strong="H4270"\w*: but he that \w hideth|strong="H5956"\w* his \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* shall have \w many|strong="H7227"\w* a \w curse|strong="H3994"\w*.


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When the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w rise|strong="H6965"\w*, \w men|strong="H0120"\w* \w hide|strong="H5641"\w* themselves: but when they \w perish|strong="H0006"\w*, the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* \w increase|strong="H7235"\w*.<pb/>


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\w He|strong="H0376"\w*, that being often \w reproved|strong="H8433"\w* \w hardeneth|strong="H7185"\w* <i>his</i> \w neck|strong="H6203"\w*, shall \w suddenly|strong="H6621"\w* be \w destroyed|strong="H7665"\w*, and that without \w remedy|strong="H4832"\w*.<n>He…: Heb. A man of reproofs</n>


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When the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* are in \w authority|strong="H7235"\w*, the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w rejoice|strong="H8055"\w*: but when the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* beareth \w rule|strong="H4910"\w*, the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w mourn|strong="H0584"\w*. <n>in…: or, increased</n>


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\w Whoso|strong="H0376"\w* \w loveth|strong="H0157"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* \w rejoiceth|strong="H8055"\w* his \w father|strong="H0001"\w*: but he that keepeth \w company|strong="H7462"\w* with \w harlots|strong="H2181"\w* \w spendeth|strong="H0006"\w* <i>his</i> \w substance|strong="H1952"\w*.


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The \w king|strong="H4428"\w* by \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w* \w establisheth|strong="H5975"\w* the \w land|strong="H0776"\w*: but \w he|strong="H0376"\w* that receiveth \w gifts|strong="H8641"\w* \w overthroweth|strong="H2040"\w* it.<n>he…: Heb. a man of oblations</n>


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A \w man|strong="H1397"\w* that \w flattereth|strong="H2505"\w* his \w neighbour|strong="H7453"\w* \w spreadeth|strong="H6566"\w* a \w net|strong="H7568"\w* for his \w feet|strong="H6471"\w*.


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In the \w transgression|strong="H6588"\w* of an \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* <i>there is</i> a \w snare|strong="H4170"\w*: but the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* doth \w sing|strong="H7442"\w* and \w rejoice|strong="H8056"\w*.


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The \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* \w considereth|strong="H3045"\w* the \w cause|strong="H1779"\w* of the \w poor|strong="H1800"\w*: <i>but</i> the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w regardeth|strong="H0995"\w* not to \w know|strong="H1847"\w* <i>it</i>.


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\w Scornful|strong="H3944"\w* \w men|strong="H0582"\w* \w bring|strong="H6315"\w* a \w city|strong="H7151"\w* into a \w snare|strong="H6315"\w*: but \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* <i>men</i> turn \w away|strong="H7725"\w* \w wrath|strong="H0639"\w*.<n>bring…: or, set a city on fire</n>


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<i>If</i> a \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w contendeth|strong="H8199"\w* with a \w foolish|strong="H0191"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w*, whether he \w rage|strong="H7264"\w* or \w laugh|strong="H7832"\w*, <i>there is</i> no \w rest|strong="H5183"\w*.


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The \w bloodthirsty|strong="H0582"\w* \w hate|strong="H8130"\w* the \w upright|strong="H8535"\w*: but the \w just|strong="H3477"\w* \w seek|strong="H1245"\w* his \w soul|strong="H5315"\w*.<n>The bloodthirsty: Heb. Men of blood</n>


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A \w fool|strong="H3684"\w* \w uttereth|strong="H3318"\w* all his \w mind|strong="H7307"\w*: but a \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* <i>man</i> \w keepeth|strong="H7623"\w* it in till \w afterwards|strong="H0268"\w*.


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If a \w ruler|strong="H4910"\w* \w hearken|strong="H7181"\w* to \w lies|strong="H1697"\w*, all his \w servants|strong="H8334"\w* <i>are</i> \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w*.


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The \w poor|strong="H7326"\w* and the \w deceitful|strong="H8501"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* meet \w together|strong="H6298"\w*: the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* \w lighteneth|strong="H0215"\w* \w both|strong="H8147"\w* their \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*.<n>the deceitful…: or, the usurer</n>


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The \w king|strong="H4428"\w* that \w faithfully|strong="H0571"\w* \w judgeth|strong="H8199"\w* the \w poor|strong="H1800"\w*, his \w throne|strong="H3678"\w* shall be \w established|strong="H3559"\w* for \w ever|strong="H5703"\w*.


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The \w rod|strong="H7626"\w* and \w reproof|strong="H8433"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w*: but a \w child|strong="H5288"\w* \w left|strong="H7971"\w* <i>to himself</i> bringeth his \w mother|strong="H0517"\w* to \w shame|strong="H0954"\w*.


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When the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* are \w multiplied|strong="H7235"\w*, \w transgression|strong="H6588"\w* \w increaseth|strong="H7235"\w*: but the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* shall \w see|strong="H7200"\w* their \w fall|strong="H4658"\w*.


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\w Correct|strong="H3256"\w* thy \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, and he shall give thee \w rest|strong="H5117"\w*; yea, he shall \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w delight|strong="H4574"\w* unto thy \w soul|strong="H5315"\w*.


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Where <i>there is</i> no \w vision|strong="H2377"\w*, the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w perish|strong="H6544"\w*: but he that \w keepeth|strong="H8104"\w* the \w law|strong="H8451"\w*, \w happy|strong="H0835"\w* <i>is</i> he.<n>perish: or, is made naked</n>


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A \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* will not be \w corrected|strong="H3256"\w* by \w words|strong="H1697"\w*: for though he \w understand|strong="H0995"\w* he will not \w answer|strong="H4617"\w*.


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\w Seest|strong="H2372"\w* thou a \w man|strong="H0376"\w* <i>that is</i> \w hasty|strong="H0213"\w* in his \w words|strong="H1697"\w*? <i>there is</i> more \w hope|strong="H8615"\w* of a \w fool|strong="H3684"\w* than of him.<n>words: or, matters?</n>


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He that delicately bringeth \w up|strong="H6445"\w* his \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* from a \w child|strong="H5290"\w* shall have him become <i>his</i> \w son|strong="H4497"\w* at the \w length|strong="H0319"\w*.


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An \w angry|strong="H0639"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* stirreth \w up|strong="H1624"\w* \w strife|strong="H4066"\w*, and a \w furious|strong="H2534"\w* \w man|strong="H1167"\w* aboundeth \w in|strong="H7227"\w* \w transgression|strong="H6588"\w*.


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A \w man’s|strong="H0120"\w* \w pride|strong="H1346"\w* shall bring him \w low|strong="H8213"\w*: but \w honour|strong="H3519"\w* shall \w uphold|strong="H8551"\w* the \w humble|strong="H8217"\w* in \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w*.


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Whoso is \w partner|strong="H2505"\w* with a \w thief|strong="H1590"\w* \w hateth|strong="H8130"\w* his own \w soul|strong="H5315"\w*: he \w heareth|strong="H8085"\w* \w cursing|strong="H0423"\w*, and \w bewrayeth|strong="H5046"\w* <i>it</i> not.


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The \w fear|strong="H2731"\w* of \w man|strong="H0120"\w* \w bringeth|strong="H5414"\w* a \w snare|strong="H4170"\w*: but whoso putteth his \w trust|strong="H0982"\w* in the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* shall be \w safe|strong="H7682"\w*.<n>safe: Heb. set on high</n>


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\w Many|strong="H7227"\w* \w seek|strong="H1245"\w* the \w ruler’s|strong="H4910"\w* \w favour|strong="H6440"\w*; but <i>every</i> \w man’s|strong="H0376"\w* \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w* <i>cometh</i> from the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*.<n>the ruler’s…: Heb. the face of a ruler</n>


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An \w unjust|strong="H5766"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* <i>is</i> an \w abomination|strong="H8441"\w* to the \w just|strong="H6662"\w*: and <i>he that is</i> \w upright|strong="H3477"\w* in the \w way|strong="H1870"\w* <i>is</i> \w abomination|strong="H8441"\w* to the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w*.<pb/>


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The \w words|strong="H1697"\w* of \w Agur|strong="H0094"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Jakeh|strong="H3348"\w*, <i>even</i> the \w prophecy|strong="H4853"\w*: the \w man|strong="H1397"\w* \w spake|strong="H5002"\w* unto \w Ithiel|strong="H0384"\w*, even unto \w Ithiel|strong="H0384"\w* and \w Ucal|strong="H0401"\w*,


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Surely I <i>am</i> more \w brutish|strong="H1198"\w* than <i>any</i> \w man|strong="H0376"\w*, and have not the \w understanding|strong="H0998"\w* of a \w man|strong="H0120"\w*.


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I neither \w learned|strong="H3925"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w*, nor \w have|strong="H3045"\w* the \w knowledge|strong="H1847"\w* of the \w holy|strong="H6918"\w*.<n>have: Heb. know</n>


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Who hath ascended \w up|strong="H5927"\w* into \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w*, or \w descended|strong="H3381"\w*? who hath \w gathered|strong="H0622"\w* the \w wind|strong="H7307"\w* in his \w fists|strong="H2651"\w*? who hath \w bound|strong="H6887"\w* the \w waters|strong="H4325"\w* in a \w garment|strong="H8071"\w*? who hath \w established|strong="H6965"\w* all the \w ends|strong="H0657"\w* of the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*? what <i>is</i> his \w name|strong="H8034"\w*, and what <i>is</i> his \w son’s|strong="H1121"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*, if thou canst \w tell|strong="H3045"\w*?


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Every \w word|strong="H0565"\w* of \w God|strong="H0433"\w* <i>is</i> \w pure|strong="H6884"\w*: he <i>is</i> a \w shield|strong="H4043"\w* unto them that put their \w trust|strong="H2620"\w* in him.<n>pure: Heb. purified</n>


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\w Add|strong="H3254"\w* thou not unto his \w words|strong="H1697"\w*, lest he \w reprove|strong="H3198"\w* thee, and thou be found a \w liar|strong="H3576"\w*.<pb/>


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\w Two|strong="H8147"\w* <i>things</i> have I \w required|strong="H7592"\w* of thee; \w deny|strong="H4513"\w* me <i>them</i> not before I \w die|strong="H4191"\w*:<n>deny…: Heb. withhold not from me</n>


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Remove \w far|strong="H7368"\w* from me \w vanity|strong="H7723"\w* and \w lies|strong="H1697"\w*: \w give|strong="H5414"\w* me neither \w poverty|strong="H7389"\w* nor \w riches|strong="H6239"\w*; \w feed|strong="H2963"\w* me with \w food|strong="H3899"\w* \w convenient|strong="H2706"\w* for me:<n>convenient…: Heb. of my allowance</n>


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Lest I be \w full|strong="H7646"\w*, and \w deny|strong="H3584"\w* <i>thee</i>, and \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, Who <i>is</i> the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*? or lest I be \w poor|strong="H3423"\w*, and \w steal|strong="H1589"\w*, and \w take|strong="H8610"\w* the \w name|strong="H8034"\w* of my \w God|strong="H0430"\w* <i>in vain</i>.<n>deny…: Heb. belie thee</n><pb/>


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\w Accuse|strong="H3960"\w* not a \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* unto his \w master|strong="H0113"\w*, lest he \w curse|strong="H7043"\w* thee, and thou be found \w guilty|strong="H0816"\w*.<n>Accuse…: Heb. Hurt not with thy tongue</n>


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<i>There is</i> a \w generation|strong="H1755"\w* <i>that</i> \w curseth|strong="H7043"\w* their \w father|strong="H0001"\w*, and doth not \w bless|strong="H1288"\w* their \w mother|strong="H0517"\w*.


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<i>There is</i> a \w generation|strong="H1755"\w* <i>that are</i> \w pure|strong="H2889"\w* in their own \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*, and <i>yet</i> is not \w washed|strong="H7364"\w* from their \w filthiness|strong="H6675"\w*.


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<i>There is</i> a \w generation|strong="H1755"\w*, O how \w lofty|strong="H7311"\w* are their \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*! and their \w eyelids|strong="H6079"\w* are lifted \w up|strong="H5375"\w*.


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<i>There is</i> a \w generation|strong="H1755"\w*, whose \w teeth|strong="H8127"\w* <i>are as</i> \w swords|strong="H2719"\w*, and their jaw \w teeth|strong="H4973"\w* <i>as</i> \w knives|strong="H3979"\w*, to \w devour|strong="H0398"\w* the \w poor|strong="H6041"\w* from off the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*, and the \w needy|strong="H0034"\w* from <i>among</i> \w men|strong="H0120"\w*.<pb/>


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The \w horseleach|strong="H5936"\w* hath \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w*, <i>crying</i>, \w Give|strong="H3051"\w*, \w give|strong="H3051"\w*. There are \w three|strong="H7969"\w* <i>things that</i> are never \w satisfied|strong="H7646"\w*, <i>yea</i>, \w four|strong="H0702"\w* <i>things</i> \w say|strong="H0559"\w* not, <i>It is</i> \w enough|strong="H1952"\w*:<n>It is…: Heb. Wealth</n>


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The \w grave|strong="H7585"\w*; and the \w barren|strong="H6115"\w* \w womb|strong="H7356"\w*; the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* <i>that</i> is not \w filled|strong="H7646"\w* with \w water|strong="H4325"\w*; and the \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* <i>that</i> \w saith|strong="H0559"\w* not, <i>It is</i> \w enough|strong="H1952"\w*.


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The \w eye|strong="H5869"\w* <i>that</i> \w mocketh|strong="H3932"\w* at <i>his</i> \w father|strong="H0001"\w*, and \w despiseth|strong="H0936"\w* to \w obey|strong="H3349"\w* <i>his</i> \w mother|strong="H0517"\w*, the \w ravens|strong="H6158"\w* of the \w valley|strong="H5158"\w* shall pick it \w out|strong="H5365"\w*, and the \w young|strong="H1121"\w* \w eagles|strong="H5404"\w* shall \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* it.<n>the valley: or, the brook</n><pb/>


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There be \w three|strong="H7969"\w* <i>things which</i> are too \w wonderful|strong="H6381"\w* for me, yea, \w four|strong="H0702"\w* which I \w know|strong="H3045"\w* not:


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The \w way|strong="H1870"\w* of an \w eagle|strong="H5404"\w* in the \w air|strong="H8064"\w*; the \w way|strong="H1870"\w* of a \w serpent|strong="H5175"\w* upon a \w rock|strong="H6697"\w*; the \w way|strong="H1870"\w* of a \w ship|strong="H0591"\w* in the \w midst|strong="H3820"\w* of the \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*; and the \w way|strong="H1870"\w* of a \w man|strong="H1397"\w* with a \w maid|strong="H5959"\w*.<n>midst: Heb. heart</n>


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Such <i>is</i> the \w way|strong="H1870"\w* of an \w adulterous|strong="H5003"\w* \w woman|strong="H0802"\w*; she \w eateth|strong="H0398"\w*, and \w wipeth|strong="H4229"\w* her \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*, and \w saith|strong="H0559"\w*, I have \w done|strong="H6466"\w* no \w wickedness|strong="H0205"\w*.


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For \w three|strong="H7969"\w* <i>things</i> the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* is \w disquieted|strong="H7264"\w*, and for \w four|strong="H0702"\w* <i>which</i> it \w cannot|strong="H3201"\w* \w bear|strong="H5375"\w*:


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For a \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* when he \w reigneth|strong="H4427"\w*; and a \w fool|strong="H5036"\w* when he is \w filled|strong="H7646"\w* with \w meat|strong="H3899"\w*;


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For an \w odious|strong="H8130"\w* <i>woman</i> when she is \w married|strong="H1166"\w*; and an \w handmaid|strong="H8198"\w* that is \w heir|strong="H3423"\w* to her \w mistress|strong="H1404"\w*.<pb/>


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There be \w four|strong="H0702"\w* <i>things which are</i> \w little|strong="H6996"\w* upon the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*, but they <i>are</i> \w exceeding|strong="H2449"\w* \w wise|strong="H2450"\w*:<n>exceeding…: Heb. wise, made wise</n>


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The \w ants|strong="H5244"\w* <i>are</i> a \w people|strong="H5971"\w* not \w strong|strong="H5794"\w*, yet they \w prepare|strong="H3559"\w* their \w meat|strong="H3899"\w* in the \w summer|strong="H7019"\w*;


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The \w conies|strong="H8227"\w* <i>are but</i> a \w feeble|strong="H6099"\w* \w folk|strong="H5971"\w*, yet \w make|strong="H7760"\w* they their \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* in the \w rocks|strong="H5553"\w*;


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The \w locusts|strong="H0697"\w* have no \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, yet go they \w forth|strong="H3318"\w* all of them by \w bands|strong="H2686"\w*;<n>by…: Heb. gathered together</n>


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The \w spider|strong="H8079"\w* taketh \w hold|strong="H8610"\w* with her \w hands|strong="H3027"\w*, and is in \w kings’|strong="H4428"\w* \w palaces|strong="H1964"\w*.<pb/>


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There be \w three|strong="H7969"\w* <i>things</i> which \w go|strong="H6806"\w* \w well|strong="H3190"\w*, yea, \w four|strong="H0702"\w* are \w comely|strong="H2895"\w* in \w going|strong="H3212"\w*:


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A \w lion|strong="H3918"\w* <i>which is</i> \w strongest|strong="H1368"\w* among \w beasts|strong="H0929"\w*, and turneth not \w away|strong="H7725"\w* \w for|strong="H6440"\w* any;


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A \w greyhound|strong="H4975"\w*; an he \w goat|strong="H8495"\w* \w also|strong="H0176"\w*; and a \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, against whom <i>there is</i> no rising \w up|strong="H0510"\w*.<n>greyhound: or, horse: Heb. girt in the loins</n>


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If thou hast done \w foolishly|strong="H5034"\w* in lifting \w up|strong="H5375"\w* thyself, or if thou hast thought \w evil|strong="H2161"\w*, <i>lay</i> thine \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* upon thy \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*.


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Surely the \w churning|strong="H4330"\w* of \w milk|strong="H2461"\w* bringeth \w forth|strong="H3318"\w* \w butter|strong="H2529"\w*, and the \w wringing|strong="H4330"\w* of the \w nose|strong="H0639"\w* bringeth \w forth|strong="H3318"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w*: so the \w forcing|strong="H4330"\w* of \w wrath|strong="H0639"\w* bringeth \w forth|strong="H3318"\w* \w strife|strong="H7379"\w*.<pb/>


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The \w words|strong="H1697"\w* of \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w Lemuel|strong="H3927"\w*, the \w prophecy|strong="H4853"\w* that his \w mother|strong="H0517"\w* \w taught|strong="H3256"\w* him.


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What, my \w son|strong="H1248"\w*? and what, the \w son|strong="H1248"\w* of my \w womb|strong="H0990"\w*? and what, the \w son|strong="H1248"\w* of my \w vows|strong="H5088"\w*?


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\w Give|strong="H5414"\w* not thy \w strength|strong="H2428"\w* unto \w women|strong="H0802"\w*, nor thy \w ways|strong="H1870"\w* to that which \w destroyeth|strong="H4229"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w*.


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<i>It is</i> not for \w kings|strong="H4428"\w*, O \w Lemuel|strong="H3927"\w*, <i>it is</i> not for \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* to \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*; nor \w for|strong="H0335"\w* \w princes|strong="H7336"\w* strong \w drink|strong="H7941"\w*:


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Lest they \w drink|strong="H8354"\w*, and \w forget|strong="H7911"\w* the \w law|strong="H2710"\w*, and \w pervert|strong="H8138"\w* the \w judgment|strong="H1779"\w* of any of the \w afflicted|strong="H1121"\w*.<n>pervert: Heb. alter</n><n>of any…: Heb. of all the sons of affliction</n>


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\w Give|strong="H5414"\w* strong \w drink|strong="H7941"\w* unto him that is ready to \w perish|strong="H0006"\w*, and \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* unto those that be of \w heavy|strong="H4751"\w* \w hearts|strong="H5315"\w*.<n>of…: Heb. bitter of soul</n>


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Let him \w drink|strong="H8354"\w*, and \w forget|strong="H7911"\w* his \w poverty|strong="H7389"\w*, and \w remember|strong="H2142"\w* his \w misery|strong="H5999"\w* no more.


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\w Open|strong="H6605"\w* thy \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* for the \w dumb|strong="H0483"\w* in the \w cause|strong="H1779"\w* of all such as are \w appointed|strong="H1121"\w* to \w destruction|strong="H2475"\w*.<n>such…: Heb. the sons of destruction</n>


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\w Open|strong="H6605"\w* thy \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*, \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* \w righteously|strong="H6664"\w*, and \w plead|strong="H1777"\w* the cause of the \w poor|strong="H6041"\w* and \w needy|strong="H0034"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ Who can \w find|strong="H4672"\w* a \w virtuous|strong="H2428"\w* \w woman|strong="H0802"\w*? for her \w price|strong="H4377"\w* <i>is</i> \w far|strong="H7350"\w* above \w rubies|strong="H6443"\w*.


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The \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* of her \w husband|strong="H1167"\w* doth safely \w trust|strong="H0982"\w* in her, so that he shall have no \w need|strong="H2637"\w* of \w spoil|strong="H7998"\w*.


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She will \w do|strong="H1580"\w* him \w good|strong="H2896"\w* and not \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* all the \w days|strong="H3117"\w* of her \w life|strong="H2416"\w*.


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She \w seeketh|strong="H1875"\w* \w wool|strong="H6785"\w*, and \w flax|strong="H6593"\w*, and \w worketh|strong="H6213"\w* \w willingly|strong="H2656"\w* with her \w hands|strong="H3709"\w*.


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She is like the \w merchants’|strong="H5503"\w* \w ships|strong="H0591"\w*; she \w bringeth|strong="H0935"\w* her \w food|strong="H3899"\w* from \w afar|strong="H4801"\w*.


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She \w riseth|strong="H6965"\w* also while it is yet \w night|strong="H3915"\w*, and \w giveth|strong="H5414"\w* \w meat|strong="H2964"\w* to her \w household|strong="H1004"\w*, and a \w portion|strong="H2706"\w* to her \w maidens|strong="H5291"\w*.


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She \w considereth|strong="H2161"\w* a \w field|strong="H7704"\w*, and \w buyeth|strong="H3947"\w* it: with the \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w* of her \w hands|strong="H3709"\w* she \w planteth|strong="H5193"\w* a \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w*.<n>buyeth: Heb. taketh</n>


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She \w girdeth|strong="H2296"\w* her \w loins|strong="H4975"\w* with \w strength|strong="H5797"\w*, and \w strengtheneth|strong="H0553"\w* her \w arms|strong="H2220"\w*.


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She \w perceiveth|strong="H2938"\w* that her \w merchandise|strong="H5504"\w* <i>is</i> \w good|strong="H2896"\w*: her \w candle|strong="H5216"\w* goeth not \w out|strong="H3518"\w* by \w night|strong="H3915"\w*.<n>She…: Heb. She tasteth</n>


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She \w layeth|strong="H7971"\w* her \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* to the \w spindle|strong="H3601"\w*, and her \w hands|strong="H3709"\w* \w hold|strong="H8551"\w* the \w distaff|strong="H6418"\w*.


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She stretcheth \w out|strong="H6566"\w* her \w hand|strong="H3709"\w* to the \w poor|strong="H6041"\w*; yea, she reacheth \w forth|strong="H7971"\w* her \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* to the \w needy|strong="H0034"\w*.<n>She…: Heb. She spreadeth</n>


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She is not \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w* of the \w snow|strong="H7950"\w* for her \w household|strong="H1004"\w*: for all her \w household|strong="H1004"\w* <i>are</i> \w clothed|strong="H3847"\w* with \w scarlet|strong="H8144"\w*.<n>scarlet: or, double garments</n>


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She \w maketh|strong="H6213"\w* herself coverings of \w tapestry|strong="H4765"\w*; her \w clothing|strong="H3830"\w* <i>is</i> \w silk|strong="H8336"\w* and \w purple|strong="H0713"\w*.


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Her \w husband|strong="H1167"\w* is \w known|strong="H3045"\w* in the \w gates|strong="H8179"\w*, when he \w sitteth|strong="H3427"\w* among the \w elders|strong="H2205"\w* of the \w land|strong="H0776"\w*.


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She \w maketh|strong="H6213"\w* fine \w linen|strong="H5466"\w*, and \w selleth|strong="H4376"\w* <i>it;</i> and \w delivereth|strong="H5414"\w* \w girdles|strong="H2289"\w* unto the \w merchant|strong="H3669"\w*.


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\w Strength|strong="H5797"\w* and \w honour|strong="H1926"\w* <i>are</i> her \w clothing|strong="H3830"\w*; and she shall \w rejoice|strong="H7832"\w* in \w time|strong="H3117"\w* to \w come|strong="H0314"\w*.


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She \w openeth|strong="H6605"\w* her \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* with \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w*; and in her \w tongue|strong="H3956"\w* <i>is</i> the \w law|strong="H8451"\w* of \w kindness|strong="H2617"\w*.


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She looketh \w well|strong="H6822"\w* to the \w ways|strong="H1979"\w* of her \w household|strong="H1004"\w*, and \w eateth|strong="H0398"\w* not the \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* of \w idleness|strong="H6104"\w*.


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Her \w children|strong="H1121"\w* arise \w up|strong="H6965"\w*, and call her \w blessed|strong="H0833"\w*; her \w husband|strong="H1167"\w* <i>also</i>, and he \w praiseth|strong="H1984"\w* her.


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\w Many|strong="H7227"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* have \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w virtuously|strong="H2428"\w*, but thou \w excellest|strong="H5927"\w* them all.<n>have…: or, have gotten riches</n>


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\w Favour|strong="H2580"\w* <i>is</i> \w deceitful|strong="H8267"\w*, and \w beauty|strong="H3308"\w* <i>is</i> \w vain|strong="H1892"\w*: <i>but</i> a \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* <i>that</i> \w feareth|strong="H3373"\w* the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*, she shall be \w praised|strong="H1984"\w*.


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\w Give|strong="H5414"\w* her of the \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w* of her \w hands|strong="H3027"\w*; and let her own \w works|strong="H4639"\w* \w praise|strong="H1984"\w* her in the \w gates|strong="H8179"\w*.


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The \w words|strong="H1697"\w* of the \w Preacher|strong="H6953"\w*, the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \w king|strong="H4428"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.


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\w Vanity|strong="H1892"\w* of \w vanities|strong="H1892"\w*, \w saith|strong="H0559"\w* the \w Preacher|strong="H6953"\w*, \w vanity|strong="H1892"\w* of \w vanities|strong="H1892"\w*; all <i>is</i> \w vanity|strong="H1892"\w*.


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What \w profit|strong="H3504"\w* hath a \w man|strong="H0120"\w* of all his \w labour|strong="H5999"\w* which he \w taketh|strong="H5998"\w* under the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w*?<pb/>


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<i>One</i> \w generation|strong="H1755"\w* passeth \w away|strong="H1980"\w*, and <i>another</i> \w generation|strong="H1755"\w* \w cometh|strong="H0935"\w*: but the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w abideth|strong="H5975"\w* for \w ever|strong="H5769"\w*.


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The \w sun|strong="H8121"\w* also \w ariseth|strong="H2224"\w*, and the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w* goeth \w down|strong="H0935"\w*, and \w hasteth|strong="H7602"\w* to his \w place|strong="H4725"\w* where he \w arose|strong="H2224"\w*.<n>hasteth: Heb. panteth</n>


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The \w wind|strong="H7307"\w* \w goeth|strong="H1980"\w* toward the \w south|strong="H1864"\w*, and turneth \w about|strong="H5437"\w* unto the \w north|strong="H6828"\w*; it whirleth about \w continually|strong="H1980"\w*, and the \w wind|strong="H7307"\w* returneth \w again|strong="H7725"\w* according to his \w circuits|strong="H5439"\w*.


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All the \w rivers|strong="H5158"\w* \w run|strong="H1980"\w* into the \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*; yet the \w sea|strong="H3220"\w* <i>is</i> not \w full|strong="H4392"\w*; unto the \w place|strong="H4725"\w* from whence the \w rivers|strong="H5158"\w* \w come|strong="H1980"\w*, thither they \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w again|strong="H3212"\w*.<n>return…: Heb. return to go</n>


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All \w things|strong="H1697"\w* <i>are</i> full of \w labour|strong="H3023"\w*; \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3201"\w* \w utter|strong="H1696"\w* <i>it:</i> the \w eye|strong="H5869"\w* is not \w satisfied|strong="H7646"\w* with \w seeing|strong="H7200"\w*, nor the \w ear|strong="H0241"\w* \w filled|strong="H4390"\w* with \w hearing|strong="H8085"\w*.<pb/>


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The thing that hath been, it <i>is that</i> which shall be; and that which is \w done|strong="H6213"\w* <i>is</i> that which shall be \w done|strong="H6213"\w*: and <i>there is</i> no \w new|strong="H2319"\w* <i>thing</i> under the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w*.


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Is \w there|strong="H3426"\w* <i>any</i> \w thing|strong="H1697"\w* whereof it may be \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w See|strong="H7200"\w*, this <i>is</i> \w new|strong="H2319"\w*? it hath been \w already|strong="H3528"\w* of old \w time|strong="H5769"\w*, which was \w before|strong="H6440"\w* us.


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<i>There is</i> no \w remembrance|strong="H2146"\w* of \w former|strong="H7223"\w* <i>things;</i> neither shall there be <i>any</i> \w remembrance|strong="H2146"\w* of <i>things</i> that are to \w come|strong="H0314"\w* with <i>those</i> that shall come \w after|strong="H0314"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ I the \w Preacher|strong="H6953"\w* was \w king|strong="H4428"\w* over \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.


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And I \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* my \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* to \w seek|strong="H1875"\w* and search \w out|strong="H8446"\w* by \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* concerning all <i>things</i> that are \w done|strong="H6213"\w* under \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w*: this \w sore|strong="H7451"\w* \w travail|strong="H6045"\w* hath \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w given|strong="H5414"\w* to the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w man|strong="H0120"\w* to be \w exercised|strong="H6031"\w* therewith.<n>to be…: or, to afflict them</n>


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I have \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* all the \w works|strong="H4639"\w* that are \w done|strong="H6213"\w* under the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w*; and, behold, all <i>is</i> \w vanity|strong="H1892"\w* and \w vexation|strong="H7469"\w* of \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w*.


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<i>That which is</i> \w crooked|strong="H5791"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3201"\w* be made \w straight|strong="H8626"\w*: and that which is \w wanting|strong="H2642"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3201"\w* be \w numbered|strong="H4487"\w*.<n>that which is wanting: Heb. defect</n>


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I \w communed|strong="H1696"\w* with mine own \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, Lo, I am come to great \w estate|strong="H1431"\w*, and have \w gotten|strong="H3254"\w* more \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* than all <i>they</i> that have been \w before|strong="H6440"\w* me in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*: yea, my \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* had \w great|strong="H7235"\w* \w experience|strong="H7200"\w* of \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* and \w knowledge|strong="H1847"\w*.<n>had…: Heb. had seen much</n>


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And I \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* my \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* to \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w*, and to \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w madness|strong="H1947"\w* and \w folly|strong="H5531"\w*: I \w perceived|strong="H3045"\w* that \w this|strong="H1571"\w* also is \w vexation|strong="H7475"\w* of \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w*.


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For in \w much|strong="H7230"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* <i>is</i> \w much|strong="H7230"\w* \w grief|strong="H3708"\w*: and he that \w increaseth|strong="H3254"\w* \w knowledge|strong="H1847"\w* \w increaseth|strong="H3254"\w* \w sorrow|strong="H4341"\w*.<pb/>


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I \w said|strong="H0559"\w* in mine \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*, Go to \w now|strong="H3212"\w*, I will \w prove|strong="H5254"\w* thee with \w mirth|strong="H8057"\w*, therefore \w enjoy|strong="H7200"\w* \w pleasure|strong="H2896"\w*: and, behold, this also <i>is</i> \w vanity|strong="H1892"\w*.


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I \w said|strong="H0559"\w* of \w laughter|strong="H7814"\w*, <i>It is</i> \w mad|strong="H1984"\w*: and of \w mirth|strong="H8057"\w*, \w What|strong="H2090"\w* \w doeth|strong="H6213"\w* it?


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I \w sought|strong="H8446"\w* in mine \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* to \w give|strong="H4900"\w* \w myself|strong="H1320"\w* unto \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*, yet \w acquainting|strong="H5090"\w* mine \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* with \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w*; and to lay \w hold|strong="H0270"\w* on \w folly|strong="H5531"\w*, till I might \w see|strong="H7200"\w* what <i>was</i> that \w good|strong="H2896"\w* for the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w men|strong="H0120"\w*, which they should \w do|strong="H6213"\w* under the \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w all|strong="H4557"\w* the \w days|strong="H3117"\w* of their \w life|strong="H2416"\w*.<n>to give…: Heb. to draw my flesh with wine</n><n>all…: Heb. the number of the days of their life</n>


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I made me \w great|strong="H1431"\w* \w works|strong="H4639"\w*; I \w builded|strong="H1129"\w* me \w houses|strong="H1004"\w*; I \w planted|strong="H5193"\w* me \w vineyards|strong="H3754"\w*:


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I \w made|strong="H6213"\w* me \w gardens|strong="H1593"\w* and \w orchards|strong="H6508"\w*, and I \w planted|strong="H5193"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* in them of all <i>kind of</i> \w fruits|strong="H6529"\w*:


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I \w made|strong="H6213"\w* me \w pools|strong="H1295"\w* of \w water|strong="H4325"\w*, to \w water|strong="H8248"\w* therewith the \w wood|strong="H3293"\w* that bringeth \w forth|strong="H6779"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w*:


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I \w got|strong="H7069"\w* <i>me</i> \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* and \w maidens|strong="H8198"\w*, and had servants \w born|strong="H1121"\w* in my \w house|strong="H1004"\w*; also I had \w great|strong="H7235"\w* \w possessions|strong="H4735"\w* of \w great|strong="H1241"\w* and small \w cattle|strong="H6629"\w* above all that were in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* me:<n>servants born…: Heb. sons of my house</n>


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I \w gathered|strong="H3664"\w* me also \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* and \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, and the peculiar \w treasure|strong="H5459"\w* of \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* and of the \w provinces|strong="H4082"\w*: I \w gat|strong="H6213"\w* me men \w singers|strong="H7891"\w* and women \w singers|strong="H7891"\w*, and the \w delights|strong="H8588"\w* of the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w men|strong="H0120"\w*, <i>as</i> musical \w instruments|strong="H7705"\w*, and that of all sorts.<n>musical…: Heb. musical instrument and instruments</n>


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So I was \w great|strong="H1431"\w*, and \w increased|strong="H3254"\w* more than all that were \w before|strong="H6440"\w* me in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*: also my \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* \w remained|strong="H5975"\w* with me.


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And whatsoever mine \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w desired|strong="H7592"\w* I \w kept|strong="H0680"\w* not from them, I \w withheld|strong="H4513"\w* not my \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* from any \w joy|strong="H8057"\w*; for my \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w rejoiced|strong="H8056"\w* in all my \w labour|strong="H5999"\w*: and this was my \w portion|strong="H2506"\w* of all my \w labour|strong="H5999"\w*.


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Then I \w looked|strong="H6437"\w* on all the \w works|strong="H4639"\w* that my \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* had \w wrought|strong="H6213"\w*, and on the \w labour|strong="H5999"\w* that I had \w laboured|strong="H5998"\w* to \w do|strong="H6213"\w*: and, behold, all <i>was</i> \w vanity|strong="H1892"\w* and \w vexation|strong="H7469"\w* of \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w*, and <i>there was</i> no \w profit|strong="H3504"\w* under the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ And I \w turned|strong="H6437"\w* myself to \w behold|strong="H7200"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w*, and \w madness|strong="H1947"\w*, and \w folly|strong="H5531"\w*: for what <i>can</i> the \w man|strong="H0120"\w* <i>do</i> that \w cometh|strong="H0935"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*? <i>even</i> that which hath been \w already|strong="H3528"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w*.<n>even…: or, in those things which have been already done</n>


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Then I \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H3426"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* \w excelleth|strong="H3504"\w* \w folly|strong="H5531"\w*, as far as \w light|strong="H0216"\w* \w excelleth|strong="H3504"\w* \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w*.<n>that…: Heb. that there is an excellency in wisdom more than in folly, etc</n>


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The wise \w man’s|strong="H2450"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* <i>are</i> in his \w head|strong="H7218"\w*; but the \w fool|strong="H3684"\w* \w walketh|strong="H1980"\w* in \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w*: and I myself \w perceived|strong="H3045"\w* also that \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w event|strong="H4745"\w* \w happeneth|strong="H7136"\w* to them all.


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\w Then|strong="H0227"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* I in my \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*, As it \w happeneth|strong="H4745"\w* to the \w fool|strong="H3684"\w*, so it \w happeneth|strong="H7136"\w* even to \w me|strong="H1571"\w*; and why was I then \w more|strong="H3148"\w* \w wise|strong="H2449"\w*? Then I \w said|strong="H1696"\w* in my \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*, that this also <i>is</i> \w vanity|strong="H1892"\w*.<n>happeneth even…: Heb. happeneth to me, even to me</n>


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For <i>there is</i> no \w remembrance|strong="H2146"\w* of the \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* more \w than|strong="H5973"\w* of the \w fool|strong="H3684"\w* for \w ever|strong="H5769"\w*; seeing that which \w now|strong="H3528"\w* <i>is</i> in the \w days|strong="H3117"\w* to \w come|strong="H0935"\w* shall all be \w forgotten|strong="H7911"\w*. And how \w dieth|strong="H4191"\w* the \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* <i>man</i>? as the \w fool|strong="H3684"\w*.<pb/>


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Therefore I \w hated|strong="H8130"\w* \w life|strong="H2416"\w*; because the \w work|strong="H4639"\w* that is \w wrought|strong="H6213"\w* under the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w* <i>is</i> \w grievous|strong="H7451"\w* unto me: for all <i>is</i> \w vanity|strong="H1892"\w* and \w vexation|strong="H7469"\w* of \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ Yea, I \w hated|strong="H8130"\w* all my \w labour|strong="H5999"\w* which I had \w taken|strong="H6001"\w* under the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w*: because I should \w leave|strong="H3240"\w* it unto the \w man|strong="H0120"\w* that shall be \w after|strong="H0310"\w* me.<n>taken: Heb. laboured</n>


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And who \w knoweth|strong="H3045"\w* whether he shall be a \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* <i>man</i> or a \w fool|strong="H5530"\w*? yet shall he have \w rule|strong="H7980"\w* over all my \w labour|strong="H5999"\w* wherein I have \w laboured|strong="H5998"\w*, and wherein I have shewed myself \w wise|strong="H2449"\w* under the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w*. This <i>is</i> also \w vanity|strong="H1892"\w*.


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Therefore I went \w about|strong="H5437"\w* to \w cause|strong="H2976"\w* my \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* to \w despair|strong="H2976"\w* of all the \w labour|strong="H5999"\w* which I \w took|strong="H5998"\w* under the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w*.


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For there \w is|strong="H3426"\w* a \w man|strong="H0120"\w* whose \w labour|strong="H5999"\w* <i>is</i> in \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w*, and in \w knowledge|strong="H1847"\w*, and in \w equity|strong="H3788"\w*; yet to a \w man|strong="H0120"\w* that hath not \w laboured|strong="H5998"\w* therein shall he \w leave|strong="H5414"\w* it <i>for</i> his \w portion|strong="H2506"\w*. This also <i>is</i> \w vanity|strong="H1892"\w* and a \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*.<n>leave: Heb. give</n>


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For what \w hath|strong="H1933"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w* of all his \w labour|strong="H5999"\w*, and of the \w vexation|strong="H7475"\w* of his \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*, \w wherein|strong="H1931"\w* he hath \w laboured|strong="H6001"\w* under the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w*?


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For all his \w days|strong="H3117"\w* <i>are</i> \w sorrows|strong="H4341"\w*, and his \w travail|strong="H6045"\w* \w grief|strong="H3708"\w*; yea, his \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* taketh not \w rest|strong="H7901"\w* in the \w night|strong="H3915"\w*. This is also \w vanity|strong="H1892"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ <i>There is</i> nothing \w better|strong="H2896"\w* for a \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, <i>than</i> that he should \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* and \w drink|strong="H8354"\w*, and <i>that</i> he should make his \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* \w enjoy|strong="H7200"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* in his \w labour|strong="H5999"\w*. \w This|strong="H2090"\w* also I \w saw|strong="H7200"\w*, that it <i>was</i> from the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*.<n>should make…: or, delight his senses</n>


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For who can \w eat|strong="H0398"\w*, or who else can \w hasten|strong="H2363"\w* <i>hereunto</i>, \w more|strong="H2351"\w* than I?


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For <i>God</i> \w giveth|strong="H5414"\w* to a \w man|strong="H0120"\w* that <i>is</i> \w good|strong="H2896"\w* in his \w sight|strong="H6440"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w*, and \w knowledge|strong="H1847"\w*, and \w joy|strong="H8057"\w*: but to the \w sinner|strong="H2398"\w* he \w giveth|strong="H5414"\w* \w travail|strong="H6045"\w*, to \w gather|strong="H0622"\w* and to heap \w up|strong="H3664"\w*, that he may \w give|strong="H5414"\w* to <i>him that is</i> \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. This also <i>is</i> \w vanity|strong="H1892"\w* and \w vexation|strong="H7469"\w* of \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w*.<n>in his…: Heb. before him</n><pb/>


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To every <i>thing there is</i> a \w season|strong="H2165"\w*, and a \w time|strong="H6256"\w* to every \w purpose|strong="H2656"\w* under the \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w*:


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A \w time|strong="H6256"\w* to be \w born|strong="H3205"\w*, and a \w time|strong="H6256"\w* to \w die|strong="H4191"\w*; a \w time|strong="H6256"\w* to \w plant|strong="H5193"\w*, and a \w time|strong="H6256"\w* to pluck \w up|strong="H6131"\w* <i>that which is</i> \w planted|strong="H5193"\w*;<n>to be…: Heb. to bear</n>


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A \w time|strong="H6256"\w* to \w kill|strong="H2026"\w*, and a \w time|strong="H6256"\w* to \w heal|strong="H7495"\w*; a \w time|strong="H6256"\w* to break \w down|strong="H6555"\w*, and a \w time|strong="H6256"\w* to build \w up|strong="H1129"\w*;


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A \w time|strong="H6256"\w* to \w weep|strong="H1058"\w*, and a \w time|strong="H6256"\w* to \w laugh|strong="H7832"\w*; a \w time|strong="H6256"\w* to \w mourn|strong="H5594"\w*, and a \w time|strong="H6256"\w* to \w dance|strong="H7540"\w*;


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A \w time|strong="H6256"\w* to cast \w away|strong="H7993"\w* \w stones|strong="H0068"\w*, and a \w time|strong="H6256"\w* to \w gather|strong="H3664"\w* \w stones|strong="H0068"\w* \w together|strong="H3664"\w*; a \w time|strong="H6256"\w* to \w embrace|strong="H2263"\w*, and a \w time|strong="H6256"\w* to \w refrain|strong="H7368"\w* from \w embracing|strong="H2263"\w*;<n>to refrain from: Heb. to be far from</n>


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A \w time|strong="H6256"\w* to \w get|strong="H1245"\w*, and a \w time|strong="H6256"\w* to \w lose|strong="H0006"\w*; a \w time|strong="H6256"\w* to \w keep|strong="H8104"\w*, and a \w time|strong="H6256"\w* to cast \w away|strong="H7993"\w*;<n>get: or, seek</n>


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A \w time|strong="H6256"\w* to \w rend|strong="H7167"\w*, and a \w time|strong="H6256"\w* to \w sew|strong="H8609"\w*; a \w time|strong="H6256"\w* to keep \w silence|strong="H2814"\w*, and a \w time|strong="H6256"\w* to \w speak|strong="H1696"\w*;


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A \w time|strong="H6256"\w* to \w love|strong="H0157"\w*, and a \w time|strong="H6256"\w* to \w hate|strong="H8130"\w*; a \w time|strong="H6256"\w* of \w war|strong="H4421"\w*, and a \w time|strong="H6256"\w* of \w peace|strong="H7965"\w*.


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What \w profit|strong="H3504"\w* hath he that \w worketh|strong="H6213"\w* in that \w wherein|strong="H0834"\w* he \w laboureth|strong="H6001"\w*?


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I have \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* the \w travail|strong="H6045"\w*, which \w God|strong="H0430"\w* hath \w given|strong="H5414"\w* to the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w men|strong="H0120"\w* to be \w exercised|strong="H6031"\w* in it.<pb/>


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He hath \w made|strong="H6213"\w* every <i>thing</i> \w beautiful|strong="H3303"\w* in his \w time|strong="H6256"\w*: also he hath \w set|strong="H5414"\w* the \w world|strong="H5769"\w* in their \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*, so \w that|strong="H1097"\w* no \w man|strong="H0120"\w* can find \w out|strong="H4672"\w* the \w work|strong="H4639"\w* that \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w maketh|strong="H6213"\w* from the \w beginning|strong="H7218"\w* to the \w end|strong="H5490"\w*.


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I \w know|strong="H3045"\w* that <i>there is</i> no \w good|strong="H2896"\w* in them, but for <i>a man</i> to \w rejoice|strong="H8055"\w*, and to \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* in his \w life|strong="H2416"\w*.


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And also that every \w man|strong="H0120"\w* should \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* and \w drink|strong="H8354"\w*, and \w enjoy|strong="H7200"\w* the \w good|strong="H2896"\w* of all his \w labour|strong="H5999"\w*, it <i>is</i> the \w gift|strong="H4991"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*.


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I \w know|strong="H3045"\w* that, whatsoever \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w doeth|strong="H6213"\w*, it shall be for \w ever|strong="H5769"\w*: \w nothing|strong="H0369"\w* can be \w put|strong="H3254"\w* to it, nor any thing \w taken|strong="H1639"\w* from it: and \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w doeth|strong="H6213"\w* <i>it</i>, that <i>men</i> should \w fear|strong="H3372"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* him.


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That which hath been is \w now|strong="H3528"\w*; and that which is to be hath \w already|strong="H3528"\w* been; and \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w requireth|strong="H1245"\w* that which is \w past|strong="H7291"\w*.<n>that which is past: Heb. that which is driven away</n><pb/>


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¶ And moreover I \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* under the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w* the \w place|strong="H4725"\w* of \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w*, <i>that</i> \w wickedness|strong="H7562"\w* <i>was</i> there; and the \w place|strong="H4725"\w* of \w righteousness|strong="H6664"\w*, <i>that</i> \w iniquity|strong="H7562"\w* <i>was</i> there.


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I \w said|strong="H0559"\w* in mine \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*, \w God|strong="H0430"\w* shall \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* and the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w*: for <i>there is</i> a \w time|strong="H6256"\w* there for every \w purpose|strong="H2656"\w* and for every \w work|strong="H4639"\w*.


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I \w said|strong="H0559"\w* in mine \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* concerning the \w estate|strong="H1700"\w* of the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w men|strong="H0120"\w*, that \w God|strong="H0430"\w* might \w manifest|strong="H1305"\w* them, and that they might \w see|strong="H7200"\w* that \w they|strong="H1992"\w* themselves are \w beasts|strong="H0929"\w*.<n>that God…: or, that they might clear God, and see, etc</n>


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For that which \w befalleth|strong="H4745"\w* the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w men|strong="H0120"\w* \w befalleth|strong="H4745"\w* \w beasts|strong="H0929"\w*; even one \w thing|strong="H0259"\w* \w befalleth|strong="H4745"\w* them: as the one \w dieth|strong="H4194"\w*, so \w dieth|strong="H4194"\w* the \w other|strong="H2088"\w*; yea, they have all \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w breath|strong="H7307"\w*; so that a \w man|strong="H0120"\w* hath no \w preeminence|strong="H4195"\w* above a \w beast|strong="H0929"\w*: for all <i>is</i> \w vanity|strong="H1892"\w*.


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All \w go|strong="H1980"\w* unto \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w*; all are of the \w dust|strong="H6083"\w*, and all \w turn|strong="H7725"\w* to \w dust|strong="H6083"\w* \w again|strong="H7725"\w*.


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Who \w knoweth|strong="H3045"\w* the \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* of \w man|strong="H1121"\w* that \w goeth|strong="H5927"\w* \w upward|strong="H4605"\w*, and the \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* of the \w beast|strong="H0929"\w* that \w goeth|strong="H3381"\w* \w downward|strong="H4295"\w* to the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*?<n>of man: Heb. of the sons of man</n><n>goeth upward: Heb. is ascending, etc</n>


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Wherefore I \w perceive|strong="H7200"\w* that <i>there is</i> nothing \w better|strong="H2896"\w*, than that a \w man|strong="H0120"\w* should \w rejoice|strong="H8055"\w* in his own \w works|strong="H4639"\w*; for that <i>is</i> his \w portion|strong="H2506"\w*: for who shall \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* him to \w see|strong="H7200"\w* what shall be \w after|strong="H0310"\w* him?<pb/>


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So I \w returned|strong="H7725"\w*, and \w considered|strong="H7200"\w* all the \w oppressions|strong="H6217"\w* that are \w done|strong="H6213"\w* under the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w*: and behold the \w tears|strong="H1832"\w* of <i>such as were</i> \w oppressed|strong="H6231"\w*, and they had no \w comforter|strong="H5162"\w*; and on the \w side|strong="H3027"\w* of their \w oppressors|strong="H6231"\w* <i>there was</i> \w power|strong="H3581"\w*; but they had no \w comforter|strong="H5162"\w*.<n>side: Heb. hand</n>


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Wherefore I \w praised|strong="H7623"\w* the \w dead|strong="H4191"\w* which are \w already|strong="H3528"\w* \w dead|strong="H4191"\w* more than the \w living|strong="H2416"\w* which are \w yet|strong="H5728"\w* \w alive|strong="H2416"\w*.


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Yea, \w better|strong="H2896"\w* <i>is he</i> than \w both|strong="H8147"\w* they, which hath not \w yet|strong="H5728"\w* been, who hath not \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* the \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w work|strong="H4639"\w* that is \w done|strong="H6213"\w* under the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ Again, I \w considered|strong="H7200"\w* all \w travail|strong="H5999"\w*, and every \w right|strong="H3788"\w* \w work|strong="H4639"\w*, that for this a \w man|strong="H0376"\w* is \w envied|strong="H7068"\w* of his \w neighbour|strong="H7453"\w*. This <i>is</i> also \w vanity|strong="H1892"\w* and \w vexation|strong="H7469"\w* of \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w*.<n>every…: Heb. all the rightness of work</n><n>for this…: Heb. this is the envy of a man from his neighbour</n>


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The \w fool|strong="H3684"\w* \w foldeth|strong="H2263"\w* his \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w together|strong="H2263"\w*, and \w eateth|strong="H0398"\w* his own \w flesh|strong="H1320"\w*.


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\w Better|strong="H2896"\w* <i>is</i> an \w handful|strong="H3709"\w* <i>with</i> \w quietness|strong="H5183"\w*, than both the \w hands|strong="H2651"\w* \w full|strong="H4393"\w* <i>with</i> \w travail|strong="H5999"\w* and \w vexation|strong="H7469"\w* of \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ Then I \w returned|strong="H7725"\w*, and I \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w vanity|strong="H1892"\w* under the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w*.


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There \w is|strong="H3426"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* <i>alone</i>, and <i>there is</i> not a \w second|strong="H8145"\w*; yea, he hath neither \w child|strong="H1121"\w* nor \w brother|strong="H0251"\w*: yet <i>is there</i> no \w end|strong="H7093"\w* of all his \w labour|strong="H5999"\w*; neither is his \w eye|strong="H5869"\w* \w satisfied|strong="H7646"\w* with \w riches|strong="H6239"\w*; neither <i>saith he</i>, For whom do I \w labour|strong="H6001"\w*, and \w bereave|strong="H2637"\w* my \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* of \w good|strong="H2896"\w*? This <i>is</i> also \w vanity|strong="H1892"\w*, yea, it <i>is</i> a \w sore|strong="H7451"\w* \w travail|strong="H6045"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ \w Two|strong="H8147"\w* <i>are</i> \w better|strong="H2896"\w* than \w one|strong="H0259"\w*; because they \w have|strong="H3426"\w* a \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w reward|strong="H7939"\w* for their \w labour|strong="H5999"\w*.


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For if they \w fall|strong="H5307"\w*, the \w one|strong="H0259"\w* will lift \w up|strong="H6965"\w* his \w fellow|strong="H2270"\w*: but \w woe|strong="H0337"\w* to him <i>that is</i> \w alone|strong="H0259"\w* when he \w falleth|strong="H5307"\w*; for <i>he hath</i> not \w another|strong="H8145"\w* to help him \w up|strong="H6965"\w*.


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\w Again|strong="H1571"\w*, if \w two|strong="H8147"\w* lie \w together|strong="H7901"\w*, then they have \w heat|strong="H2552"\w*: but how can \w one|strong="H0259"\w* be \w warm|strong="H3179"\w* <i>alone</i>?


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And if \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w prevail|strong="H8630"\w* against him, \w two|strong="H8147"\w* shall \w withstand|strong="H5975"\w* him; and a \w threefold|strong="H8027"\w* \w cord|strong="H2339"\w* is not \w quickly|strong="H4120"\w* \w broken|strong="H5423"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ \w Better|strong="H2896"\w* <i>is</i> a \w poor|strong="H4542"\w* and a \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w child|strong="H3206"\w* than an \w old|strong="H2205"\w* and \w foolish|strong="H3684"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, who \w will|strong="H3045"\w* no more be \w admonished|strong="H2094"\w*.<n>who…: Heb. who knoweth not to be admonished</n>


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For out of \w prison|strong="H0631"\w* he \w cometh|strong="H3318"\w* to \w reign|strong="H4427"\w*; whereas also <i>he that is</i> \w born|strong="H3205"\w* in his \w kingdom|strong="H4438"\w* becometh \w poor|strong="H7326"\w*.


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I \w considered|strong="H7200"\w* all the \w living|strong="H2416"\w* which \w walk|strong="H1980"\w* under the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w*, with the \w second|strong="H8145"\w* \w child|strong="H3206"\w* that shall stand \w up|strong="H5975"\w* in his stead.


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<i>There is</i> no \w end|strong="H7093"\w* of all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, <i>even</i> of all that have been \w before|strong="H6440"\w* them: they also that come \w after|strong="H0314"\w* shall not \w rejoice|strong="H8055"\w* in him. Surely this also <i>is</i> \w vanity|strong="H1892"\w* and \w vexation|strong="H7475"\w* of \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w*.<pb/>


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\w Keep|strong="H8104"\w* thy \w foot|strong="H7272"\w* when thou \w goest|strong="H3212"\w* to the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, and be more \w ready|strong="H7138"\w* to \w hear|strong="H8085"\w*, than to \w give|strong="H5414"\w* the \w sacrifice|strong="H2077"\w* of \w fools|strong="H3684"\w*: for they \w consider|strong="H3045"\w* not that they \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*.


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Be not \w rash|strong="H0926"\w* with thy \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*, and let not thine \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* be \w hasty|strong="H4116"\w* to \w utter|strong="H3318"\w* <i>any</i> \w thing|strong="H1697"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*: for \w God|strong="H0430"\w* <i>is</i> in \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w*, and thou upon \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*: therefore let thy \w words|strong="H1697"\w* be \w few|strong="H4592"\w*.<n>thing: or, word</n>


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For a \w dream|strong="H2472"\w* \w cometh|strong="H0935"\w* through the \w multitude|strong="H7230"\w* of \w business|strong="H6045"\w*; and a \w fool’s|strong="H3684"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* <i>is known</i> by \w multitude|strong="H7230"\w* of \w words|strong="H1697"\w*.<pb/>


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When thou \w vowest|strong="H5087"\w* a \w vow|strong="H5088"\w* unto \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w defer|strong="H0309"\w* not to \w pay|strong="H7999"\w* it; for <i>he hath</i> no \w pleasure|strong="H2656"\w* in \w fools|strong="H3684"\w*: \w pay|strong="H7999"\w* that which thou hast \w vowed|strong="H5087"\w*.


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\w Better|strong="H2896"\w* <i>is it</i> that thou shouldest not \w vow|strong="H5087"\w*, than that thou shouldest \w vow|strong="H5087"\w* and not \w pay|strong="H7999"\w*.


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\w Suffer|strong="H5414"\w* not thy \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* to cause thy \w flesh|strong="H1320"\w* to \w sin|strong="H2398"\w*; neither \w say|strong="H0559"\w* thou \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w angel|strong="H4397"\w*, that it <i>was</i> an \w error|strong="H7684"\w*: wherefore should \w God|strong="H0430"\w* be \w angry|strong="H7107"\w* at thy \w voice|strong="H6963"\w*, and \w destroy|strong="H2254"\w* the \w work|strong="H4639"\w* of thine \w hands|strong="H3027"\w*?


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For in the \w multitude|strong="H7230"\w* of \w dreams|strong="H2472"\w* and \w many|strong="H7235"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* <i>there are</i> also <i>divers</i> \w vanities|strong="H1892"\w*: but \w fear|strong="H3372"\w* thou \w God|strong="H0430"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ If thou \w seest|strong="H7200"\w* the \w oppression|strong="H6233"\w* of the \w poor|strong="H7326"\w*, and \w violent|strong="H1499"\w* perverting of \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w* and \w justice|strong="H6664"\w* in a \w province|strong="H4082"\w*, \w marvel|strong="H8539"\w* not at the \w matter|strong="H2656"\w*: for <i>he that is</i> \w higher|strong="H1364"\w* than the \w highest|strong="H1364"\w* \w regardeth|strong="H8104"\w*; and <i>there be</i> \w higher|strong="H1364"\w* than \w they|strong="H5921"\w*.<n>at the…: Heb. at the will, or, purpose</n><pb/>


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¶ Moreover the \w profit|strong="H3504"\w* of the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* is for all: the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* <i>himself</i> is \w served|strong="H5647"\w* by the \w field|strong="H7704"\w*.


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He that \w loveth|strong="H0157"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* shall not be \w satisfied|strong="H7646"\w* with \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*; nor he that \w loveth|strong="H0157"\w* \w abundance|strong="H1995"\w* with \w increase|strong="H8393"\w*: this <i>is</i> also \w vanity|strong="H1892"\w*.


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When \w goods|strong="H2896"\w* \w increase|strong="H7235"\w*, they are \w increased|strong="H7231"\w* that \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* them: and what \w good|strong="H3788"\w* <i>is there</i> to the \w owners|strong="H1167"\w* thereof, \w saving|strong="H0518"\w* the \w beholding|strong="H7207"\w* <i>of them</i> with their \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*?


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The \w sleep|strong="H8142"\w* of a labouring \w man|strong="H5647"\w* <i>is</i> \w sweet|strong="H4966"\w*, whether he \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w little|strong="H4592"\w* or \w much|strong="H7235"\w*: but the \w abundance|strong="H7647"\w* of the \w rich|strong="H6223"\w* will not \w suffer|strong="H3240"\w* him to \w sleep|strong="H3462"\w*.


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There \w is|strong="H3426"\w* a \w sore|strong="H2470"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* <i>which</i> I have \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* under the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w*, <i>namely</i>, \w riches|strong="H6239"\w* \w kept|strong="H8104"\w* for the \w owners|strong="H1167"\w* thereof to their \w hurt|strong="H7451"\w*.


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But those \w riches|strong="H6239"\w* \w perish|strong="H0006"\w* by \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w travail|strong="H6045"\w*: and he \w begetteth|strong="H3205"\w* a \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, and <i>there is</i> \w nothing|strong="H3972"\w* in his \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*.


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As he came \w forth|strong="H3318"\w* of his \w mother’s|strong="H0517"\w* \w womb|strong="H0990"\w*, \w naked|strong="H6174"\w* shall he \w return|strong="H7725"\w* to \w go|strong="H3212"\w* as he \w came|strong="H0935"\w*, and shall \w take|strong="H5375"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3972"\w* of his \w labour|strong="H5999"\w*, which he may carry \w away|strong="H3212"\w* in his \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*.


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And \w this|strong="H2090"\w* also <i>is</i> a \w sore|strong="H2470"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*, <i>that</i> in all \w points|strong="H5980"\w* as he \w came|strong="H0935"\w*, so shall he \w go|strong="H3212"\w*: and what \w profit|strong="H3504"\w* hath he that hath \w laboured|strong="H5998"\w* for the \w wind|strong="H7307"\w*?


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All his \w days|strong="H3117"\w* also he \w eateth|strong="H0398"\w* in \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w*, and <i>he hath</i> \w much|strong="H7235"\w* \w sorrow|strong="H3707"\w* and \w wrath|strong="H7110"\w* with his \w sickness|strong="H2483"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ Behold <i>that</i> which I have \w seen|strong="H7200"\w*: <i>it is</i> \w good|strong="H2896"\w* and \w comely|strong="H3303"\w* <i>for one</i> to \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* and to \w drink|strong="H8354"\w*, and to \w enjoy|strong="H7200"\w* the \w good|strong="H2896"\w* of all his \w labour|strong="H5999"\w* that he \w taketh|strong="H5998"\w* under the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w* \w all|strong="H4557"\w* the \w days|strong="H3117"\w* of his \w life|strong="H2416"\w*, which \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w giveth|strong="H5414"\w* him: for it <i>is</i> his \w portion|strong="H2506"\w*.<n>it is good…: Heb. there is a good which is comely, etc</n><n>all the days: Heb. the number of the days</n>


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Every \w man|strong="H0120"\w* also to whom \w God|strong="H0430"\w* hath \w given|strong="H5414"\w* \w riches|strong="H6239"\w* and \w wealth|strong="H5233"\w*, and hath given him \w power|strong="H7980"\w* to \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* thereof, and to \w take|strong="H5375"\w* his \w portion|strong="H2506"\w*, and to \w rejoice|strong="H8055"\w* in his \w labour|strong="H5999"\w*; \w this|strong="H2090"\w* <i>is</i> the \w gift|strong="H4991"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*.


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For he shall not \w much|strong="H7235"\w* \w remember|strong="H2142"\w* the \w days|strong="H3117"\w* of his \w life|strong="H2416"\w*; because \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w answereth|strong="H6031"\w* <i>him</i> in the \w joy|strong="H8057"\w* of his \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*.<n>For…: or, Though he give not much, yet he remembereth, etc</n><pb/>


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There \w is|strong="H3426"\w* an \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* which I have \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* under the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w*, and it <i>is</i> \w common|strong="H7227"\w* among \w men|strong="H0120"\w*:


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A \w man|strong="H0376"\w* to whom \w God|strong="H0430"\w* hath \w given|strong="H5414"\w* \w riches|strong="H6239"\w*, \w wealth|strong="H5233"\w*, and \w honour|strong="H3519"\w*, so that he \w wanteth|strong="H2638"\w* nothing for his \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* of all that he \w desireth|strong="H0183"\w*, yet \w God|strong="H0430"\w* giveth him not \w power|strong="H7980"\w* to \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* thereof, but a \w stranger|strong="H0376"\w* \w eateth|strong="H0398"\w* it: this <i>is</i> \w vanity|strong="H1892"\w*, and it <i>is</i> an \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w disease|strong="H2483"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ If a \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w beget|strong="H3205"\w* an \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* <i>children</i>, and \w live|strong="H2421"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*, so that the \w days|strong="H3117"\w* of his \w years|strong="H8141"\w* be \w many|strong="H7227"\w*, and his \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* be not \w filled|strong="H7646"\w* with \w good|strong="H2896"\w*, and also <i>that</i> he have no \w burial|strong="H6900"\w*; I \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, <i>that</i> an untimely \w birth|strong="H5309"\w* <i>is</i> \w better|strong="H2896"\w* than he.


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For he \w cometh|strong="H0935"\w* in with \w vanity|strong="H1892"\w*, and \w departeth|strong="H3212"\w* in \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w*, and his \w name|strong="H8034"\w* shall be \w covered|strong="H3680"\w* with \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w*.


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Moreover he hath not \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w*, nor \w known|strong="H3045"\w* <i>any thing:</i> \w this|strong="H2088"\w* hath more \w rest|strong="H5183"\w* \w than|strong="H2088"\w* the other.<pb/>


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¶ Yea, \w though|strong="H0432"\w* he \w live|strong="H2421"\w* a \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w twice|strong="H6471"\w* <i>told</i>, yet hath he \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* no \w good|strong="H2896"\w*: do not all \w go|strong="H1980"\w* to \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w*?<pb/>


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All the \w labour|strong="H5999"\w* of \w man|strong="H0120"\w* <i>is</i> for his \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*, and yet the \w appetite|strong="H5315"\w* is not \w filled|strong="H4390"\w*.<n>appetite: Heb. soul</n>


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For what hath the \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w more|strong="H3148"\w* than the \w fool|strong="H3684"\w*? what hath the \w poor|strong="H6041"\w*, that \w knoweth|strong="H3045"\w* to \w walk|strong="H1980"\w* before the \w living|strong="H2416"\w*?<pb/>


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¶ \w Better|strong="H2896"\w* <i>is</i> the \w sight|strong="H4758"\w* of the \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* than the \w wandering|strong="H1980"\w* of the \w desire|strong="H5315"\w*: this <i>is</i> also \w vanity|strong="H1892"\w* and \w vexation|strong="H7469"\w* of \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w*.<n>than…: Heb. than the walking of the soul</n>


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That which hath been is \w named|strong="H7121"\w* \w already|strong="H3528"\w*, and it is \w known|strong="H3045"\w* that it <i>is</i> \w man|strong="H0120"\w*: neither \w may|strong="H3201"\w* he \w contend|strong="H1777"\w* with him that is \w mightier|strong="H8623"\w* than he.<pb/>


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¶ Seeing there \w be|strong="H3426"\w* \w many|strong="H7235"\w* \w things|strong="H1697"\w* that \w increase|strong="H7235"\w* \w vanity|strong="H1892"\w*, what <i>is</i> \w man|strong="H0120"\w* the \w better|strong="H3148"\w*?


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For who \w knoweth|strong="H3045"\w* what <i>is</i> \w good|strong="H2896"\w* for \w man|strong="H0120"\w* in <i>this</i> \w life|strong="H2416"\w*, \w all|strong="H4557"\w* the \w days|strong="H3117"\w* of his \w vain|strong="H1892"\w* \w life|strong="H2416"\w* which he \w spendeth|strong="H6213"\w* as a \w shadow|strong="H6738"\w*? for who can \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* a \w man|strong="H0120"\w* what shall be \w after|strong="H0310"\w* him under the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w*?<n>all…: Heb. the number of the days of the life of his vanity</n><pb/>


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A good \w name|strong="H8034"\w* <i>is</i> \w better|strong="H2896"\w* than \w precious|strong="H2896"\w* \w ointment|strong="H8081"\w*; and the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* of \w death|strong="H4194"\w* than the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* of \w one’s birth|strong="H3205"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ <i>It is</i> \w better|strong="H2896"\w* to \w go|strong="H3212"\w* to the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w mourning|strong="H0060"\w*, than to \w go|strong="H3212"\w* to the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w feasting|strong="H4960"\w*: \w for|strong="H0834"\w* that <i>is</i> the \w end|strong="H5490"\w* of all \w men|strong="H0120"\w*; and the \w living|strong="H2416"\w* will \w lay|strong="H5414"\w* <i>it</i> to his \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*.


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\w Sorrow|strong="H3708"\w* <i>is</i> \w better|strong="H2896"\w* than \w laughter|strong="H7814"\w*: for by the \w sadness|strong="H7455"\w* of the \w countenance|strong="H6440"\w* the \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* is made \w better|strong="H3190"\w*.<n>Sorrow: or, Anger</n>


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The \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* of the \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* <i>is</i> in the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w mourning|strong="H0060"\w*; but the \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* of \w fools|strong="H3684"\w* <i>is</i> in the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w mirth|strong="H8057"\w*.


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<i>It is</i> \w better|strong="H2896"\w* to \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* the \w rebuke|strong="H1606"\w* of the \w wise|strong="H2450"\w*, than for a \w man|strong="H0376"\w* to \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* the \w song|strong="H7892"\w* of \w fools|strong="H3684"\w*.


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For as the \w crackling|strong="H6963"\w* of \w thorns|strong="H5518"\w* under a \w pot|strong="H5518"\w*, so <i>is</i> the \w laughter|strong="H7814"\w* of the \w fool|strong="H3684"\w*: this also <i>is</i> \w vanity|strong="H1892"\w*.<n>crackling: Heb. sound</n><pb/>


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¶ Surely \w oppression|strong="H6233"\w* maketh a wise \w man|strong="H2450"\w* \w mad|strong="H1984"\w*; and a \w gift|strong="H4979"\w* \w destroyeth|strong="H0006"\w* the \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*.


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\w Better|strong="H2896"\w* <i>is</i> the \w end|strong="H0319"\w* of a \w thing|strong="H1697"\w* than the \w beginning|strong="H7225"\w* thereof: <i>and</i> the \w patient|strong="H0750"\w* in \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* <i>is</i> \w better|strong="H2896"\w* than the \w proud|strong="H1362"\w* in \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w*.


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Be not \w hasty|strong="H0926"\w* in thy \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* to be \w angry|strong="H3707"\w*: for \w anger|strong="H3708"\w* \w resteth|strong="H5117"\w* in the \w bosom|strong="H2436"\w* of \w fools|strong="H3684"\w*.


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\w Say|strong="H0559"\w* not thou, What is <i>the cause</i> that the \w former|strong="H7223"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* were \w better|strong="H2896"\w* than these? for thou dost not \w enquire|strong="H7592"\w* \w wisely|strong="H2451"\w* concerning this.<n>wisely: Heb. out of wisdom</n><pb/>


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¶ \w Wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* <i>is</i> \w good|strong="H2896"\w* with an \w inheritance|strong="H5159"\w*: and <i>by it there is</i> \w profit|strong="H3148"\w* to them that \w see|strong="H7200"\w* the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w*.<n>good…: or, as good as an inheritance, yea, better too</n>


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For \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* <i>is</i> a \w defence|strong="H6738"\w*, <i>and</i> \w money|strong="H3701"\w* <i>is</i> a \w defence|strong="H6738"\w*: but the \w excellency|strong="H3504"\w* of \w knowledge|strong="H1847"\w* <i>is, that</i> \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* giveth \w life|strong="H2421"\w* to them that \w have|strong="H1167"\w* it.<n>defence: Heb. shadow</n>


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\w Consider|strong="H7200"\w* the \w work|strong="H4639"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*: for who \w can|strong="H3201"\w* make <i>that</i> \w straight|strong="H8626"\w*, which he hath made \w crooked|strong="H5791"\w*?


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In the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* of \w prosperity|strong="H2896"\w* be \w joyful|strong="H2896"\w*, but in the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* of \w adversity|strong="H7451"\w* \w consider|strong="H7200"\w*: \w God|strong="H0430"\w* also hath \w set|strong="H6213"\w* the one over \w against|strong="H5980"\w* the other, to the \w end|strong="H1700"\w* that \w man|strong="H0120"\w* should \w find|strong="H4672"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3972"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* him.<n>set: Heb. made</n>


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All <i>things</i> have I \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* in the \w days|strong="H3117"\w* of my \w vanity|strong="H1892"\w*: there \w is|strong="H3426"\w* a \w just|strong="H6662"\w* <i>man</i> that \w perisheth|strong="H0006"\w* in his \w righteousness|strong="H6664"\w*, and there is a \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* <i>man</i> that \w prolongeth|strong="H0748"\w* <i>his life</i> in his \w wickedness|strong="H7451"\w*.


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Be not \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* over \w much|strong="H7235"\w*; neither make thyself \w over|strong="H3148"\w* \w wise|strong="H2449"\w*: why shouldest thou \w destroy|strong="H8074"\w* thyself?<n>destroy…: Heb. be desolate?</n>


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Be not over \w much|strong="H7235"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7561"\w*, neither be thou \w foolish|strong="H5530"\w*: why shouldest thou \w die|strong="H4191"\w* before thy \w time|strong="H6256"\w*?<n>before…: Heb. not in thy time?</n>


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<i>It is</i> \w good|strong="H2896"\w* that thou shouldest take \w hold|strong="H0270"\w* of this; yea, also from \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w withdraw|strong="H3240"\w* not thine \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*: for he that \w feareth|strong="H3373"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* shall come \w forth|strong="H3318"\w* of them all.


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\w Wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* \w strengtheneth|strong="H5810"\w* the \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* more than \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w mighty|strong="H7989"\w* <i>men</i> which are in the \w city|strong="H5892"\w*.


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For <i>there is</i> not a \w just|strong="H6662"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w* upon \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*, that \w doeth|strong="H6213"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w*, and \w sinneth|strong="H2398"\w* not.


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Also \w take|strong="H5414"\w* no \w heed|strong="H3820"\w* unto all \w words|strong="H1697"\w* that are \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w*; lest thou \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* thy \w servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w curse|strong="H7043"\w* thee:<n>take…: Heb. give not thine heart</n>


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For \w oftentimes|strong="H6471"\w* also thine own \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w knoweth|strong="H3045"\w* that thou thyself likewise hast \w cursed|strong="H7043"\w* \w others|strong="H0312"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ All \w this|strong="H2090"\w* have I \w proved|strong="H5254"\w* by \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w*: I \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, I will be \w wise|strong="H2449"\w*; but it <i>was</i> \w far|strong="H7350"\w* from me.


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That which is far \w off|strong="H7350"\w*, and exceeding \w deep|strong="H6013"\w*, who can find it \w out|strong="H4672"\w*?


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I \w applied|strong="H5437"\w* mine \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* to \w know|strong="H3045"\w*, and to \w search|strong="H8446"\w*, and to seek \w out|strong="H1245"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w*, and the \w reason|strong="H2808"\w* <i>of things</i>, and to \w know|strong="H3045"\w* the \w wickedness|strong="H7562"\w* of \w folly|strong="H3689"\w*, even of \w foolishness|strong="H5531"\w* <i>and</i> \w madness|strong="H1947"\w*:<n>I applied…: Heb. I and mine heart compassed</n>


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And I \w find|strong="H4672"\w* more \w bitter|strong="H4751"\w* than \w death|strong="H4194"\w* the \w woman|strong="H0802"\w*, whose \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* <i>is</i> \w snares|strong="H4685"\w* and \w nets|strong="H2764"\w*, <i>and</i> her \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* <i>as</i> \w bands|strong="H0612"\w*: whoso \w pleaseth|strong="H2896"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* shall \w escape|strong="H4422"\w* from her; but the \w sinner|strong="H2398"\w* shall be \w taken|strong="H3920"\w* by her.<n>whoso…: Heb. he that is good before God</n>


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\w Behold|strong="H7200"\w*, this have I \w found|strong="H4672"\w*, \w saith|strong="H0559"\w* the \w preacher|strong="H6953"\w*, <i>counting</i> \w one|strong="H0259"\w* by \w one|strong="H0259"\w*, to find \w out|strong="H4672"\w* the \w account|strong="H2808"\w*:<n>counting…: or, weighing one thing after another, to find out the reason</n>


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Which yet my \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* \w seeketh|strong="H1245"\w*, but I \w find|strong="H4672"\w* not: \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w* among a \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* have I \w found|strong="H4672"\w*; but a \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* among all those have I not \w found|strong="H4672"\w*.


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\w Lo|strong="H7200"\w*, this \w only|strong="H0905"\w* have I \w found|strong="H4672"\w*, that \w God|strong="H0430"\w* hath \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w man|strong="H0120"\w* \w upright|strong="H3477"\w*; but they have sought \w out|strong="H1245"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w inventions|strong="H2810"\w*.<pb/>


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Who <i>is</i> as the \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* <i>man</i>? and who \w knoweth|strong="H3045"\w* the \w interpretation|strong="H6592"\w* of a \w thing|strong="H1697"\w*? a \w man’s|strong="H0120"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* maketh his \w face|strong="H6440"\w* to \w shine|strong="H0215"\w*, and the \w boldness|strong="H5797"\w* of his \w face|strong="H6440"\w* shall be \w changed|strong="H8132"\w*.<n>the boldness: Heb. the strength</n>


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I <i>counsel thee</i> to \w keep|strong="H8104"\w* the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w commandment|strong="H6310"\w*, and <i>that</i> in \w regard|strong="H1700"\w* of the \w oath|strong="H7621"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*.


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Be not \w hasty|strong="H0926"\w* to go \w out|strong="H3212"\w* of his \w sight|strong="H6440"\w*: \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* not in an \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w thing|strong="H1697"\w*; for he \w doeth|strong="H6213"\w* whatsoever \w pleaseth|strong="H2654"\w* him.


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Where the \w word|strong="H1697"\w* of a \w king|strong="H4428"\w* <i>is, there is</i> \w power|strong="H7983"\w*: and who may \w say|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, What \w doest|strong="H6213"\w* thou?


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Whoso \w keepeth|strong="H8104"\w* the \w commandment|strong="H4687"\w* shall \w feel|strong="H3045"\w* no \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w thing|strong="H1697"\w*: and a wise \w man’s|strong="H2450"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w discerneth|strong="H3045"\w* both \w time|strong="H6256"\w* and \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w*.<n>shall…: Heb. shall know</n><pb/>


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¶ Because to every \w purpose|strong="H2656"\w* there \w is|strong="H3426"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w* and \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w*, therefore the \w misery|strong="H7451"\w* of \w man|strong="H0120"\w* <i>is</i> \w great|strong="H7227"\w* upon him.


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For he \w knoweth|strong="H3045"\w* not that which shall be: for who can \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* him when it shall be?<n>when…: or, how it shall be?</n>


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<i>There is</i> no \w man|strong="H0120"\w* that hath \w power|strong="H7989"\w* over the \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* to \w retain|strong="H3607"\w* the \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w*; neither <i>hath he</i> \w power|strong="H7983"\w* in the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* of \w death|strong="H4194"\w*: and <i>there is</i> no \w discharge|strong="H4917"\w* in <i>that</i> \w war|strong="H4421"\w*; neither shall \w wickedness|strong="H7562"\w* \w deliver|strong="H4422"\w* those that are \w given|strong="H1167"\w* to it.<n>discharge: or, casting off weapons</n><pb/>


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All this have I \w seen|strong="H7200"\w*, and \w applied|strong="H5414"\w* my \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* unto every \w work|strong="H4639"\w* that is \w done|strong="H6213"\w* under the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w*: <i>there is</i> a \w time|strong="H6256"\w* wherein one \w man|strong="H0120"\w* \w ruleth|strong="H7980"\w* over another to his own \w hurt|strong="H7451"\w*.


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And \w so|strong="H3651"\w* I \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w*, who had \w come|strong="H0935"\w* and \w gone|strong="H1980"\w* from the \w place|strong="H4725"\w* of the \w holy|strong="H6918"\w*, and they were \w forgotten|strong="H7911"\w* in the \w city|strong="H5892"\w* where they had so \w done|strong="H6213"\w*: this <i>is</i> also \w vanity|strong="H1892"\w*.


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Because \w sentence|strong="H6599"\w* against an \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w work|strong="H4639"\w* is not \w executed|strong="H6213"\w* \w speedily|strong="H4120"\w*, therefore the \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* of the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w men|strong="H0120"\w* is fully \w set|strong="H4390"\w* in them to \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ Though a \w sinner|strong="H2398"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* an hundred \w times|strong="H3967"\w*, and his <i>days</i> be \w prolonged|strong="H0748"\w*, yet surely I \w know|strong="H3045"\w* that it shall be \w well|strong="H2896"\w* with them that \w fear|strong="H3373"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, which \w fear|strong="H3372"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* him:


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But it shall not be \w well|strong="H2896"\w* with the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w*, neither shall he \w prolong|strong="H0748"\w* <i>his</i> \w days|strong="H3117"\w*, <i>which are</i> as a \w shadow|strong="H6738"\w*; because he \w feareth|strong="H3373"\w* not \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*.<pb/>


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There \w is|strong="H3426"\w* a \w vanity|strong="H1892"\w* which is \w done|strong="H6213"\w* upon the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*; that there be \w just|strong="H6662"\w* <i>men</i>, unto whom it \w happeneth|strong="H5060"\w* according to the \w work|strong="H4639"\w* of the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w*; again, there \w be|strong="H3426"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* <i>men</i>, to whom it \w happeneth|strong="H5060"\w* according to the \w work|strong="H4639"\w* of the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w*: I \w said|strong="H0559"\w* that this \w also|strong="H1571"\w* <i>is</i> \w vanity|strong="H1892"\w*.


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Then I \w commended|strong="H7623"\w* \w mirth|strong="H8057"\w*, because a \w man|strong="H0120"\w* hath no better \w thing|strong="H2896"\w* under the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w*, than to \w eat|strong="H0398"\w*, and to \w drink|strong="H8354"\w*, and to be \w merry|strong="H8055"\w*: for that shall \w abide|strong="H3867"\w* with him of his \w labour|strong="H5999"\w* the \w days|strong="H3117"\w* of his \w life|strong="H2416"\w*, which \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w giveth|strong="H5414"\w* him under the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ When I \w applied|strong="H5414"\w* mine \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* to \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w*, and to \w see|strong="H7200"\w* the \w business|strong="H6045"\w* that is \w done|strong="H6213"\w* upon the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*: (for also <i>there is that</i> neither \w day|strong="H3117"\w* nor \w night|strong="H3915"\w* \w seeth|strong="H7200"\w* \w sleep|strong="H8142"\w* with his \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*:)


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Then I \w beheld|strong="H7200"\w* all the \w work|strong="H4639"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, that a \w man|strong="H0120"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3201"\w* find \w out|strong="H4672"\w* the \w work|strong="H4639"\w* that is \w done|strong="H6213"\w* under the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w*: \w because|strong="H0834"\w* \w though|strong="H7945"\w* a \w man|strong="H0120"\w* \w labour|strong="H5998"\w* to seek <i>it</i> \w out|strong="H1245"\w*, yet he shall not \w find|strong="H4672"\w* <i>it;</i> yea further; though a \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* <i>man</i> \w think|strong="H0559"\w* to \w know|strong="H3045"\w* <i>it</i>, yet shall he not be \w able|strong="H3201"\w* to \w find|strong="H4672"\w* <i>it</i>.<pb/>


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For all this I \w considered|strong="H5414"\w* in my \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* even to \w declare|strong="H0952"\w* all this, that the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w*, and the \w wise|strong="H2450"\w*, and their \w works|strong="H5652"\w*, <i>are</i> in the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w*: no \w man|strong="H0120"\w* \w knoweth|strong="H3045"\w* \w either|strong="H1571"\w* \w love|strong="H0160"\w* or \w hatred|strong="H8135"\w* <i>by</i> all <i>that is</i> \w before|strong="H6440"\w* them.<n>I considered…: Heb. I gave, or, set to my heart</n>


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All <i>things come</i> alike to all: <i>there is</i> \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w event|strong="H4745"\w* to the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w*, and to the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w*; to the \w good|strong="H2896"\w* and to the \w clean|strong="H2889"\w*, and to the \w unclean|strong="H2931"\w*; to him that \w sacrificeth|strong="H2076"\w*, and to him \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w sacrificeth|strong="H2076"\w* not: as <i>is</i> the \w good|strong="H2896"\w*, so <i>is</i> the \w sinner|strong="H2398"\w*; <i>and</i> he that \w sweareth|strong="H7650"\w*, as <i>he</i> that \w feareth|strong="H3373"\w* an \w oath|strong="H7621"\w*.


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This <i>is</i> an \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* among all <i>things</i> that are \w done|strong="H6213"\w* under the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w*, that <i>there is</i> \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w event|strong="H4745"\w* unto all: yea, also the \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* of the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w men|strong="H0120"\w* is \w full|strong="H4390"\w* of \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*, and \w madness|strong="H1947"\w* <i>is</i> in their \w heart|strong="H3824"\w* while they \w live|strong="H2416"\w*, and \w after|strong="H0310"\w* that <i>they go</i> to the \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ \w For|strong="H4310"\w* to him that \w is|strong="H3426"\w* \w joined|strong="H2266"\w* to all the \w living|strong="H2416"\w* there is \w hope|strong="H0986"\w*: for a \w living|strong="H2416"\w* \w dog|strong="H3611"\w* is \w better|strong="H2896"\w* than a \w dead|strong="H4191"\w* \w lion|strong="H0738"\w*.


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For the \w living|strong="H2416"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* that they shall \w die|strong="H4191"\w*: but the \w dead|strong="H4191"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* not any \w thing|strong="H3972"\w*, neither have they any more a \w reward|strong="H7939"\w*; for the \w memory|strong="H2143"\w* of them is \w forgotten|strong="H7911"\w*.


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Also their \w love|strong="H0160"\w*, and their \w hatred|strong="H8135"\w*, and their \w envy|strong="H7068"\w*, is \w now|strong="H3528"\w* \w perished|strong="H0006"\w*; neither have they any more a \w portion|strong="H2506"\w* for \w ever|strong="H5769"\w* in any <i>thing</i> that is \w done|strong="H6213"\w* under the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ Go thy \w way|strong="H3212"\w*, \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* thy \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* with \w joy|strong="H8057"\w*, and \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* thy \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* with a \w merry|strong="H2896"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*; for \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w now|strong="H3528"\w* \w accepteth|strong="H7521"\w* thy \w works|strong="H4639"\w*.


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Let thy \w garments|strong="H0899"\w* be \w always|strong="H6256"\w* \w white|strong="H3836"\w*; and let thy \w head|strong="H7218"\w* \w lack|strong="H2637"\w* no \w ointment|strong="H8081"\w*.


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\w Live|strong="H2416"\w* \w joyfully|strong="H7200"\w* with the \w wife|strong="H0802"\w* whom thou \w lovest|strong="H0157"\w* all the \w days|strong="H3117"\w* of the \w life|strong="H2416"\w* of thy \w vanity|strong="H1892"\w*, which he hath \w given|strong="H5414"\w* thee under the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w*, all the \w days|strong="H3117"\w* of thy \w vanity|strong="H1892"\w*: for that <i>is</i> thy \w portion|strong="H2506"\w* in <i>this</i> \w life|strong="H2416"\w*, and in thy \w labour|strong="H5999"\w* which thou \w takest|strong="H6001"\w* under the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w*.<n>Live…: Heb. See, or, Enjoy life</n>


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Whatsoever thy \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w findeth|strong="H4672"\w* to \w do|strong="H6213"\w*, \w do|strong="H6213"\w* <i>it</i> with thy \w might|strong="H3581"\w*; for <i>there is</i> no \w work|strong="H4639"\w*, nor \w device|strong="H2808"\w*, nor \w knowledge|strong="H1847"\w*, nor \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w*, in the \w grave|strong="H7585"\w*, whither thou \w goest|strong="H1980"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ I \w returned|strong="H7725"\w*, and \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* under the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w*, that the \w race|strong="H4793"\w* <i>is</i> not to the \w swift|strong="H7031"\w*, nor the \w battle|strong="H4421"\w* to the \w strong|strong="H1368"\w*, neither yet \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* to the \w wise|strong="H2450"\w*, nor yet \w riches|strong="H6239"\w* to men of \w understanding|strong="H0995"\w*, nor yet \w favour|strong="H2580"\w* to men of \w skill|strong="H3045"\w*; but \w time|strong="H6256"\w* and \w chance|strong="H6294"\w* \w happeneth|strong="H7136"\w* to them all.


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For \w man|strong="H0120"\w* also \w knoweth|strong="H3045"\w* not his \w time|strong="H6256"\w*: as the \w fishes|strong="H1709"\w* that are \w taken|strong="H0270"\w* in an \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w net|strong="H4685"\w*, and as the \w birds|strong="H6833"\w* that are \w caught|strong="H0270"\w* in the \w snare|strong="H6341"\w*; \w so|strong="H1992"\w* <i>are</i> the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* of \w men|strong="H0120"\w* \w snared|strong="H3369"\w* in an \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w time|strong="H6256"\w*, when it \w falleth|strong="H5307"\w* \w suddenly|strong="H6597"\w* upon them.<pb/>


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¶ \w This|strong="H2090"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* have I \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* also under the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w*, and it <i>seemed</i> \w great|strong="H1419"\w* unto me:


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<i>There was</i> a \w little|strong="H6996"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, and \w few|strong="H4592"\w* \w men|strong="H0582"\w* within it; and there \w came|strong="H0935"\w* a \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* against it, and \w besieged|strong="H5437"\w* it, and \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w bulwarks|strong="H4685"\w* against it:


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Now there was \w found|strong="H4672"\w* in it a \w poor|strong="H4542"\w* \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w*, and he by his \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* \w delivered|strong="H4422"\w* the \w city|strong="H5892"\w*; yet no \w man|strong="H0120"\w* \w remembered|strong="H2142"\w* that same \w poor|strong="H4542"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w*.


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Then \w said|strong="H0559"\w* I, \w Wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* <i>is</i> \w better|strong="H2896"\w* than \w strength|strong="H1369"\w*: nevertheless the poor \w man’s|strong="H4542"\w* \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* <i>is</i> \w despised|strong="H0959"\w*, and his \w words|strong="H1697"\w* are not \w heard|strong="H8085"\w*.


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The \w words|strong="H1697"\w* of \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* <i>men are</i> \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* in \w quiet|strong="H5183"\w* more than the \w cry|strong="H2201"\w* of him that \w ruleth|strong="H4910"\w* among \w fools|strong="H3684"\w*.


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\w Wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* <i>is</i> \w better|strong="H2896"\w* than \w weapons|strong="H3627"\w* of \w war|strong="H7128"\w*: but \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w sinner|strong="H2398"\w* \w destroyeth|strong="H0006"\w* \w much|strong="H7235"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w*.<pb/>


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\w Dead|strong="H4194"\w* \w flies|strong="H2070"\w* cause the \w ointment|strong="H8081"\w* of the \w apothecary|strong="H7543"\w* to send \w forth|strong="H5042"\w* a stinking \w savour|strong="H0887"\w*: <i>so doth</i> a \w little|strong="H4592"\w* \w folly|strong="H5531"\w* him that is in \w reputation|strong="H3368"\w* for \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* <i>and</i> \w honour|strong="H3519"\w*.<n>Dead…: Heb. Flies of death</n>


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A wise \w man’s|strong="H2450"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* <i>is</i> at his right \w hand|strong="H3225"\w*; but a \w fool’s|strong="H3684"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* at his \w left|strong="H8040"\w*.


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Yea also, when he that is a \w fool|strong="H5530"\w* \w walketh|strong="H1980"\w* by the \w way|strong="H1870"\w*, his \w wisdom|strong="H3820"\w* \w faileth|strong="H2638"\w* <i>him</i>, and he \w saith|strong="H0559"\w* to every one <i>that</i> he <i>is</i> a \w fool|strong="H5530"\w*.<n>his…: Heb. his heart</n><pb/>


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If the \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* of the \w ruler|strong="H4910"\w* rise \w up|strong="H5927"\w* against thee, \w leave|strong="H3240"\w* not thy \w place|strong="H4725"\w*; for \w yielding|strong="H4832"\w* \w pacifieth|strong="H3240"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w offences|strong="H2399"\w*.


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There \w is|strong="H3426"\w* an \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* <i>which</i> I have \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* under the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w*, as an \w error|strong="H7684"\w* <i>which</i> \w proceedeth|strong="H3318"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* the \w ruler|strong="H7989"\w*:<n>from: Heb. from before</n>


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\w Folly|strong="H5529"\w* is \w set|strong="H5414"\w* in \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w dignity|strong="H4791"\w*, and the \w rich|strong="H6223"\w* \w sit|strong="H3427"\w* in low \w place|strong="H8216"\w*.<n>in great…: Heb. in great heights</n>


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I have \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* upon \w horses|strong="H5483"\w*, and \w princes|strong="H8269"\w* \w walking|strong="H1980"\w* as \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* upon the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*.


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He that \w diggeth|strong="H2658"\w* a \w pit|strong="H1475"\w* shall \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* into it; and whoso \w breaketh|strong="H6555"\w* an \w hedge|strong="H1447"\w*, a \w serpent|strong="H5175"\w* shall \w bite|strong="H5391"\w* him.


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Whoso \w removeth|strong="H5265"\w* \w stones|strong="H0068"\w* shall be \w hurt|strong="H6087"\w* therewith; <i>and</i> he that \w cleaveth|strong="H1234"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w* shall be \w endangered|strong="H5533"\w* thereby.


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If the \w iron|strong="H1270"\w* be \w blunt|strong="H6949"\w*, and he do not \w whet|strong="H7043"\w* the \w edge|strong="H6440"\w*, then must he \w put|strong="H1396"\w* to more \w strength|strong="H2428"\w*: but \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* <i>is</i> \w profitable|strong="H3504"\w* to \w direct|strong="H3787"\w*.


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Surely the \w serpent|strong="H5175"\w* will \w bite|strong="H5391"\w* without \w enchantment|strong="H3908"\w*; and a \w babbler|strong="H3956"\w* is no \w better|strong="H3504"\w*.<n>a babbler: Heb. the master of the tongue</n><pb/>


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The \w words|strong="H1697"\w* of a wise \w man’s|strong="H2450"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* <i>are</i> \w gracious|strong="H2580"\w*; but the \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* of a \w fool|strong="H3684"\w* will swallow \w up|strong="H1104"\w* himself.<n>gracious: Heb. grace</n>


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The \w beginning|strong="H8462"\w* of the \w words|strong="H1697"\w* of his \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* <i>is</i> \w foolishness|strong="H5531"\w*: and the \w end|strong="H0319"\w* of his \w talk|strong="H6310"\w* <i>is</i> \w mischievous|strong="H7451"\w* \w madness|strong="H1948"\w*.<n>his talk: Heb. his mouth</n>


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A \w fool|strong="H5530"\w* also is \w full|strong="H7235"\w* of \w words|strong="H1697"\w*: a \w man|strong="H0120"\w* cannot \w tell|strong="H3045"\w* what shall be; and what shall be \w after|strong="H0310"\w* him, who can \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* him?<n>is full…: Heb. multiplieth words</n>


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The \w labour|strong="H5999"\w* of the \w foolish|strong="H3684"\w* \w wearieth|strong="H3021"\w* every one of them, because he \w knoweth|strong="H3045"\w* not how to \w go|strong="H3212"\w* to the \w city|strong="H5892"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ \w Woe|strong="H0337"\w* to thee, O \w land|strong="H0776"\w*, when thy \w king|strong="H4428"\w* <i>is</i> a \w child|strong="H5288"\w*, and thy \w princes|strong="H8269"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* in the \w morning|strong="H1242"\w*!


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\w Blessed|strong="H0835"\w* <i>art</i> thou, O \w land|strong="H0776"\w*, when thy \w king|strong="H4428"\w* <i>is</i> the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w nobles|strong="H2715"\w*, and thy \w princes|strong="H8269"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* in due \w season|strong="H6256"\w*, for \w strength|strong="H1369"\w*, and not for \w drunkenness|strong="H8358"\w*!<pb/>


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¶ By much \w slothfulness|strong="H6103"\w* the \w building|strong="H4746"\w* \w decayeth|strong="H4355"\w*; and through \w idleness|strong="H8220"\w* of the \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* droppeth \w through|strong="H1811"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ A \w feast|strong="H3899"\w* is \w made|strong="H6213"\w* for \w laughter|strong="H7814"\w*, and \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* maketh \w merry|strong="H8055"\w*: but \w money|strong="H3701"\w* \w answereth|strong="H6030"\w* all <i>things</i>.<n>maketh…: Heb. maketh glad the life</n><pb/>


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¶ \w Curse|strong="H7043"\w* not the \w king|strong="H4428"\w*, no not in thy \w thought|strong="H4093"\w*; and \w curse|strong="H7043"\w* not the \w rich|strong="H6223"\w* in thy \w bedchamber|strong="H2315"\w*: for a \w bird|strong="H5775"\w* of the \w air|strong="H8064"\w* shall \w carry|strong="H3212"\w* the \w voice|strong="H6963"\w*, and that which \w hath|strong="H1167"\w* \w wings|strong="H3671"\w* shall \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* the \w matter|strong="H1697"\w*.<n>thought: or, conscience</n><pb/>


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\w Cast|strong="H7971"\w* thy \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* \w upon|strong="H6440"\w* the \w waters|strong="H4325"\w*: for thou shalt \w find|strong="H4672"\w* it after \w many|strong="H7230"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*.<n>upon…: Heb. upon the face of the waters</n>


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\w Give|strong="H5414"\w* a \w portion|strong="H2506"\w* to \w seven|strong="H7651"\w*, and also to \w eight|strong="H8083"\w*; for thou \w knowest|strong="H3045"\w* not what \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* shall be upon the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*.


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If the \w clouds|strong="H5645"\w* be \w full|strong="H4390"\w* of \w rain|strong="H1653"\w*, they \w empty|strong="H7324"\w* <i>themselves</i> upon the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*: and if the \w tree|strong="H6086"\w* \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* toward the \w south|strong="H1864"\w*, or toward the \w north|strong="H6828"\w*, in the \w place|strong="H4725"\w* where the \w tree|strong="H6086"\w* \w falleth|strong="H5307"\w*, there it shall \w be|strong="H1933"\w*.


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He that \w observeth|strong="H8104"\w* the \w wind|strong="H7307"\w* shall not \w sow|strong="H2232"\w*; and he that \w regardeth|strong="H7200"\w* the \w clouds|strong="H5645"\w* shall not \w reap|strong="H7114"\w*.


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As thou \w knowest|strong="H3045"\w* not what <i>is</i> the \w way|strong="H1870"\w* of the \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w*, <i>nor</i> how the \w bones|strong="H6106"\w* <i>do grow</i> in the \w womb|strong="H0990"\w* of her that is with \w child|strong="H4392"\w*: even so thou \w knowest|strong="H3045"\w* not the \w works|strong="H4639"\w* of \w God|strong="H0430"\w* who \w maketh|strong="H6213"\w* all.


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In the \w morning|strong="H1242"\w* \w sow|strong="H2232"\w* thy \w seed|strong="H2233"\w*, and in the \w evening|strong="H6153"\w* \w withhold|strong="H3240"\w* not thine \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*: for thou \w knowest|strong="H3045"\w* not \w whether|strong="H0335"\w* shall \w prosper|strong="H3787"\w*, either this or that, or whether they \w both|strong="H8147"\w* <i>shall be</i> \w alike|strong="H0259"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w*.<n>shall prosper: Heb. shall be right</n><pb/>


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¶ Truly the \w light|strong="H0216"\w* <i>is</i> \w sweet|strong="H4966"\w*, and a \w pleasant|strong="H2896"\w* <i>thing it is</i> for the \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* to \w behold|strong="H7200"\w* the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w*:


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But if a \w man|strong="H0120"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w* \w many|strong="H7235"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*, <i>and</i> \w rejoice|strong="H8055"\w* in them all; yet let him \w remember|strong="H2142"\w* the \w days|strong="H3117"\w* of \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w*; for they shall be \w many|strong="H7235"\w*. All that \w cometh|strong="H0935"\w* <i>is</i> \w vanity|strong="H1892"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ \w Rejoice|strong="H8055"\w*, O young \w man|strong="H0970"\w*, in thy \w youth|strong="H3208"\w*; and let thy \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w cheer|strong="H2895"\w* thee in the \w days|strong="H3117"\w* of thy \w youth|strong="H0979"\w*, and \w walk|strong="H1980"\w* in the \w ways|strong="H1870"\w* of thine \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*, and in the \w sight|strong="H4758"\w* of thine \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*: but \w know|strong="H3045"\w* thou, that for all these <i>things</i> \w God|strong="H0430"\w* will \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* thee into \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w*.


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Therefore \w remove|strong="H5493"\w* \w sorrow|strong="H3708"\w* from thy \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*, and put \w away|strong="H5674"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* from thy \w flesh|strong="H1320"\w*: for \w childhood|strong="H3208"\w* and \w youth|strong="H7839"\w* <i>are</i> \w vanity|strong="H1892"\w*.<n>sorrow: or, anger</n><pb/>


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\w Remember|strong="H2142"\w* now thy \w Creator|strong="H1254"\w* in the \w days|strong="H3117"\w* of thy \w youth|strong="H0979"\w*, while the \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* not, nor the \w years|strong="H8141"\w* draw \w nigh|strong="H5060"\w*, when thou shalt \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, I have no \w pleasure|strong="H2656"\w* in them;


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While the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w*, or the \w light|strong="H0216"\w*, or the \w moon|strong="H3394"\w*, or the \w stars|strong="H3556"\w*, be not \w darkened|strong="H2821"\w*, nor the \w clouds|strong="H5645"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* the \w rain|strong="H1653"\w*:


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In the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* when the \w keepers|strong="H8104"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* shall \w tremble|strong="H2111"\w*, and the \w strong|strong="H2428"\w* \w men|strong="H0582"\w* shall \w bow|strong="H5791"\w* themselves, and the \w grinders|strong="H2912"\w* \w cease|strong="H0988"\w* because they are \w few|strong="H4591"\w*, and those that look \w out|strong="H7200"\w* of the \w windows|strong="H0699"\w* be \w darkened|strong="H2821"\w*,<n>the grinders…: or, the grinders fail, because they grind little</n>


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And the \w doors|strong="H1817"\w* shall be \w shut|strong="H5462"\w* in the \w streets|strong="H7784"\w*, when the \w sound|strong="H6963"\w* of the \w grinding|strong="H2913"\w* is \w low|strong="H8217"\w*, and he shall rise \w up|strong="H6965"\w* at the \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* of the \w bird|strong="H6833"\w*, and all the \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* of \w musick|strong="H7892"\w* shall be brought \w low|strong="H7817"\w*;


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Also <i>when</i> they shall be \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w* of <i>that which is</i> \w high|strong="H1364"\w*, and \w fears|strong="H2849"\w* <i>shall be</i> in the \w way|strong="H1870"\w*, and the almond \w tree|strong="H8247"\w* shall \w flourish|strong="H5006"\w*, and the \w grasshopper|strong="H2284"\w* shall be a \w burden|strong="H5445"\w*, and \w desire|strong="H0035"\w* shall \w fail|strong="H6565"\w*: because \w man|strong="H0120"\w* \w goeth|strong="H1980"\w* to his \w long|strong="H5769"\w* \w home|strong="H1004"\w*, and the \w mourners|strong="H5594"\w* go \w about|strong="H5437"\w* the \w streets|strong="H7784"\w*:


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Or \w ever|strong="H3808"\w* the \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w cord|strong="H2256"\w* be \w loosed|strong="H7576"\w*, or the \w golden|strong="H2091"\w* \w bowl|strong="H1543"\w* be \w broken|strong="H7533"\w*, or the \w pitcher|strong="H3537"\w* be \w broken|strong="H7665"\w* at the \w fountain|strong="H4002"\w*, or the \w wheel|strong="H1534"\w* \w broken|strong="H7533"\w* at the \w cistern|strong="H0953"\w*.


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Then shall the \w dust|strong="H6083"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w* to the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* as it was: and the \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* shall \w return|strong="H7725"\w* unto \w God|strong="H0430"\w* who \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* it.<pb/>


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¶ \w Vanity|strong="H1892"\w* of \w vanities|strong="H1892"\w*, \w saith|strong="H0559"\w* the \w preacher|strong="H6953"\w*; all <i>is</i> \w vanity|strong="H1892"\w*.


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And \w moreover|strong="H3148"\w*, because the \w preacher|strong="H6953"\w* was \w wise|strong="H2450"\w*, he still \w taught|strong="H3925"\w* the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w knowledge|strong="H1847"\w*; yea, he gave good \w heed|strong="H0239"\w*, and sought \w out|strong="H2713"\w*, <i>and</i> set in \w order|strong="H8626"\w* \w many|strong="H7235"\w* \w proverbs|strong="H4912"\w*.<n>moreover…: or, the more wise the preacher was, etc</n>


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The \w preacher|strong="H6953"\w* \w sought|strong="H1245"\w* to find \w out|strong="H4672"\w* \w acceptable|strong="H2656"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w*: and <i>that which was</i> \w written|strong="H3789"\w* <i>was</i> \w upright|strong="H3476"\w*, <i>even</i> \w words|strong="H1697"\w* of \w truth|strong="H0571"\w*.<n>acceptable…: Heb. words of delight</n>


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The \w words|strong="H1697"\w* of the \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* <i>are</i> as \w goads|strong="H1861"\w*, and as \w nails|strong="H4930"\w* \w fastened|strong="H5193"\w* <i>by</i> the \w masters|strong="H1167"\w* of \w assemblies|strong="H0627"\w*, <i>which</i> are \w given|strong="H5414"\w* from \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w shepherd|strong="H7462"\w*.


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And \w further|strong="H3148"\w*, by \w these|strong="H1992"\w*, my \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, be \w admonished|strong="H2094"\w*: of \w making|strong="H6213"\w* \w many|strong="H7235"\w* \w books|strong="H5612"\w* <i>there is</i> no \w end|strong="H7093"\w*; and \w much|strong="H7235"\w* \w study|strong="H3854"\w* <i>is</i> a \w weariness|strong="H3024"\w* of the \w flesh|strong="H1320"\w*.<n>study: or, reading</n><pb/>


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¶ Let us \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* the \w conclusion|strong="H5490"\w* of the whole \w matter|strong="H1697"\w*: \w Fear|strong="H3372"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, and \w keep|strong="H8104"\w* his \w commandments|strong="H4687"\w*: for this <i>is</i> the whole <i>duty</i> of \w man|strong="H0120"\w*.<n>Let…: or, The end of the matter, even all that hath been heard, is</n>


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For \w God|strong="H0430"\w* shall \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* every \w work|strong="H4639"\w* into \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w*, with every secret \w thing|strong="H5956"\w*, whether <i>it be</i> \w good|strong="H2896"\w*, or whether <i>it be</i> \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*.


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The \w song|strong="H7892"\w* of \w songs|strong="H7892"\w*, which <i>is</i> \w Solomon’s|strong="H8010"\w*.<pb/>


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Let him \w kiss|strong="H5401"\w* me with the \w kisses|strong="H5390"\w* of his \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*: for thy \w love|strong="H1730"\w* <i>is</i> \w better|strong="H2896"\w* than \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*.<n>thy…: Heb. thy loves</n>


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Because of the \w savour|strong="H7381"\w* of thy \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w ointments|strong="H8081"\w* thy \w name|strong="H8034"\w* <i>is as</i> \w ointment|strong="H8081"\w* poured \w forth|strong="H7324"\w*, therefore do the \w virgins|strong="H5959"\w* \w love|strong="H0157"\w* thee.


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\w Draw|strong="H4900"\w* me, we will \w run|strong="H7323"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* thee: the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* hath \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* me into his \w chambers|strong="H2315"\w*: we will be \w glad|strong="H1523"\w* and \w rejoice|strong="H8055"\w* in thee, we will \w remember|strong="H2142"\w* thy \w love|strong="H1730"\w* more than \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*: the \w upright|strong="H4339"\w* \w love|strong="H0157"\w* thee.<n>the upright…: or, they love thee uprightly</n>


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I <i>am</i> \w black|strong="H7838"\w*, but \w comely|strong="H5000"\w*, O ye \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, as the \w tents|strong="H0168"\w* of \w Kedar|strong="H6938"\w*, as the \w curtains|strong="H3407"\w* of \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*.


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\w Look|strong="H7200"\w* not upon me, because I <i>am</i> \w black|strong="H7840"\w*, because the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w* hath \w looked|strong="H7805"\w* upon me: my \w mother’s|strong="H0517"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* were \w angry|strong="H2787"\w* with me; they \w made|strong="H7760"\w* me the \w keeper|strong="H5201"\w* of the \w vineyards|strong="H3754"\w*; <i>but</i> mine own \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w* have I not \w kept|strong="H5201"\w*.<pb/>


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\w Tell|strong="H5046"\w* me, O thou whom my \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* \w loveth|strong="H0157"\w*, where thou \w feedest|strong="H7462"\w*, \w where|strong="H0349"\w* thou makest <i>thy flock</i> to \w rest|strong="H7257"\w* at \w noon|strong="H6672"\w*: \w for|strong="H4100"\w* why should I be as one that turneth \w aside|strong="H5844"\w* by the \w flocks|strong="H5739"\w* of thy \w companions|strong="H2270"\w*?<n>as one…: or, as one that is veiled</n><pb/>


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¶ If thou \w know|strong="H3045"\w* not, O thou \w fairest|strong="H3303"\w* among \w women|strong="H0802"\w*, go thy way \w forth|strong="H3318"\w* by the \w footsteps|strong="H6119"\w* of the \w flock|strong="H6629"\w*, and \w feed|strong="H7462"\w* thy \w kids|strong="H1429"\w* beside the \w shepherds’|strong="H7462"\w* \w tents|strong="H4908"\w*.


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I have \w compared|strong="H1819"\w* thee, O my \w love|strong="H7474"\w*, to a company of \w horses|strong="H5484"\w* in \w Pharaoh’s|strong="H6547"\w* \w chariots|strong="H7393"\w*.


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Thy \w cheeks|strong="H3895"\w* are \w comely|strong="H4998"\w* with \w rows|strong="H8447"\w* <i>of jewels</i>, thy \w neck|strong="H6677"\w* with \w chains|strong="H2737"\w* <i>of gold</i>.


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We will \w make|strong="H6213"\w* thee \w borders|strong="H8447"\w* of \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* with \w studs|strong="H5351"\w* of \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ While the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* <i>sitteth</i> at his \w table|strong="H4524"\w*, my \w spikenard|strong="H5373"\w* sendeth \w forth|strong="H5414"\w* the \w smell|strong="H7381"\w* thereof.


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A \w bundle|strong="H6872"\w* of \w myrrh|strong="H4753"\w* <i>is</i> my \w wellbeloved|strong="H1730"\w* unto me; he shall \w lie|strong="H3885"\w* all night betwixt my \w breasts|strong="H7699"\w*.


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My \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* <i>is</i> unto me <i>as</i> a \w cluster|strong="H0811"\w* of \w camphire|strong="H3724"\w* in the \w vineyards|strong="H3754"\w* of \w En-gedi|strong="H5872"\w*.<n>camphire: or, cypress</n>


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Behold, thou <i>art</i> \w fair|strong="H3303"\w*, my \w love|strong="H7474"\w*; behold, thou <i>art</i> \w fair|strong="H3303"\w*; thou <i>hast</i> \w doves’|strong="H3123"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*.<n>my love: or, my companion</n>


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Behold, thou <i>art</i> \w fair|strong="H3303"\w*, my \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w*, yea, \w pleasant|strong="H5273"\w*: also our \w bed|strong="H6210"\w* <i>is</i> \w green|strong="H7488"\w*.


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The \w beams|strong="H6982"\w* of our \w house|strong="H1004"\w* <i>are</i> \w cedar|strong="H0730"\w*, <i>and</i> our \w rafters|strong="H7351"\w* of \w fir|strong="H1266"\w*.<n>rafters: or, galleries</n><pb/>


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I <i>am</i> the \w rose|strong="H2261"\w* of \w Sharon|strong="H8289"\w*, <i>and</i> the \w lily|strong="H7799"\w* of the \w valleys|strong="H6010"\w*.


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As the \w lily|strong="H7799"\w* among \w thorns|strong="H2336"\w*, so <i>is</i> my \w love|strong="H7474"\w* among the \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w*.<pb/>


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As the apple \w tree|strong="H8598"\w* among the \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* of the \w wood|strong="H3293"\w*, so <i>is</i> my \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* among the \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*. I \w sat|strong="H3427"\w* down under his \w shadow|strong="H6738"\w* with great \w delight|strong="H2530"\w*, and his \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w* <i>was</i> \w sweet|strong="H4966"\w* to my \w taste|strong="H2441"\w*.<n>I sat…: Heb. I delighted and sat down, etc</n><n>taste: Heb. palate</n>


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He \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* me to the \w banqueting|strong="H3196"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, and his \w banner|strong="H1714"\w* over me <i>was</i> \w love|strong="H0160"\w*.<n>banqueting…: Heb. house of wine</n>


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\w Stay|strong="H5564"\w* me with \w flagons|strong="H0809"\w*, \w comfort|strong="H7502"\w* me with \w apples|strong="H8598"\w*: for I <i>am</i> \w sick|strong="H2470"\w* of \w love|strong="H0160"\w*.<n>comfort…: Heb. straw me with apples</n>


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His left \w hand|strong="H8040"\w* <i>is</i> under my \w head|strong="H7218"\w*, and his right \w hand|strong="H3225"\w* doth \w embrace|strong="H2263"\w* me.


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I \w charge|strong="H7650"\w* you, O ye \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, by the \w roes|strong="H6643"\w*, \w and|strong="H0176"\w* by the \w hinds|strong="H0355"\w* of the \w field|strong="H7704"\w*, that ye stir not \w up|strong="H5782"\w*, nor \w awake|strong="H5782"\w* <i>my</i> \w love|strong="H0160"\w*, till he \w please|strong="H2654"\w*.<n>I charge…: Heb. I adjure you</n><pb/>


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¶ The \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* of my \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w*! behold, he \w cometh|strong="H0935"\w* \w leaping|strong="H1801"\w* upon the \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w*, \w skipping|strong="H7092"\w* upon the \w hills|strong="H1389"\w*.


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My \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* is \w like|strong="H1819"\w* a \w roe|strong="H6643"\w* or a \w young|strong="H6082"\w* \w hart|strong="H0354"\w*: behold, he \w standeth|strong="H5975"\w* \w behind|strong="H0310"\w* our \w wall|strong="H3796"\w*, he looketh \w forth|strong="H7688"\w* at the \w windows|strong="H2474"\w*, \w shewing|strong="H6692"\w* himself through the \w lattice|strong="H2762"\w*.<n>shewing…: Heb. flourishing</n>


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My \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* \w spake|strong="H6030"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto me, Rise \w up|strong="H6965"\w*, my \w love|strong="H7474"\w*, my fair \w one|strong="H3303"\w*, and come \w away|strong="H3212"\w*.


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For, lo, the \w winter|strong="H5638"\w* is \w past|strong="H5674"\w*, the \w rain|strong="H1653"\w* is \w over|strong="H2498"\w* <i>and</i> \w gone|strong="H1980"\w*;


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The \w flowers|strong="H5339"\w* \w appear|strong="H7200"\w* on the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*; the \w time|strong="H6256"\w* of the \w singing|strong="H2158"\w* <i>of birds</i> is \w come|strong="H5060"\w*, and the \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* of the \w turtle|strong="H8449"\w* is \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* in our \w land|strong="H0776"\w*;


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The fig \w tree|strong="H8384"\w* putteth \w forth|strong="H2590"\w* her green \w figs|strong="H6291"\w*, and the \w vines|strong="H1612"\w* <i>with</i> the tender \w grape|strong="H5563"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* a <i>good</i> \w smell|strong="H7381"\w*. \w Arise|strong="H6965"\w*, my \w love|strong="H7474"\w*, my fair \w one|strong="H3303"\w*, and come \w away|strong="H3212"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ O my \w dove|strong="H3123"\w*, <i>that art</i> in the \w clefts|strong="H2288"\w* of the \w rock|strong="H5553"\w*, in the \w secret|strong="H5643"\w* <i>places</i> of the \w stairs|strong="H4095"\w*, let me \w see|strong="H7200"\w* thy \w countenance|strong="H4758"\w*, let me \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* thy \w voice|strong="H6963"\w*; for \w sweet|strong="H6156"\w* <i>is</i> thy \w voice|strong="H6963"\w*, and thy \w countenance|strong="H4758"\w* <i>is</i> \w comely|strong="H5000"\w*.


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\w Take|strong="H0270"\w* us the \w foxes|strong="H7776"\w*, the \w little|strong="H6996"\w* \w foxes|strong="H7776"\w*, that \w spoil|strong="H2254"\w* the \w vines|strong="H3754"\w*: for our \w vines|strong="H3754"\w* <i>have</i> tender \w grapes|strong="H5563"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ My \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* <i>is</i> mine, and I <i>am</i> his: he \w feedeth|strong="H7462"\w* among the \w lilies|strong="H7799"\w*.


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Until the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w break|strong="H6315"\w*, and the \w shadows|strong="H6752"\w* flee \w away|strong="H5127"\w*, \w turn|strong="H5437"\w*, my \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w*, and be thou \w like|strong="H1819"\w* a \w roe|strong="H6643"\w* or a \w young|strong="H6082"\w* \w hart|strong="H0354"\w* upon the \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* of \w Bether|strong="H1336"\w*.<n>of Bether: or, of division</n><pb/>


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By \w night|strong="H3915"\w* on my \w bed|strong="H4904"\w* I \w sought|strong="H1245"\w* him whom my \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* \w loveth|strong="H0157"\w*: I \w sought|strong="H1245"\w* him, but I \w found|strong="H4672"\w* him not.


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I will \w rise|strong="H6965"\w* now, and go \w about|strong="H5437"\w* the \w city|strong="H5892"\w* in the \w streets|strong="H7784"\w*, and in the broad \w ways|strong="H7339"\w* I will \w seek|strong="H1245"\w* him whom my \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* \w loveth|strong="H0157"\w*: I \w sought|strong="H1245"\w* him, but I \w found|strong="H4672"\w* him not.


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The \w watchmen|strong="H8104"\w* that go \w about|strong="H5437"\w* the \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* me: <i>to whom I said</i>, \w Saw|strong="H7200"\w* ye him whom my \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* \w loveth|strong="H0157"\w*?


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<i>It was</i> but a \w little|strong="H4592"\w* that I \w passed|strong="H5674"\w* from them, but I \w found|strong="H4672"\w* him whom my \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* \w loveth|strong="H0157"\w*: I \w held|strong="H0270"\w* him, and would not let him \w go|strong="H7503"\w*, until I had \w brought|strong="H0935"\w* him into my \w mother’s|strong="H0517"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, and into the \w chamber|strong="H2315"\w* of her that \w conceived|strong="H2029"\w* me.


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I \w charge|strong="H7650"\w* you, O ye \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, by the \w roes|strong="H6643"\w*, \w and|strong="H0176"\w* by the \w hinds|strong="H0355"\w* of the \w field|strong="H7704"\w*, that ye stir not \w up|strong="H5782"\w*, nor \w awake|strong="H5782"\w* <i>my</i> \w love|strong="H0160"\w*, till he \w please|strong="H2654"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ Who <i>is</i> this that \w cometh|strong="H5927"\w* out of the \w wilderness|strong="H4057"\w* like \w pillars|strong="H8490"\w* of \w smoke|strong="H6227"\w*, \w perfumed|strong="H6999"\w* with \w myrrh|strong="H4753"\w* and \w frankincense|strong="H3828"\w*, with all \w powders|strong="H0081"\w* of the \w merchant|strong="H7402"\w*?<pb/>


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Behold his \w bed|strong="H4296"\w*, which <i>is</i> \w Solomon’s|strong="H8010"\w*; \w threescore|strong="H8346"\w* \w valiant|strong="H1368"\w* men <i>are</i> \w about|strong="H5439"\w* it, of the \w valiant|strong="H1368"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.


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They all \w hold|strong="H0270"\w* \w swords|strong="H2719"\w*, <i>being</i> \w expert|strong="H3925"\w* in \w war|strong="H4421"\w*: every \w man|strong="H0376"\w* <i>hath</i> his \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* upon his \w thigh|strong="H3409"\w* because of \w fear|strong="H6343"\w* in the \w night|strong="H3915"\w*.


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\w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* himself a \w chariot|strong="H0668"\w* of the \w wood|strong="H6086"\w* of \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*.<n>a chariot: or, a bed</n>


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He \w made|strong="H6213"\w* the \w pillars|strong="H5982"\w* thereof <i>of</i> \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, the \w bottom|strong="H7507"\w* thereof <i>of</i> \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, the \w covering|strong="H4817"\w* of it <i>of</i> \w purple|strong="H0713"\w*, the \w midst|strong="H8432"\w* thereof being \w paved|strong="H7528"\w* <i>with</i> \w love|strong="H0160"\w*, for the \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.


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Go \w forth|strong="H3318"\w*, O ye \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*, and \w behold|strong="H7200"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* with the \w crown|strong="H5850"\w* wherewith his \w mother|strong="H0517"\w* \w crowned|strong="H5849"\w* him in the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* of his \w espousals|strong="H2861"\w*, and in the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* of the \w gladness|strong="H8057"\w* of his \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*.<pb/>


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Behold, thou <i>art</i> \w fair|strong="H3303"\w*, my \w love|strong="H7474"\w*; behold, thou <i>art</i> \w fair|strong="H3303"\w*; thou <i>hast</i> \w doves’|strong="H3123"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w within|strong="H1157"\w* thy \w locks|strong="H6777"\w*: thy \w hair|strong="H8181"\w* <i>is</i> as a \w flock|strong="H5739"\w* of \w goats|strong="H5795"\w*, that \w appear|strong="H1570"\w* from \w mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w*.<n>that…: or, that eat of, etc</n>


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Thy \w teeth|strong="H8127"\w* <i>are</i> like a \w flock|strong="H5739"\w* <i>of sheep that are even</i> \w shorn|strong="H7094"\w*, which came \w up|strong="H5927"\w* from the \w washing|strong="H7367"\w*; whereof every one bear \w twins|strong="H8382"\w*, and none <i>is</i> \w barren|strong="H7909"\w* among them.


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Thy \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* <i>are</i> like a \w thread|strong="H2339"\w* of \w scarlet|strong="H8144"\w*, and thy \w speech|strong="H4057"\w* <i>is</i> \w comely|strong="H5000"\w*: thy \w temples|strong="H7541"\w* <i>are</i> like a \w piece|strong="H6400"\w* of a \w pomegranate|strong="H7416"\w* \w within|strong="H1157"\w* thy \w locks|strong="H6777"\w*.


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Thy \w neck|strong="H6677"\w* <i>is</i> like the \w tower|strong="H4026"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w builded|strong="H1129"\w* for an \w armoury|strong="H8530"\w*, whereon there \w hang|strong="H8518"\w* a \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w bucklers|strong="H4043"\w*, all \w shields|strong="H7982"\w* of mighty \w men|strong="H1368"\w*.


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Thy \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w breasts|strong="H7699"\w* <i>are</i> like \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w young|strong="H6082"\w* \w roes|strong="H6646"\w* that are \w twins|strong="H8380"\w*, which \w feed|strong="H7462"\w* among the \w lilies|strong="H7799"\w*.


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Until the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w break|strong="H6315"\w*, and the \w shadows|strong="H6752"\w* flee \w away|strong="H5127"\w*, I will \w get|strong="H3212"\w* me to the \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w* of \w myrrh|strong="H4753"\w*, and to the \w hill|strong="H1389"\w* of \w frankincense|strong="H3828"\w*.<n>break: Heb. breathe</n>


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Thou <i>art</i> all \w fair|strong="H3303"\w*, my \w love|strong="H7474"\w*; <i>there is</i> no \w spot|strong="H3971"\w* in thee.<pb/>


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¶ \w Come|strong="H0935"\w* with me from \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*, <i>my</i> \w spouse|strong="H3618"\w*, with me from \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*: \w look|strong="H7789"\w* from the \w top|strong="H7218"\w* of \w Amana|strong="H0549"\w*, from the \w top|strong="H7218"\w* of \w Shenir|strong="H8149"\w* and \w Hermon|strong="H2768"\w*, from the \w lions’|strong="H0738"\w* \w dens|strong="H4585"\w*, from the \w mountains|strong="H2042"\w* of the \w leopards|strong="H5246"\w*.


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Thou hast ravished my \w heart|strong="H3823"\w*, my \w sister|strong="H0269"\w*, <i>my</i> \w spouse|strong="H3618"\w*; thou hast ravished my \w heart|strong="H3823"\w* with \w one|strong="H0259"\w* of thine \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*, with \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w chain|strong="H6060"\w* of thy \w neck|strong="H6677"\w*.<n>ravished: or, taken away</n>


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How \w fair|strong="H3302"\w* is thy \w love|strong="H1730"\w*, my \w sister|strong="H0269"\w*, <i>my</i> \w spouse|strong="H3618"\w*! how much \w better|strong="H2895"\w* is thy \w love|strong="H1730"\w* than \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*! and the \w smell|strong="H7381"\w* of thine \w ointments|strong="H8081"\w* than all \w spices|strong="H1314"\w*!


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Thy \w lips|strong="H8193"\w*, O <i>my</i> \w spouse|strong="H3618"\w*, \w drop|strong="H5197"\w* <i>as</i> the \w honeycomb|strong="H5317"\w*: \w honey|strong="H1706"\w* and \w milk|strong="H2461"\w* <i>are</i> under thy \w tongue|strong="H3956"\w*; and the \w smell|strong="H7381"\w* of thy \w garments|strong="H8008"\w* <i>is</i> like the \w smell|strong="H7381"\w* of \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*.


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A \w garden|strong="H1588"\w* \w inclosed|strong="H5274"\w* <i>is</i> my \w sister|strong="H0269"\w*, <i>my</i> \w spouse|strong="H3618"\w*; a \w spring|strong="H1530"\w* shut \w up|strong="H5274"\w*, a \w fountain|strong="H4599"\w* \w sealed|strong="H2856"\w*. <n>inclosed: Heb. barred</n><n>shut up: Heb. barred</n>


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Thy \w plants|strong="H7973"\w* <i>are</i> an \w orchard|strong="H6508"\w* of \w pomegranates|strong="H7416"\w*, with \w pleasant|strong="H4022"\w* \w fruits|strong="H6529"\w*; \w camphire|strong="H3724"\w*, with \w spikenard|strong="H5373"\w*,<n>camphire: or, cypress</n>


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\w Spikenard|strong="H5373"\w* and \w saffron|strong="H3750"\w*; \w calamus|strong="H7070"\w* and \w cinnamon|strong="H7076"\w*, with all \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* of \w frankincense|strong="H3828"\w*; \w myrrh|strong="H4753"\w* and \w aloes|strong="H0174"\w*, with all the \w chief|strong="H7218"\w* \w spices|strong="H1314"\w*:<pb/>


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A \w fountain|strong="H4599"\w* of \w gardens|strong="H1588"\w*, a \w well|strong="H0875"\w* of \w living|strong="H2416"\w* \w waters|strong="H4325"\w*, and \w streams|strong="H5140"\w* from \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ \w Awake|strong="H5782"\w*, O north \w wind|strong="H6828"\w*; and \w come|strong="H0935"\w*, thou \w south|strong="H8486"\w*; \w blow|strong="H6315"\w* upon my \w garden|strong="H1588"\w*, <i>that</i> the \w spices|strong="H1314"\w* thereof may flow \w out|strong="H5140"\w*. Let my \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* into his \w garden|strong="H1588"\w*, and \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* his \w pleasant|strong="H4022"\w* \w fruits|strong="H6529"\w*.<pb/>


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I am \w come|strong="H0935"\w* into my \w garden|strong="H1588"\w*, my \w sister|strong="H0269"\w*, <i>my</i> \w spouse|strong="H3618"\w*: I have \w gathered|strong="H0717"\w* my \w myrrh|strong="H4753"\w* with my \w spice|strong="H1313"\w*; I have \w eaten|strong="H0398"\w* my \w honeycomb|strong="H3293"\w* with my \w honey|strong="H1706"\w*; I have \w drunk|strong="H8354"\w* my \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* with my \w milk|strong="H2461"\w*: \w eat|strong="H0398"\w*, O \w friends|strong="H7453"\w*; \w drink|strong="H8354"\w*, yea, drink \w abundantly|strong="H7937"\w*, O \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w*.<n>yea…: or, and be drunken with loves</n><pb/>


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¶ I \w sleep|strong="H3463"\w*, but my \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* \w waketh|strong="H5782"\w*: <i>it is</i> the \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* of my \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* that \w knocketh|strong="H1849"\w*, <i>saying</i>, \w Open|strong="H6605"\w* to me, my \w sister|strong="H0269"\w*, my \w love|strong="H7474"\w*, my \w dove|strong="H3123"\w*, my \w undefiled|strong="H8535"\w*: for my \w head|strong="H7218"\w* is \w filled|strong="H4390"\w* with \w dew|strong="H2919"\w*, <i>and</i> my \w locks|strong="H6977"\w* with the \w drops|strong="H7447"\w* of the \w night|strong="H3915"\w*.


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I have put \w off|strong="H6584"\w* my \w coat|strong="H3801"\w*; \w how|strong="H0349"\w* shall I put it \w on|strong="H3847"\w*? I have \w washed|strong="H7364"\w* my \w feet|strong="H7272"\w*; \w how|strong="H0349"\w* shall I \w defile|strong="H2936"\w* them?


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My \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* put \w in|strong="H7971"\w* his \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w by|strong="H4480"\w* the \w hole|strong="H2356"\w* <i>of the door</i>, and my \w bowels|strong="H4578"\w* were \w moved|strong="H1993"\w* for him.<n>for him: or, (as some read) in me</n>


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I rose \w up|strong="H6965"\w* to \w open|strong="H6605"\w* to my \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w*; and my \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w dropped|strong="H5197"\w* <i>with</i> \w myrrh|strong="H4753"\w*, and my \w fingers|strong="H0676"\w* <i>with</i> sweet \w smelling|strong="H5674"\w* \w myrrh|strong="H4753"\w*, upon the \w handles|strong="H3709"\w* of the \w lock|strong="H4514"\w*.<n>sweet…: Heb. passing, or, running about</n>


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I \w opened|strong="H6605"\w* to my \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w*; but my \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* had \w withdrawn|strong="H2559"\w* himself, <i>and</i> was \w gone|strong="H5674"\w*: my \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* \w failed|strong="H3318"\w* when he \w spake|strong="H1696"\w*: I \w sought|strong="H1245"\w* him, but I could not \w find|strong="H4672"\w* him; I \w called|strong="H7121"\w* him, but he gave me no \w answer|strong="H6030"\w*.


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The \w watchmen|strong="H8104"\w* that went \w about|strong="H5437"\w* the \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* me, they \w smote|strong="H5221"\w* me, they \w wounded|strong="H6481"\w* me; the \w keepers|strong="H8104"\w* of the \w walls|strong="H2346"\w* took \w away|strong="H5375"\w* my \w veil|strong="H7289"\w* from me.


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I \w charge|strong="H7650"\w* you, O \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, if ye \w find|strong="H4672"\w* my \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w*, that ye \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* him, that I <i>am</i> \w sick|strong="H2470"\w* of \w love|strong="H0160"\w*.<n>that ye: Heb. what, etc</n><pb/>


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¶ What <i>is</i> thy \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* more than <i>another</i> \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w*, O thou \w fairest|strong="H3303"\w* among \w women|strong="H0802"\w*? what <i>is</i> thy \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* more than <i>another</i> \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w*, that \w thou|strong="H3602"\w* dost so \w charge|strong="H7650"\w* us?


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My \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* <i>is</i> \w white|strong="H6703"\w* and \w ruddy|strong="H0122"\w*, the \w chiefest|strong="H1713"\w* among ten \w thousand|strong="H7233"\w*.<n>the chiefest: Heb. a standard-bearer</n>


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His \w head|strong="H7218"\w* <i>is as</i> the \w most|strong="H3800"\w* fine \w gold|strong="H6337"\w*, his \w locks|strong="H6977"\w* <i>are</i> \w bushy|strong="H8534"\w*, <i>and</i> \w black|strong="H7838"\w* as a \w raven|strong="H6158"\w*.<n>bushy: or, curled</n>


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His \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* <i>are</i> as <i>the eyes</i> of \w doves|strong="H3123"\w* by the \w rivers|strong="H0650"\w* of \w waters|strong="H4325"\w*, \w washed|strong="H7364"\w* with \w milk|strong="H2461"\w*, <i>and</i> fitly \w set|strong="H3427"\w*.<n>fitly…: Heb. sitting in fulness, that is, fitly placed, and set as a precious stone in the foil of a ring</n>


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His \w cheeks|strong="H3895"\w* <i>are</i> as a \w bed|strong="H6170"\w* of \w spices|strong="H1314"\w*, <i>as</i> \w sweet|strong="H4840"\w* \w flowers|strong="H4026"\w*: his \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* <i>like</i> \w lilies|strong="H7799"\w*, \w dropping|strong="H5197"\w* sweet \w smelling|strong="H5674"\w* \w myrrh|strong="H4753"\w*.<n>sweet flowers: or, towers of perfumes</n>


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His \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* <i>are as</i> \w gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w rings|strong="H1550"\w* \w set|strong="H4390"\w* with the \w beryl|strong="H8658"\w*: his \w belly|strong="H4578"\w* <i>is as</i> \w bright|strong="H6247"\w* \w ivory|strong="H8127"\w* \w overlaid|strong="H5968"\w* <i>with</i> \w sapphires|strong="H5601"\w*.


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His \w legs|strong="H7785"\w* <i>are as</i> \w pillars|strong="H5982"\w* of \w marble|strong="H8336"\w*, \w set|strong="H3245"\w* upon \w sockets|strong="H0134"\w* of fine \w gold|strong="H6337"\w*: his \w countenance|strong="H4758"\w* <i>is</i> as \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*, \w excellent|strong="H0977"\w* as the \w cedars|strong="H0730"\w*.


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His \w mouth|strong="H2441"\w* <i>is</i> most \w sweet|strong="H4477"\w*: yea, he <i>is</i> altogether \w lovely|strong="H4261"\w*. This <i>is</i> my \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w*, and this <i>is</i> my \w friend|strong="H7453"\w*, O \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.<n>mouth: Heb. palate</n><pb/>


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Whither is thy \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* \w gone|strong="H1980"\w*, O thou \w fairest|strong="H3303"\w* among \w women|strong="H0802"\w*? whither is thy \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* turned \w aside|strong="H6437"\w*? that we may \w seek|strong="H1245"\w* him with thee.


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My \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* is gone \w down|strong="H3381"\w* into his \w garden|strong="H1588"\w*, to the \w beds|strong="H6170"\w* of \w spices|strong="H1314"\w*, to \w feed|strong="H7462"\w* in the \w gardens|strong="H1588"\w*, and to \w gather|strong="H3950"\w* \w lilies|strong="H7799"\w*.


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I <i>am</i> my \w beloved’s|strong="H1730"\w*, and my \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* <i>is</i> mine: he \w feedeth|strong="H7462"\w* among the \w lilies|strong="H7799"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ Thou <i>art</i> \w beautiful|strong="H3303"\w*, O my \w love|strong="H7474"\w*, as \w Tirzah|strong="H8656"\w*, \w comely|strong="H5000"\w* as \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, \w terrible|strong="H0366"\w* as <i>an army</i> with \w banners|strong="H1713"\w*.


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Turn \w away|strong="H5437"\w* thine \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* from me, for \w they|strong="H1992"\w* have \w overcome|strong="H7292"\w* me: thy \w hair|strong="H8181"\w* <i>is</i> as a \w flock|strong="H5739"\w* of \w goats|strong="H5795"\w* that \w appear|strong="H1570"\w* from \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w*.<n>overcome…: or, puffed me up</n>


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Thy \w teeth|strong="H8127"\w* <i>are</i> as a \w flock|strong="H5739"\w* of \w sheep|strong="H7353"\w* which go \w up|strong="H5927"\w* from the \w washing|strong="H7367"\w*, whereof every one beareth \w twins|strong="H8382"\w*, and <i>there is</i> not one \w barren|strong="H7909"\w* among them.


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As a \w piece|strong="H6400"\w* of a \w pomegranate|strong="H7416"\w* <i>are</i> thy \w temples|strong="H7541"\w* \w within|strong="H1157"\w* thy \w locks|strong="H6777"\w*.


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There are \w threescore|strong="H8346"\w* \w queens|strong="H4436"\w*, and \w fourscore|strong="H8084"\w* \w concubines|strong="H6370"\w*, and \w virgins|strong="H5959"\w* without \w number|strong="H4557"\w*.


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My \w dove|strong="H3123"\w*, my \w undefiled|strong="H8535"\w* is <i>but</i> \w one|strong="H0259"\w*; she <i>is</i> the <i>only</i> \w one|strong="H0259"\w* of her \w mother|strong="H0517"\w*, she <i>is</i> the \w choice|strong="H1249"\w* <i>one</i> of her that \w bare|strong="H3205"\w* her. The \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* her, and \w blessed|strong="H0833"\w* her; <i>yea</i>, the \w queens|strong="H4436"\w* and the \w concubines|strong="H6370"\w*, and they \w praised|strong="H1984"\w* her.<pb/>


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¶ Who <i>is</i> she <i>that</i> looketh \w forth|strong="H8259"\w* as the \w morning|strong="H7837"\w*, \w fair|strong="H3303"\w* as the \w moon|strong="H3842"\w*, \w clear|strong="H1249"\w* as the \w sun|strong="H2535"\w*, <i>and</i> \w terrible|strong="H0366"\w* as <i>an army</i> with \w banners|strong="H1713"\w*?<pb/>


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I went \w down|strong="H3381"\w* into the \w garden|strong="H1594"\w* of \w nuts|strong="H0093"\w* to \w see|strong="H7200"\w* the \w fruits|strong="H0003"\w* of the \w valley|strong="H5158"\w*, <i>and</i> to \w see|strong="H7200"\w* whether the \w vine|strong="H1612"\w* \w flourished|strong="H6524"\w*, <i>and</i> the \w pomegranates|strong="H7416"\w* \w budded|strong="H5132"\w*.


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Or ever I was \w aware|strong="H3045"\w*, my \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* \w made|strong="H7760"\w* me <i>like</i> the \w chariots|strong="H4818"\w* of \w Amminadib|strong="H5993"\w*.<n>Or ever…: Heb. I knew not</n><n>made…: or, set me on the chariots of my willing people</n>


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\w Return|strong="H7725"\w*, \w return|strong="H7725"\w*, O \w Shulamite|strong="H7759"\w*; \w return|strong="H7725"\w*, \w return|strong="H7725"\w*, that we may \w look|strong="H2372"\w* upon thee. What will ye \w see|strong="H2372"\w* in the \w Shulamite|strong="H7759"\w*? As it were the \w company|strong="H4246"\w* of two \w armies|strong="H4264"\w*.<n>of…: or, of Mahanaim</n><pb/>


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How \w beautiful|strong="H3302"\w* are thy \w feet|strong="H6471"\w* with \w shoes|strong="H5275"\w*, O \w prince’s|strong="H5081"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w*! the \w joints|strong="H2542"\w* of thy \w thighs|strong="H3409"\w* <i>are</i> like \w jewels|strong="H2481"\w*, the \w work|strong="H4639"\w* of the \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* of a cunning \w workman|strong="H0542"\w*.


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Thy \w navel|strong="H8326"\w* <i>is like</i> a \w round|strong="H5469"\w* \w goblet|strong="H0101"\w*, <i>which</i> \w wanteth|strong="H2637"\w* not \w liquor|strong="H4197"\w*: thy \w belly|strong="H0990"\w* <i>is like</i> an \w heap|strong="H6194"\w* of \w wheat|strong="H2406"\w* set \w about|strong="H5473"\w* with \w lilies|strong="H7799"\w*.<n>liquor: Heb. mixture</n>


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Thy \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w breasts|strong="H7699"\w* <i>are</i> like \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w young|strong="H6082"\w* \w roes|strong="H6646"\w* <i>that are</i> \w twins|strong="H8380"\w*.


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Thy \w neck|strong="H6677"\w* <i>is</i> as a \w tower|strong="H4026"\w* of \w ivory|strong="H8127"\w*; thine \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* <i>like</i> the \w fishpools|strong="H1295"\w* in \w Heshbon|strong="H2809"\w*, by the \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* of \w Bath-rabbim|strong="H1337"\w*: thy \w nose|strong="H0639"\w* <i>is</i> as the \w tower|strong="H4026"\w* of \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w* which \w looketh|strong="H6822"\w* \w toward|strong="H6440"\w* \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w*.


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Thine \w head|strong="H7218"\w* upon thee <i>is</i> like \w Carmel|strong="H3760"\w*, and the \w hair|strong="H1803"\w* of thine \w head|strong="H7218"\w* like \w purple|strong="H0713"\w*; the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* <i>is</i> \w held|strong="H0631"\w* in the \w galleries|strong="H7298"\w*.<n>Carmel: or, crimson</n><n>held: Heb. bound</n>


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How \w fair|strong="H3302"\w* and how \w pleasant|strong="H5276"\w* art thou, O \w love|strong="H0160"\w*, for \w delights|strong="H8588"\w*!


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This thy \w stature|strong="H6967"\w* is \w like|strong="H1819"\w* to a palm \w tree|strong="H8558"\w*, and thy \w breasts|strong="H7699"\w* to \w clusters|strong="H0811"\w* <i>of grapes</i>.


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I \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, I will go \w up|strong="H5927"\w* to the palm \w tree|strong="H8558"\w*, I will take \w hold|strong="H0270"\w* of the \w boughs|strong="H5577"\w* thereof: now also thy \w breasts|strong="H7699"\w* shall be as \w clusters|strong="H0811"\w* of the \w vine|strong="H1612"\w*, and the \w smell|strong="H7381"\w* of thy \w nose|strong="H0639"\w* like \w apples|strong="H8598"\w*;


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And the roof of thy \w mouth|strong="H2441"\w* like the \w best|strong="H2896"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* for my \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w*, that \w goeth|strong="H1980"\w* <i>down</i> \w sweetly|strong="H4339"\w*, causing the \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* of those that are \w asleep|strong="H3463"\w* to \w speak|strong="H1680"\w*.<n>sweetly: Heb. straightly</n><n>of those…: or, of the ancient</n><pb/>


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¶ I <i>am</i> my \w beloved’s|strong="H1730"\w*, and his \w desire|strong="H8669"\w* <i>is</i> toward me.


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\w Come|strong="H3212"\w*, my \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w*, let us go \w forth|strong="H3318"\w* into the \w field|strong="H7704"\w*; let us \w lodge|strong="H3885"\w* in the \w villages|strong="H3723"\w*.


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Let us get up \w early|strong="H7925"\w* to the \w vineyards|strong="H3754"\w*; let us \w see|strong="H7200"\w* if the \w vine|strong="H1612"\w* \w flourish|strong="H6524"\w*, <i>whether</i> the tender \w grape|strong="H5563"\w* \w appear|strong="H6605"\w*, <i>and</i> the \w pomegranates|strong="H7416"\w* bud \w forth|strong="H5132"\w*: there will I \w give|strong="H5414"\w* thee my \w loves|strong="H1730"\w*.<n>appear: Heb. open</n>


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The \w mandrakes|strong="H1736"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* a \w smell|strong="H7381"\w*, and at our \w gates|strong="H6607"\w* <i>are</i> all manner of \w pleasant|strong="H4022"\w* <i>fruits</i>, \w new|strong="H2319"\w* and \w old|strong="H3465"\w*, <i>which</i> I have laid \w up|strong="H6845"\w* for thee, O my \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w*.<pb/>


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O \w that|strong="H5414"\w* thou <i>wert</i> as my \w brother|strong="H0251"\w*, that \w sucked|strong="H3243"\w* the \w breasts|strong="H7699"\w* of my \w mother|strong="H0517"\w*! <i>when</i> I should \w find|strong="H4672"\w* thee \w without|strong="H2351"\w*, I would \w kiss|strong="H5401"\w* thee; yea, I should not be \w despised|strong="H0936"\w*.<n>I should not…: Heb. they should not despise me</n>


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I would \w lead|strong="H5090"\w* thee, <i>and</i> \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* thee into my \w mother’s|strong="H0517"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, <i>who</i> would \w instruct|strong="H3925"\w* me: I would cause thee to \w drink|strong="H8248"\w* of \w spiced|strong="H7544"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* of the \w juice|strong="H6071"\w* of my \w pomegranate|strong="H7416"\w*.


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His left \w hand|strong="H8040"\w* <i>should be</i> under my \w head|strong="H7218"\w*, and his right \w hand|strong="H3225"\w* should \w embrace|strong="H2263"\w* me.


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I \w charge|strong="H7650"\w* you, O \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, that ye stir not \w up|strong="H5782"\w*, nor \w awake|strong="H5782"\w* <i>my</i> \w love|strong="H0160"\w*, until he \w please|strong="H2654"\w*.<n>that…: Heb. why should ye stir up, or, why, etc</n><pb/>


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Who <i>is</i> this that cometh \w up|strong="H5927"\w* from the \w wilderness|strong="H4057"\w*, \w leaning|strong="H7514"\w* upon her \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w*? I \w raised|strong="H5782"\w* thee up under the apple \w tree|strong="H8598"\w*: there thy \w mother|strong="H0517"\w* brought thee \w forth|strong="H2254"\w*: there she brought thee \w forth|strong="H2254"\w* <i>that</i> \w bare|strong="H3205"\w* thee.<pb/>


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¶ \w Set|strong="H7760"\w* me as a \w seal|strong="H2368"\w* upon thine \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*, as a \w seal|strong="H2368"\w* upon thine \w arm|strong="H2220"\w*: for \w love|strong="H0160"\w* <i>is</i> \w strong|strong="H5794"\w* as \w death|strong="H4194"\w*; \w jealousy|strong="H7068"\w* <i>is</i> \w cruel|strong="H7186"\w* as the \w grave|strong="H7585"\w*: the \w coals|strong="H7565"\w* thereof <i>are</i> \w coals|strong="H7565"\w* of \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*, <i>which hath a</i> most vehement \w flame|strong="H7957"\w*.<n>cruel: Heb. hard</n>


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\w Many|strong="H7227"\w* \w waters|strong="H4325"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3201"\w* \w quench|strong="H3518"\w* \w love|strong="H0160"\w*, neither can the \w floods|strong="H5104"\w* \w drown|strong="H7857"\w* it: if <i>a</i> \w man|strong="H0376"\w* would \w give|strong="H5414"\w* all the \w substance|strong="H1952"\w* of his \w house|strong="H1004"\w* for \w love|strong="H0160"\w*, it would \w utterly|strong="H0936"\w* be \w contemned|strong="H0936"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ We have a \w little|strong="H6996"\w* \w sister|strong="H0269"\w*, and she hath no \w breasts|strong="H7699"\w*: what shall we \w do|strong="H6213"\w* for our \w sister|strong="H0269"\w* in the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* when she shall be spoken \w for|strong="H1696"\w*?


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If she <i>be</i> a \w wall|strong="H2346"\w*, we will \w build|strong="H1129"\w* upon her a \w palace|strong="H2918"\w* of \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*: and if she <i>be</i> a \w door|strong="H1817"\w*, we will \w inclose|strong="H6696"\w* her with \w boards|strong="H3871"\w* of \w cedar|strong="H0730"\w*.


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I <i>am</i> a \w wall|strong="H2346"\w*, and my \w breasts|strong="H7699"\w* like \w towers|strong="H4026"\w*: then was I in his \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* as one that \w found|strong="H4672"\w* \w favour|strong="H7965"\w*.<n>favour: Heb. peace</n>


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\w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w* had a \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w* at \w Baal-hamon|strong="H1174"\w*; he let \w out|strong="H5414"\w* the \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w* unto \w keepers|strong="H5201"\w*; every \w one|strong="H0376"\w* for the \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w* thereof was to \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* a \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* <i>pieces</i> of \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*.


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My \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w*, which <i>is</i> mine, <i>is</i> \w before|strong="H6440"\w* me: thou, O \w Solomon|strong="H8010"\w*, <i>must have</i> a \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w*, and those that \w keep|strong="H5201"\w* the \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w* thereof two \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w*.<pb/>


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Thou that \w dwellest|strong="H3427"\w* in the \w gardens|strong="H1588"\w*, the \w companions|strong="H2270"\w* \w hearken|strong="H7181"\w* to thy \w voice|strong="H6963"\w*: cause me to \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* <i>it</i>.<pb/>


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¶ Make \w haste|strong="H1272"\w*, my \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w*, and be thou \w like|strong="H1819"\w* to a \w roe|strong="H6643"\w* or to a \w young|strong="H6082"\w* \w hart|strong="H0354"\w* upon the \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* of \w spices|strong="H1314"\w*.<n>Make…: Heb. Flee away</n>


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The \w vision|strong="H2377"\w* of \w Isaiah|strong="H3470"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Amoz|strong="H0531"\w*, which he \w saw|strong="H2372"\w* concerning \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* in the \w days|strong="H3117"\w* of \w Uzziah|strong="H5818"\w*, \w Jotham|strong="H3147"\w*, \w Ahaz|strong="H0271"\w*, <i>and</i> \w Hezekiah|strong="H3169"\w*, \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.<pb/>


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\w Hear|strong="H8085"\w*, O \w heavens|strong="H8064"\w*, and give \w ear|strong="H0238"\w*, O \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*: for the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* hath \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w*, I have \w nourished|strong="H1431"\w* and brought \w up|strong="H7311"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w*, and they have \w rebelled|strong="H6586"\w* against me.


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The \w ox|strong="H7794"\w* \w knoweth|strong="H3045"\w* his \w owner|strong="H7069"\w*, and the \w ass|strong="H2543"\w* his \w master’s|strong="H1167"\w* \w crib|strong="H0018"\w*: <i>but</i> \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* doth not \w know|strong="H3045"\w*, my \w people|strong="H5971"\w* doth not \w consider|strong="H0995"\w*.


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\w Ah|strong="H1945"\w* \w sinful|strong="H2398"\w* \w nation|strong="H1471"\w*, a \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w laden|strong="H3515"\w* with \w iniquity|strong="H5771"\w*, a \w seed|strong="H2233"\w* of \w evildoers|strong="H7489"\w*, \w children|strong="H1121"\w* that are \w corrupters|strong="H7843"\w*: they have \w forsaken|strong="H5800"\w* the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*, they have \w provoked|strong="H5006"\w* the Holy \w One|strong="H6918"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* unto \w anger|strong="H5006"\w*, they are gone \w away|strong="H2114"\w* \w backward|strong="H0268"\w*.<n>laden: Heb. of heaviness</n><n>gone…: Heb. alienated, or, separated</n><pb/>


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¶ Why should ye be \w stricken|strong="H5221"\w* any more? ye will \w revolt|strong="H5627"\w* more and \w more|strong="H3254"\w*: the whole \w head|strong="H7218"\w* is \w sick|strong="H2483"\w*, and the whole \w heart|strong="H3824"\w* \w faint|strong="H1742"\w*.<n>revolt…: Heb. increase revolt</n>


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From the \w sole|strong="H3709"\w* of the \w foot|strong="H7272"\w* even unto the \w head|strong="H7218"\w* <i>there is</i> no \w soundness|strong="H4974"\w* in it; <i>but</i> \w wounds|strong="H6482"\w*, and \w bruises|strong="H2250"\w*, and \w putrifying|strong="H2961"\w* \w sores|strong="H4347"\w*: they have not been \w closed|strong="H2115"\w*, neither bound \w up|strong="H2280"\w*, neither \w mollified|strong="H7401"\w* with \w ointment|strong="H8081"\w*.<n>ointment: or, oil</n>


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Your \w country|strong="H0776"\w* <i>is</i> \w desolate|strong="H8077"\w*, your \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* <i>are</i> \w burned|strong="H8313"\w* with \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*: your \w land|strong="H0127"\w*, \w strangers|strong="H2114"\w* \w devour|strong="H0398"\w* it in your presence, and <i>it is</i> \w desolate|strong="H8077"\w*, as \w overthrown|strong="H4114"\w* by \w strangers|strong="H2114"\w*.<n>overthrown…: Heb. the overthrow of</n>


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And the \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w* is \w left|strong="H3498"\w* as a \w cottage|strong="H5521"\w* in a \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w*, as a \w lodge|strong="H4412"\w* in a garden of \w cucumbers|strong="H4750"\w*, as a \w besieged|strong="H5341"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*.


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\w Except|strong="H3884"\w* the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* of \w hosts|strong="H6635"\w* had \w left|strong="H3498"\w* unto us a very \w small|strong="H4592"\w* \w remnant|strong="H8300"\w*, we should have \w been|strong="H1961"\w* as \w Sodom|strong="H5467"\w*, <i>and</i> we should have been \w like|strong="H1819"\w* unto \w Gomorrah|strong="H6017"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ \w Hear|strong="H8085"\w* the \w word|strong="H1697"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*, ye \w rulers|strong="H7101"\w* of \w Sodom|strong="H5467"\w*; give \w ear|strong="H0238"\w* unto the \w law|strong="H8451"\w* of our \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, ye \w people|strong="H5971"\w* of \w Gomorrah|strong="H6017"\w*.


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To \w what|strong="H4100"\w* purpose <i>is</i> the \w multitude|strong="H7230"\w* of your \w sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w* unto me? \w saith|strong="H0559"\w* the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*: I am \w full|strong="H7646"\w* of the burnt \w offerings|strong="H5930"\w* of \w rams|strong="H0352"\w*, and the \w fat|strong="H2459"\w* of fed \w beasts|strong="H4806"\w*; and I \w delight|strong="H2654"\w* not in the \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* of \w bullocks|strong="H6499"\w*, or of \w lambs|strong="H3532"\w*, or of he \w goats|strong="H6260"\w*.<n>he goats: Heb. great he goats</n>


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When ye \w come|strong="H0935"\w* to \w appear|strong="H7200"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* me, who hath \w required|strong="H1245"\w* this at your \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*, to \w tread|strong="H7429"\w* my \w courts|strong="H2691"\w*?<n>to appear: Heb. to be seen</n>


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\w Bring|strong="H0935"\w* no \w more|strong="H3254"\w* \w vain|strong="H7723"\w* \w oblations|strong="H4503"\w*; \w incense|strong="H7004"\w* is an \w abomination|strong="H8441"\w* unto me; the new \w moons|strong="H2320"\w* and \w sabbaths|strong="H7676"\w*, the \w calling|strong="H7121"\w* of \w assemblies|strong="H4744"\w*, I cannot away \w with|strong="H3201"\w*; <i>it is</i> \w iniquity|strong="H0205"\w*, even the solemn \w meeting|strong="H6116"\w*.<n>iniquity: or, grief</n>


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Your new \w moons|strong="H2320"\w* and your appointed \w feasts|strong="H4150"\w* my \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* \w hateth|strong="H8130"\w*: they are a \w trouble|strong="H2960"\w* unto me; I am \w weary|strong="H3811"\w* to \w bear|strong="H5375"\w* <i>them</i>.


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And when ye spread \w forth|strong="H6566"\w* your \w hands|strong="H3709"\w*, I will \w hide|strong="H5956"\w* mine \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* from you: yea, when ye make \w many|strong="H7235"\w* \w prayers|strong="H8605"\w*, I will not \w hear|strong="H8085"\w*: your \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* are \w full|strong="H4390"\w* of \w blood|strong="H1818"\w*.<n>make…: Heb. multiply prayer</n><n>blood: Heb. bloods</n><pb/>


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¶ \w Wash|strong="H7364"\w* you, make you \w clean|strong="H2135"\w*; put \w away|strong="H5493"\w* the \w evil|strong="H7455"\w* of your \w doings|strong="H4611"\w* from \w before|strong="H5048"\w* mine \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*; \w cease|strong="H2308"\w* to do \w evil|strong="H7489"\w*;


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\w Learn|strong="H3925"\w* to do \w well|strong="H3190"\w*; \w seek|strong="H1875"\w* \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w*, \w relieve|strong="H0833"\w* the \w oppressed|strong="H2541"\w*, \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* the \w fatherless|strong="H3490"\w*, \w plead|strong="H7378"\w* for the \w widow|strong="H0490"\w*.<n>relieve: or, righten</n>


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Come \w now|strong="H3212"\w*, and let us reason \w together|strong="H3198"\w*, \w saith|strong="H0559"\w* the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*: though your \w sins|strong="H2399"\w* be as \w scarlet|strong="H8144"\w*, they shall be as \w white|strong="H3835"\w* as \w snow|strong="H7950"\w*; though they be \w red|strong="H0119"\w* like \w crimson|strong="H8438"\w*, they shall be as \w wool|strong="H6785"\w*.


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If ye be \w willing|strong="H0014"\w* and \w obedient|strong="H8085"\w*, ye shall \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* the \w good|strong="H2898"\w* of the \w land|strong="H0776"\w*:


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But if ye \w refuse|strong="H3985"\w* and \w rebel|strong="H4784"\w*, ye shall be \w devoured|strong="H0398"\w* with the \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*: for the \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* hath \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w* <i>it</i>.<pb/>


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¶ How is the \w faithful|strong="H0539"\w* \w city|strong="H7151"\w* become an \w harlot|strong="H2181"\w*! it was \w full|strong="H4392"\w* of \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w*; \w righteousness|strong="H6664"\w* \w lodged|strong="H3885"\w* in it; but now \w murderers|strong="H7523"\w*.


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Thy \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* is become \w dross|strong="H5509"\w*, thy \w wine|strong="H5435"\w* \w mixed|strong="H4107"\w* with \w water|strong="H4325"\w*:


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Thy \w princes|strong="H8269"\w* <i>are</i> \w rebellious|strong="H5637"\w*, and \w companions|strong="H2270"\w* of \w thieves|strong="H1590"\w*: every one \w loveth|strong="H0157"\w* \w gifts|strong="H7810"\w*, and \w followeth|strong="H7291"\w* after \w rewards|strong="H8021"\w*: they \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* not the \w fatherless|strong="H3490"\w*, neither doth the \w cause|strong="H7379"\w* of the \w widow|strong="H0490"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* unto them.


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Therefore \w saith|strong="H5002"\w* the \w Lord|strong="H0113"\w*, the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* of \w hosts|strong="H6635"\w*, the mighty \w One|strong="H0046"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w Ah|strong="H1945"\w*, I will \w ease|strong="H5162"\w* me of mine \w adversaries|strong="H6862"\w*, and \w avenge|strong="H5358"\w* me of mine \w enemies|strong="H0341"\w*:<pb/>


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¶ And I will \w turn|strong="H7725"\w* my \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* upon thee, and \w purely|strong="H1253"\w* purge \w away|strong="H6884"\w* thy \w dross|strong="H5509"\w*, and take \w away|strong="H5493"\w* all thy \w tin|strong="H0913"\w*:<n>purely: Heb. according to pureness</n>


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And I will \w restore|strong="H7725"\w* thy \w judges|strong="H8199"\w* as at the \w first|strong="H7223"\w*, and thy \w counsellors|strong="H3289"\w* as at the \w beginning|strong="H8462"\w*: \w afterward|strong="H0310"\w* thou shalt be \w called|strong="H7121"\w*, The \w city|strong="H5892"\w* of \w righteousness|strong="H6664"\w*, the \w faithful|strong="H0539"\w* \w city|strong="H7151"\w*.


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\w Zion|strong="H6726"\w* shall be \w redeemed|strong="H6299"\w* with \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w*, and her \w converts|strong="H7725"\w* with \w righteousness|strong="H6666"\w*.<n>her…: or, they that return of her</n><pb/>


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¶ And the \w destruction|strong="H7667"\w* of the \w transgressors|strong="H6586"\w* and of the \w sinners|strong="H2400"\w* <i>shall be</i> \w together|strong="H3162"\w*, and they that \w forsake|strong="H5800"\w* the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* shall be \w consumed|strong="H3615"\w*.<n>destruction: Heb. breaking</n>


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For they shall be \w ashamed|strong="H0954"\w* of the \w oaks|strong="H0352"\w* which ye have \w desired|strong="H2530"\w*, and ye shall be \w confounded|strong="H2659"\w* for the \w gardens|strong="H1593"\w* that ye have \w chosen|strong="H0977"\w*.


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For ye shall be as an \w oak|strong="H0424"\w* whose \w leaf|strong="H5929"\w* \w fadeth|strong="H5034"\w*, and as a \w garden|strong="H1593"\w* that hath no \w water|strong="H4325"\w*.


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And the \w strong|strong="H2634"\w* shall be as \w tow|strong="H5296"\w*, and the \w maker|strong="H6467"\w* of it as a \w spark|strong="H5213"\w*, and they shall \w both|strong="H8147"\w* \w burn|strong="H1197"\w* \w together|strong="H3162"\w*, and none shall \w quench|strong="H3518"\w* <i>them</i>.<n>maker…: or, and his work</n><pb/>


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The \w word|strong="H1697"\w* that \w Isaiah|strong="H3470"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Amoz|strong="H0531"\w* \w saw|strong="H2372"\w* concerning \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* and \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.


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And it shall come to pass in the \w last|strong="H0319"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*, <i>that</i> the \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w* of the  \+w LORD’s|strong="H3068"\+w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* shall be \w established|strong="H3559"\w* in the \w top|strong="H7218"\w* of the \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w*, and shall be \w exalted|strong="H5375"\w* above the \w hills|strong="H1389"\w*; and all \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* shall \w flow|strong="H5102"\w* unto it.<n>established: or, prepared</n>


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And \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* shall \w go|strong="H1980"\w* and \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Come|strong="H3212"\w* ye, and let us go \w up|strong="H5927"\w* to the \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*, to the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of the \w God|strong="H0430"\w* of \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*; and he will \w teach|strong="H3384"\w* us of his \w ways|strong="H1870"\w*, and we will \w walk|strong="H3212"\w* in his \w paths|strong="H0734"\w*: for out of \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w* shall go \w forth|strong="H3318"\w* the \w law|strong="H8451"\w*, and the \w word|strong="H1697"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* from \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.


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And he shall \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* among the \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*, and shall \w rebuke|strong="H3198"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*: and they shall \w beat|strong="H3807"\w* their \w swords|strong="H2719"\w* into \w plowshares|strong="H0855"\w*, and their \w spears|strong="H2595"\w* into \w pruninghooks|strong="H4211"\w*: \w nation|strong="H1471"\w* shall not lift \w up|strong="H5375"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* against \w nation|strong="H1471"\w*, neither shall they \w learn|strong="H3925"\w* \w war|strong="H4421"\w* any more.<n>pruninghooks: or, scythes</n>


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O \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*, \w come|strong="H3212"\w* ye, and let us \w walk|strong="H3212"\w* in the \w light|strong="H0216"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*.<pb/>


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¶ Therefore thou hast \w forsaken|strong="H5203"\w* thy \w people|strong="H5971"\w* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*, because they be \w replenished|strong="H4390"\w* from the \w east|strong="H6924"\w*, and <i>are</i> \w soothsayers|strong="H6049"\w* like the \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*, and they \w please|strong="H5606"\w* themselves in the \w children|strong="H3206"\w* of \w strangers|strong="H5237"\w*.<n>from…: or, more than the</n><n>please…: or, abound with the</n>


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Their \w land|strong="H0776"\w* also is \w full|strong="H4390"\w* of \w silver|strong="H3701"\w* and \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, neither <i>is there any</i> \w end|strong="H7097"\w* of their \w treasures|strong="H0214"\w*; their \w land|strong="H0776"\w* is also \w full|strong="H4390"\w* of \w horses|strong="H5483"\w*, neither <i>is there any</i> \w end|strong="H7097"\w* of their \w chariots|strong="H4818"\w*:


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Their \w land|strong="H0776"\w* also is \w full|strong="H4390"\w* of \w idols|strong="H0457"\w*; they \w worship|strong="H7812"\w* the \w work|strong="H4639"\w* of their own \w hands|strong="H3027"\w*, that which their own \w fingers|strong="H0676"\w* have \w made|strong="H6213"\w*:


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And the mean \w man|strong="H0120"\w* boweth \w down|strong="H7817"\w*, and the great \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w humbleth|strong="H8213"\w* himself: therefore \w forgive|strong="H5375"\w* them not.<pb/>


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¶ \w Enter|strong="H0935"\w* into the \w rock|strong="H6697"\w*, and \w hide|strong="H2934"\w* thee in the \w dust|strong="H6083"\w*, \w for|strong="H6440"\w* \w fear|strong="H6343"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*, and for the \w glory|strong="H1926"\w* of his \w majesty|strong="H1347"\w*.


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The \w lofty|strong="H1365"\w* \w looks|strong="H5869"\w* of \w man|strong="H0120"\w* shall be \w humbled|strong="H8213"\w*, and the \w haughtiness|strong="H7312"\w* of \w men|strong="H0582"\w* shall be bowed \w down|strong="H7817"\w*, and the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* alone shall be \w exalted|strong="H7682"\w* in that \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.


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For the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* of \w hosts|strong="H6635"\w* <i>shall be</i> upon every <i>one that is</i> \w proud|strong="H1343"\w* and \w lofty|strong="H7311"\w*, and upon every <i>one that is</i> lifted \w up|strong="H5375"\w*; and he shall be brought \w low|strong="H8213"\w*:


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And upon all the \w cedars|strong="H0730"\w* of \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*, <i>that are</i> \w high|strong="H7311"\w* and lifted \w up|strong="H5375"\w*, and upon all the \w oaks|strong="H0437"\w* of \w Bashan|strong="H1316"\w*,


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And upon all the \w high|strong="H7311"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w*, and upon all the \w hills|strong="H1389"\w* <i>that are</i> lifted \w up|strong="H5375"\w*,


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And upon every \w high|strong="H1364"\w* \w tower|strong="H4026"\w*, and upon every \w fenced|strong="H1219"\w* \w wall|strong="H2346"\w*,


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And upon all the \w ships|strong="H0591"\w* of \w Tarshish|strong="H8659"\w*, and upon all \w pleasant|strong="H2532"\w* \w pictures|strong="H7914"\w*.<n>pleasant…: Heb. pictures of desire</n>


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And the \w loftiness|strong="H1365"\w* of \w man|strong="H0120"\w* shall be bowed \w down|strong="H7817"\w*, and the \w haughtiness|strong="H7312"\w* of \w men|strong="H0582"\w* shall be made \w low|strong="H8213"\w*: and the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* alone shall be \w exalted|strong="H7682"\w* in that \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.


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And the \w idols|strong="H0457"\w* he shall \w utterly|strong="H3632"\w* \w abolish|strong="H2498"\w*.<n>he…: or, shall utterly pass away</n>


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And they shall \w go|strong="H0935"\w* into the \w holes|strong="H4631"\w* of the \w rocks|strong="H6697"\w*, and into the \w caves|strong="H4247"\w* of the \w earth|strong="H6083"\w*, \w for|strong="H6440"\w* \w fear|strong="H6343"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*, and for the \w glory|strong="H1926"\w* of his \w majesty|strong="H1347"\w*, when he \w ariseth|strong="H6965"\w* to shake \w terribly|strong="H6206"\w* the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*.<n>of the earth: Heb. of the dust</n>


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In that \w day|strong="H3117"\w* a \w man|strong="H0120"\w* shall \w cast|strong="H7993"\w* his \w idols|strong="H0457"\w* of \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, and his \w idols|strong="H0457"\w* of \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, which they made <i>each one</i> for \w himself|strong="H6213"\w* to \w worship|strong="H7812"\w*, to the \w moles|strong="H2661"\w* and to the \w bats|strong="H5847"\w*;<n>his idols of silver…: Heb. the idols of his silver, etc</n><n>each…: or, for him</n>


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To \w go|strong="H0935"\w* into the \w clefts|strong="H5366"\w* of the \w rocks|strong="H6697"\w*, and into the \w tops|strong="H5585"\w* of the ragged \w rocks|strong="H5553"\w*, \w for|strong="H6440"\w* \w fear|strong="H6343"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*, and for the \w glory|strong="H1926"\w* of his \w majesty|strong="H1347"\w*, when he \w ariseth|strong="H6965"\w* to shake \w terribly|strong="H6206"\w* the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*.


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\w Cease|strong="H2308"\w* ye from \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, whose \w breath|strong="H5397"\w* <i>is</i> in his \w nostrils|strong="H0639"\w*: for wherein is he to be accounted \w of|strong="H2803"\w*?<pb/>


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For, behold, the \w Lord|strong="H0113"\w*, the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* of \w hosts|strong="H6635"\w*, doth take \w away|strong="H5493"\w* from \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* and from \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* the \w stay|strong="H4937"\w* and the \w staff|strong="H4938"\w*, the whole \w stay|strong="H4937"\w* of \w bread|strong="H3899"\w*, and the \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w stay|strong="H4937"\w* of \w water|strong="H4325"\w*,


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The mighty \w man|strong="H1368"\w*, and the \w man|strong="H0376"\w* of \w war|strong="H4421"\w*, the \w judge|strong="H8199"\w*, and the \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w*, and the \w prudent|strong="H7080"\w*, and the \w ancient|strong="H2205"\w*,


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The \w captain|strong="H8269"\w* of \w fifty|strong="H2572"\w*, and the \w honourable|strong="H5375"\w* \w man|strong="H6440"\w*, and the \w counsellor|strong="H3289"\w*, and the \w cunning|strong="H2450"\w* \w artificer|strong="H2791"\w*, and the \w eloquent|strong="H0995"\w* \w orator|strong="H3908"\w*.<n>the honourable…: Heb. a man eminent in countenance</n><n>eloquent…: or, skilful of speech</n>


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And I will \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w children|strong="H5288"\w* <i>to be</i> their \w princes|strong="H8269"\w*, and \w babes|strong="H8586"\w* shall \w rule|strong="H4910"\w* over them.


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And the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* shall be \w oppressed|strong="H5065"\w*, every \w one|strong="H0376"\w* by \w another|strong="H0376"\w*, and every \w one|strong="H0376"\w* by his \w neighbour|strong="H7453"\w*: the \w child|strong="H5288"\w* shall behave himself \w proudly|strong="H7292"\w* against the \w ancient|strong="H2205"\w*, and the \w base|strong="H7034"\w* against the \w honourable|strong="H3513"\w*.


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When a \w man|strong="H0376"\w* shall take \w hold|strong="H8610"\w* of his \w brother|strong="H0251"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of his \w father|strong="H0001"\w*, <i>saying</i>, Thou hast \w clothing|strong="H8071"\w*, be thou our \w ruler|strong="H7101"\w*, and <i>let</i> this \w ruin|strong="H4384"\w* <i>be</i> under thy \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*:


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In that \w day|strong="H3117"\w* shall he \w swear|strong="H5375"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, I will not be an \w healer|strong="H2280"\w*; for in my \w house|strong="H1004"\w* <i>is</i> neither \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* nor \w clothing|strong="H8071"\w*: \w make|strong="H7760"\w* me not a \w ruler|strong="H7101"\w* of the \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.<n>swear: Heb. lift up the hand</n><n>healer: Heb. binder up</n>


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For \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* is \w ruined|strong="H3782"\w*, and \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* is \w fallen|strong="H5307"\w*: because their \w tongue|strong="H3956"\w* and their \w doings|strong="H4611"\w* <i>are</i> against the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*, to \w provoke|strong="H4784"\w* the \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* of his \w glory|strong="H3519"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ The \w shew|strong="H1971"\w* of their \w countenance|strong="H6440"\w* doth witness against \w them|strong="H6030"\w*; and they \w declare|strong="H5046"\w* their \w sin|strong="H2403"\w* as \w Sodom|strong="H5467"\w*, they \w hide|strong="H3582"\w* <i>it</i> not. \w Woe|strong="H0188"\w* unto their \w soul|strong="H5315"\w*! for they have \w rewarded|strong="H1580"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* unto themselves.


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\w Say|strong="H0559"\w* ye to the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w*, that <i>it shall be</i> \w well|strong="H2896"\w* <i>with him:</i> for they shall \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* the \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w* of their \w doings|strong="H4611"\w*.


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\w Woe|strong="H0188"\w* unto the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w*! <i>it shall be</i> \w ill|strong="H7451"\w* <i>with him:</i> for the \w reward|strong="H1576"\w* of his \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* shall be \w given|strong="H6213"\w* him.<n>given…: Heb. done to him</n><pb/>


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¶ <i>As for</i> my \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w children|strong="H5953"\w* <i>are</i> their \w oppressors|strong="H5065"\w*, and \w women|strong="H0802"\w* \w rule|strong="H4910"\w* over them. O my \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, they which \w lead|strong="H0833"\w* thee cause <i>thee</i> to \w err|strong="H8582"\w*, and \w destroy|strong="H1104"\w* the \w way|strong="H1870"\w* of thy \w paths|strong="H0734"\w*.<n>lead…: or, call thee blessed</n><n>destroy: Heb. swallow up</n>


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The  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* standeth \w up|strong="H5324"\w* to \w plead|strong="H7378"\w*, and \w standeth|strong="H5975"\w* to \w judge|strong="H1777"\w* the \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.


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The  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* will \w enter|strong="H0935"\w* into \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w* with the \w ancients|strong="H2205"\w* of his \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, and the \w princes|strong="H8269"\w* thereof: for ye have eaten \w up|strong="H1197"\w* the \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w*; the \w spoil|strong="H1500"\w* of the \w poor|strong="H6041"\w* <i>is</i> in your \w houses|strong="H1004"\w*.<n>eaten: or, burnt</n>


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What mean ye <i>that</i> ye \w beat|strong="H1792"\w* my \w people|strong="H5971"\w* to \w pieces|strong="H1792"\w*, and \w grind|strong="H2912"\w* the \w faces|strong="H6440"\w* of the \w poor|strong="H6041"\w*? \w saith|strong="H5002"\w* the \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w*  \+w GOD|strong="H3069"\+w* of \w hosts|strong="H6635"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ Moreover the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* \w saith|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Because|strong="H3282"\w* the \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w* are \w haughty|strong="H1361"\w*, and \w walk|strong="H3212"\w* with stretched \w forth|strong="H5186"\w* \w necks|strong="H1627"\w* and \w wanton|strong="H8265"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*, \w walking|strong="H1980"\w* and \w mincing|strong="H2952"\w* <i>as</i> they \w go|strong="H3212"\w*, and making a \w tinkling|strong="H5913"\w* with their \w feet|strong="H7272"\w*:<n>wanton…: Heb. deceiving with their eyes</n><n>mincing: or, tripping nicely</n>


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Therefore the \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* will smite with a \w scab|strong="H5596"\w* the crown of the \w head|strong="H6936"\w* of the \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*, and the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* will \w discover|strong="H6168"\w* their secret \w parts|strong="H6596"\w*.<n>discover: Heb. make naked</n>


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In that \w day|strong="H3117"\w* the \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* will take \w away|strong="H5493"\w* the \w bravery|strong="H8597"\w* of <i>their</i> tinkling \w ornaments|strong="H5914"\w* <i>about their feet</i>, and <i>their</i> \w cauls|strong="H7636"\w*, and <i>their</i> round tires like the \w moon|strong="H7720"\w*,<n>cauls: or, networks</n>


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The \w chains|strong="H5188"\w*, and the \w bracelets|strong="H8285"\w*, and the \w mufflers|strong="H7479"\w*,<n>chains: or, sweet balls</n><n>mufflers: or, spangled ornaments</n>


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The \w bonnets|strong="H6287"\w*, and the ornaments of the \w legs|strong="H6807"\w*, and the \w headbands|strong="H7196"\w*, and the \w tablets|strong="H5315"\w*, and the \w earrings|strong="H3908"\w*,<n>tablets: Heb. houses of the soul</n>


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The changeable suits of \w apparel|strong="H4254"\w*, and the \w mantles|strong="H4595"\w*, and the \w wimples|strong="H4304"\w*, and the crisping \w pins|strong="H2754"\w*,


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The \w glasses|strong="H1549"\w*, and the fine \w linen|strong="H5466"\w*, and the \w hoods|strong="H6797"\w*, and the \w vails|strong="H7289"\w*.


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And it shall come to pass, <i>that</i> instead of sweet \w smell|strong="H1314"\w* there shall be \w stink|strong="H4716"\w*; and instead of a \w girdle|strong="H2290"\w* a \w rent|strong="H5364"\w*; and instead of well \w set|strong="H4639"\w* \w hair|strong="H4748"\w* \w baldness|strong="H7144"\w*; and instead of a \w stomacher|strong="H6614"\w* a \w girding|strong="H4228"\w* of \w sackcloth|strong="H8242"\w*; <i>and</i> \w burning|strong="H3587"\w* instead of \w beauty|strong="H3308"\w*.


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Thy \w men|strong="H4962"\w* shall \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* by the \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*, and thy \w mighty|strong="H1369"\w* in the \w war|strong="H4421"\w*.<n>mighty: Heb. might</n>


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And her \w gates|strong="H6607"\w* shall \w lament|strong="H0578"\w* and \w mourn|strong="H0056"\w*; and she <i>being</i> \w desolate|strong="H5352"\w* shall \w sit|strong="H3427"\w* upon the \w ground|strong="H0776"\w*.<n>desolate: or, emptied: Heb. cleansed</n><pb/>


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And in that \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w women|strong="H0802"\w* shall take \w hold|strong="H2388"\w* of \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, We will \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* our own \w bread|strong="H3899"\w*, and \w wear|strong="H3847"\w* our own \w apparel|strong="H8071"\w*: only let us be \w called|strong="H7121"\w* by thy \w name|strong="H8034"\w*, to take \w away|strong="H0622"\w* our \w reproach|strong="H2781"\w*.<n>let…: Heb. let thy name be called upon us</n><n>to take…: or, take thou away</n><pb/>


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In that \w day|strong="H3117"\w* shall the \w branch|strong="H6780"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* be \w beautiful|strong="H6643"\w* and \w glorious|strong="H3519"\w*, and the \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w* of the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* <i>shall be</i> \w excellent|strong="H1347"\w* and comely \w for|strong="H8597"\w* them that are \w escaped|strong="H6413"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.<n>beautiful…: Heb. beauty and glory</n><n>them…: Heb. the escaping</n>


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And it shall come to pass, <i>that he that is</i> \w left|strong="H7604"\w* in \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*, and <i>he that</i> \w remaineth|strong="H3498"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, shall be \w called|strong="H0559"\w* \w holy|strong="H6918"\w*, <i>even</i> every one that is \w written|strong="H3789"\w* among the \w living|strong="H2416"\w* in \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*:<n>among…: or, to life</n>


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When the \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* shall have washed \w away|strong="H7364"\w* the \w filth|strong="H6675"\w* of the \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*, and shall have \w purged|strong="H1740"\w* the \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* from the \w midst|strong="H7130"\w* thereof by the \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* of \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w*, and by the \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* of \w burning|strong="H1197"\w*.


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And the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* will \w create|strong="H1254"\w* upon every dwelling \w place|strong="H4349"\w* of \w mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*, and upon her \w assemblies|strong="H4744"\w*, a \w cloud|strong="H6051"\w* and \w smoke|strong="H6227"\w* by \w day|strong="H3119"\w*, and the \w shining|strong="H5051"\w* of a \w flaming|strong="H3852"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* by \w night|strong="H3915"\w*: for upon all the \w glory|strong="H3519"\w* <i>shall be</i> a \w defence|strong="H2646"\w*.<n>upon all: or, above all</n><n>defence: Heb. covering</n>


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And there shall be a \w tabernacle|strong="H5521"\w* for a \w shadow|strong="H6738"\w* in the \w daytime|strong="H3119"\w* from the \w heat|strong="H2721"\w*, and for a place of \w refuge|strong="H4268"\w*, and for a \w covert|strong="H4563"\w* from \w storm|strong="H2230"\w* and from \w rain|strong="H4306"\w*.<pb/>


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Now will I \w sing|strong="H7891"\w* to my \w wellbeloved|strong="H3039"\w* a \w song|strong="H7892"\w* of my \w beloved|strong="H1730"\w* touching his \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w*. My \w wellbeloved|strong="H3039"\w* hath a \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w* in a very \w fruitful|strong="H1121"\w* \w hill|strong="H7161"\w*:<n>a very…: Heb. the horn of the son of oil</n>


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And he \w fenced|strong="H5823"\w* it, and gathered out the \w stones|strong="H5619"\w* thereof, and \w planted|strong="H5193"\w* it with the choicest \w vine|strong="H8321"\w*, and \w built|strong="H1129"\w* a \w tower|strong="H4026"\w* in the \w midst|strong="H8432"\w* of it, and also \w made|strong="H2672"\w* a \w winepress|strong="H3342"\w* therein: and he \w looked|strong="H6960"\w* that it should bring \w forth|strong="H6213"\w* \w grapes|strong="H6025"\w*, and it brought \w forth|strong="H6213"\w* wild \w grapes|strong="H0891"\w*.<n>fenced: or, made a wall about</n><n>made: Heb. hewed</n>


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And now, O \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, and \w men|strong="H0376"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w judge|strong="H8199"\w*, I pray you, betwixt me and my \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w*.


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What could have been \w done|strong="H6213"\w* more to my \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w*, that I have not \w done|strong="H6213"\w* in it? \w wherefore|strong="H4069"\w*, when I \w looked|strong="H6960"\w* that it should bring \w forth|strong="H6213"\w* \w grapes|strong="H6025"\w*, brought it \w forth|strong="H6213"\w* wild \w grapes|strong="H0891"\w*?


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And now go to; I will \w tell|strong="H3045"\w* you what I will \w do|strong="H6213"\w* to my \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w*: I will take \w away|strong="H5493"\w* the \w hedge|strong="H4881"\w* thereof, and it shall be eaten \w up|strong="H1197"\w*; <i>and</i> break \w down|strong="H6555"\w* the \w wall|strong="H1447"\w* thereof, and it shall be trodden \w down|strong="H4823"\w*:<n>trodden…: Heb. for a treading</n>


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And I will \w lay|strong="H7896"\w* it \w waste|strong="H1326"\w*: it shall not be \w pruned|strong="H2168"\w*, nor \w digged|strong="H5737"\w*; but there shall come \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w briers|strong="H8068"\w* and \w thorns|strong="H7898"\w*: I will also \w command|strong="H6680"\w* the \w clouds|strong="H5645"\w* that they \w rain|strong="H4305"\w* no \w rain|strong="H4306"\w* upon it.


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For the \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* of \w hosts|strong="H6635"\w* <i>is</i> the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, and the \w men|strong="H0376"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* his \w pleasant|strong="H8191"\w* \w plant|strong="H5194"\w*: and he \w looked|strong="H6960"\w* for \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w*, but behold \w oppression|strong="H4939"\w*; for \w righteousness|strong="H6666"\w*, but behold a \w cry|strong="H6818"\w*.<n>his…: Heb. plant of his pleasures</n><n>oppression: Heb. a scab</n><pb/>


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¶ \w Woe|strong="H1945"\w* unto them that \w join|strong="H5060"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* to \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, <i>that</i> \w lay|strong="H7126"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w* to \w field|strong="H7704"\w*, till <i>there be</i> \w no|strong="H0657"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w*, that they may be \w placed|strong="H3427"\w* alone in the \w midst|strong="H7130"\w* of the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*!<n>they: Heb. ye</n>


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In mine \w ears|strong="H0241"\w* <i>said</i> the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* of \w hosts|strong="H6635"\w*, Of a \w truth|strong="H3808"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* shall be \w desolate|strong="H8047"\w*, <i>even</i> \w great|strong="H1419"\w* and \w fair|strong="H2896"\w*, without \w inhabitant|strong="H3427"\w*.<n>In…: or, This is in mine ears, saith the  [[ LORD]][[*, etc]]</n><n>Of a…: Heb. If not, etc</n>


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\w Yea|strong="H3588"\w*, \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w acres|strong="H6776"\w* of \w vineyard|strong="H3754"\w* shall \w yield|strong="H6213"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w bath|strong="H1324"\w*, and the \w seed|strong="H2233"\w* of an \w homer|strong="H2563"\w* shall \w yield|strong="H6213"\w* an \w ephah|strong="H0374"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ \w Woe|strong="H1945"\w* unto them that rise up \w early|strong="H7925"\w* in the \w morning|strong="H1242"\w*, <i>that</i> they may \w follow|strong="H7291"\w* strong \w drink|strong="H7941"\w*; that \w continue|strong="H0309"\w* until \w night|strong="H5399"\w*, <i>till</i> \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* \w inflame|strong="H1814"\w* them!<n>inflame: of, pursue</n>


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And the \w harp|strong="H3658"\w*, and the \w viol|strong="H5035"\w*, the \w tabret|strong="H8596"\w*, and \w pipe|strong="H2485"\w*, and \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*, are in their \w feasts|strong="H4960"\w*: but they \w regard|strong="H5027"\w* not the \w work|strong="H6467"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*, neither \w consider|strong="H7200"\w* the \w operation|strong="H4639"\w* of his \w hands|strong="H3027"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ Therefore my \w people|strong="H5971"\w* are gone into \w captivity|strong="H1540"\w*, because <i>they have</i> no \w knowledge|strong="H1847"\w*: and their \w honourable|strong="H3519"\w* \w men|strong="H4962"\w* <i>are</i> \w famished|strong="H7458"\w*, and their \w multitude|strong="H1995"\w* dried \w up|strong="H6704"\w* with \w thirst|strong="H6772"\w*.<n>honourable…: Heb. glory are men of famine</n>


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Therefore \w hell|strong="H7585"\w* hath \w enlarged|strong="H7337"\w* \w herself|strong="H5315"\w*, and \w opened|strong="H6473"\w* her \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* without \w measure|strong="H2706"\w*: and their \w glory|strong="H1926"\w*, and their \w multitude|strong="H1995"\w*, and their \w pomp|strong="H7588"\w*, and he that \w rejoiceth|strong="H5938"\w*, shall \w descend|strong="H3381"\w* into it.


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And the mean \w man|strong="H0120"\w* shall be brought \w down|strong="H7817"\w*, and the mighty \w man|strong="H0376"\w* shall be \w humbled|strong="H8213"\w*, and the \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* of the \w lofty|strong="H1364"\w* shall be \w humbled|strong="H8213"\w*:


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But the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* of \w hosts|strong="H6635"\w* shall be \w exalted|strong="H1361"\w* in \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w*, and \w God|strong="H0410"\w* that is \w holy|strong="H6918"\w* shall be \w sanctified|strong="H6942"\w* in \w righteousness|strong="H6666"\w*.<n>God…: or, the holy God: Heb. the God the holy</n>


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Then shall the \w lambs|strong="H3532"\w* \w feed|strong="H7462"\w* after their \w manner|strong="H1699"\w*, and the waste \w places|strong="H2723"\w* of the fat \w ones|strong="H4220"\w* shall \w strangers|strong="H1481"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w*.<pb/>


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\w Woe|strong="H1945"\w* unto them that \w draw|strong="H4900"\w* \w iniquity|strong="H5771"\w* with \w cords|strong="H2256"\w* of \w vanity|strong="H7723"\w*, and \w sin|strong="H2403"\w* as it were with a \w cart|strong="H5699"\w* \w rope|strong="H5688"\w*:


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That \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, Let him make \w speed|strong="H4116"\w*, <i>and</i> \w hasten|strong="H2363"\w* his \w work|strong="H4639"\w*, that we may \w see|strong="H7200"\w* <i>it:</i> and let the \w counsel|strong="H6098"\w* of the Holy \w One|strong="H6918"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* draw \w nigh|strong="H7126"\w* and \w come|strong="H0935"\w*, that we may \w know|strong="H3045"\w* <i>it</i>!<pb/>


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¶ \w Woe|strong="H1945"\w* unto them that \w call|strong="H0559"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w*, and \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*; that \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w* for \w light|strong="H0216"\w*, and \w light|strong="H0216"\w* for \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w*; that \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w bitter|strong="H4751"\w* for \w sweet|strong="H4966"\w*, and \w sweet|strong="H4966"\w* for \w bitter|strong="H4751"\w*!<n>call…: Heb. say concerning evil, It is good, etc</n>


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\w Woe|strong="H1945"\w* unto <i>them that are</i> \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* in their own \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*, and \w prudent|strong="H0995"\w* in their own \w sight|strong="H6440"\w*!<n>in their own sight: Heb. before their face</n>


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\w Woe|strong="H1945"\w* unto <i>them that are</i> \w mighty|strong="H1368"\w* to \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*, and \w men|strong="H0582"\w* of \w strength|strong="H2428"\w* to \w mingle|strong="H4537"\w* strong \w drink|strong="H7941"\w*:


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Which \w justify|strong="H6663"\w* the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* \w for|strong="H6118"\w* \w reward|strong="H7810"\w*, and take \w away|strong="H5493"\w* the \w righteousness|strong="H6666"\w* of the \w righteous|strong="H6662"\w* from him!


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Therefore as the \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w devoureth|strong="H0398"\w* the \w stubble|strong="H7179"\w*, and the \w flame|strong="H3956"\w* \w consumeth|strong="H7503"\w* the \w chaff|strong="H2842"\w*, <i>so</i> their \w root|strong="H8328"\w* shall be as \w rottenness|strong="H4716"\w*, and their \w blossom|strong="H6525"\w* shall go \w up|strong="H5927"\w* as \w dust|strong="H0080"\w*: because they have cast \w away|strong="H3988"\w* the \w law|strong="H8451"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* of \w hosts|strong="H6635"\w*, and \w despised|strong="H5006"\w* the \w word|strong="H0565"\w* of the Holy \w One|strong="H6918"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.<n>fire: Heb. tongue of fire</n>


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Therefore is the \w anger|strong="H0639"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* \w kindled|strong="H2734"\w* against his \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, and he hath stretched \w forth|strong="H5186"\w* his \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* against them, and hath \w smitten|strong="H5221"\w* them: and the \w hills|strong="H2022"\w* did \w tremble|strong="H7264"\w*, and their \w carcases|strong="H5038"\w* <i>were</i> \w torn|strong="H5478"\w* in the \w midst|strong="H7130"\w* of the \w streets|strong="H2351"\w*. For all this his \w anger|strong="H0639"\w* is not turned \w away|strong="H7725"\w*, but his \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* <i>is</i> stretched \w out|strong="H5186"\w* still.<n>torn: or, as dung</n><pb/>


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¶ And he will lift \w up|strong="H5375"\w* an \w ensign|strong="H5251"\w* to the \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* from \w far|strong="H7350"\w*, and will \w hiss|strong="H8319"\w* unto them from the \w end|strong="H7097"\w* of the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*: and, behold, they shall \w come|strong="H0935"\w* with \w speed|strong="H4120"\w* \w swiftly|strong="H7031"\w*:


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None shall be \w weary|strong="H5889"\w* nor \w stumble|strong="H3782"\w* among them; none shall \w slumber|strong="H5123"\w* nor \w sleep|strong="H3462"\w*; neither shall the \w girdle|strong="H0232"\w* of their \w loins|strong="H2504"\w* be \w loosed|strong="H6605"\w*, nor the \w latchet|strong="H8288"\w* of their \w shoes|strong="H5275"\w* be \w broken|strong="H5423"\w*:


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Whose \w arrows|strong="H2671"\w* <i>are</i> \w sharp|strong="H8150"\w*, and all their \w bows|strong="H7198"\w* \w bent|strong="H1869"\w*, their \w horses’|strong="H5483"\w* \w hoofs|strong="H6541"\w* shall be \w counted|strong="H2803"\w* like \w flint|strong="H6862"\w*, and their \w wheels|strong="H1534"\w* like a \w whirlwind|strong="H5492"\w*:


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Their \w roaring|strong="H7581"\w* <i>shall be</i> like a \w lion|strong="H3833"\w*, they shall \w roar|strong="H7580"\w* like young \w lions|strong="H3715"\w*: yea, they shall \w roar|strong="H5098"\w*, and lay \w hold|strong="H0270"\w* of the \w prey|strong="H2964"\w*, and shall carry <i>it</i> away \w safe|strong="H6403"\w*, and none shall \w deliver|strong="H5337"\w* <i>it</i>.


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And in that \w day|strong="H3117"\w* they shall \w roar|strong="H5098"\w* against them like the \w roaring|strong="H5100"\w* of the \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*: and if <i>one</i> \w look|strong="H5027"\w* unto the \w land|strong="H0776"\w*, behold \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w* <i>and</i> \w sorrow|strong="H6862"\w*, and the \w light|strong="H0216"\w* is \w darkened|strong="H2821"\w* in the \w heavens|strong="H6183"\w* thereof.<n>sorrow: or, distress</n><n>and the light…: or, when it is light, it shall be dark in the destructions thereof</n><pb/>


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In the \w year|strong="H8141"\w* that \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w Uzziah|strong="H5818"\w* \w died|strong="H4194"\w* I \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w also|strong="H0853"\w* the \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w sitting|strong="H3427"\w* upon a \w throne|strong="H3678"\w*, \w high|strong="H7311"\w* and lifted \w up|strong="H5375"\w*, and his \w train|strong="H7757"\w* \w filled|strong="H4392"\w* the \w temple|strong="H1964"\w*.<n>his…: or, the skirts thereof</n>


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\w Above|strong="H4605"\w* it \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* the \w seraphims|strong="H8314"\w*: each \w one|strong="H0259"\w* had \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w wings|strong="H3671"\w*; with \w twain|strong="H8147"\w* he \w covered|strong="H3680"\w* his \w face|strong="H6440"\w*, and with \w twain|strong="H8147"\w* he \w covered|strong="H3680"\w* his \w feet|strong="H7272"\w*, and with \w twain|strong="H8147"\w* he did \w fly|strong="H5774"\w*.


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And one \w cried|strong="H7121"\w* unto another, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Holy|strong="H6918"\w*, \w holy|strong="H6918"\w*, \w holy|strong="H6918"\w*, <i>is</i> the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* of \w hosts|strong="H6635"\w*: the whole \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* <i>is</i> \w full|strong="H4393"\w* of his \w glory|strong="H3519"\w*.<n>one…: Heb. this cried to this</n><n>the whole…: Heb. his glory is the fulness of the whole earth</n>


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And the \w posts|strong="H0520"\w* of the \w door|strong="H5592"\w* \w moved|strong="H5128"\w* at the \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* of him that \w cried|strong="H7121"\w*, and the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* was \w filled|strong="H4390"\w* with \w smoke|strong="H6227"\w*.<n>door: Heb. thresholds</n><pb/>


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¶ Then \w said|strong="H0559"\w* I, \w Woe|strong="H0188"\w* <i>is</i> me! for I am \w undone|strong="H1820"\w*; because I <i>am</i> a \w man|strong="H0376"\w* of \w unclean|strong="H2931"\w* \w lips|strong="H8193"\w*, and I \w dwell|strong="H3427"\w* in the \w midst|strong="H8432"\w* of a \w people|strong="H5971"\w* of \w unclean|strong="H2931"\w* \w lips|strong="H8193"\w*: for mine \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* have \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* the \w King|strong="H4428"\w*, the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* of \w hosts|strong="H6635"\w*.<n>undone: Heb. cut off</n>


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Then \w flew|strong="H5774"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* of the \w seraphims|strong="H8314"\w* unto me, having a live \w coal|strong="H7531"\w* in his \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*, <i>which</i> he had \w taken|strong="H3947"\w* with the \w tongs|strong="H4457"\w* from off the \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*:<n>having…: Heb. and in his hand a live coal</n>


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And he \w laid|strong="H5060"\w* <i>it</i> upon my \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*, and \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, Lo, this hath \w touched|strong="H5060"\w* thy \w lips|strong="H8193"\w*; and thine \w iniquity|strong="H5771"\w* is taken \w away|strong="H5493"\w*, and thy \w sin|strong="H2403"\w* \w purged|strong="H3722"\w*.<n>laid…: Heb. caused it to touch</n>


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Also I \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* the \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* of the \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, Whom shall I \w send|strong="H7971"\w*, and who will \w go|strong="H3212"\w* for us? Then \w said|strong="H0559"\w* I, Here <i>am</i> I; \w send|strong="H7971"\w* me.<n>Here…: Heb. behold me</n><pb/>


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¶ And he \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Go|strong="H3212"\w*, and \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* this \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w Hear|strong="H8085"\w* ye \w indeed|strong="H8085"\w*, but \w understand|strong="H0995"\w* not; and \w see|strong="H7200"\w* ye \w indeed|strong="H7200"\w*, but \w perceive|strong="H3045"\w* not.<n>indeed, but understand: or, without ceasing, etc: Heb. in hearing, etc</n>


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Make the \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* of this \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w fat|strong="H8080"\w*, and make their \w ears|strong="H0241"\w* \w heavy|strong="H3513"\w*, and \w shut|strong="H8173"\w* their \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*; lest they \w see|strong="H7200"\w* with their \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*, and \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* with their \w ears|strong="H0241"\w*, and \w understand|strong="H0995"\w* with their \w heart|strong="H3824"\w*, and \w convert|strong="H7725"\w*, and be \w healed|strong="H7495"\w*.


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Then \w said|strong="H0559"\w* I, \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w*, how long? And he \w answered|strong="H0559"\w*, Until the \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* be \w wasted|strong="H7582"\w* without \w inhabitant|strong="H3427"\w*, and the \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* without \w man|strong="H0120"\w*, and the \w land|strong="H0127"\w* be \w utterly|strong="H8077"\w* \w desolate|strong="H7582"\w*,<n>utterly…: Heb. desolate with desolation</n>


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And the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* have \w removed|strong="H7368"\w* \w men|strong="H0120"\w* far \w away|strong="H7368"\w*, and <i>there be</i> a \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w forsaking|strong="H5805"\w* in the \w midst|strong="H7130"\w* of the \w land|strong="H0776"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ But yet in it <i>shall be</i> a \w tenth|strong="H6224"\w*, and <i>it</i> shall \w return|strong="H7725"\w*, and shall be \w eaten|strong="H1197"\w*: as a teil \w tree|strong="H0424"\w*, and as an \w oak|strong="H0437"\w*, whose \w substance|strong="H4678"\w* <i>is</i> in them, when they \w cast|strong="H7995"\w* <i>their leaves: so</i> the \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w seed|strong="H2233"\w* <i>shall be</i> the \w substance|strong="H4678"\w* thereof.<n>and it…: or, when it is returned, and hath been broused</n><n>substance: or, stock, or, stem</n><pb/>


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And it came to pass in the \w days|strong="H3117"\w* of \w Ahaz|strong="H0271"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Jotham|strong="H3147"\w*, the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Uzziah|strong="H5818"\w*, \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, <i>that</i> \w Rezin|strong="H7526"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Syria|strong="H0758"\w*, and \w Pekah|strong="H6492"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Remaliah|strong="H7425"\w*, \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, went \w up|strong="H5927"\w* toward \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* to \w war|strong="H4421"\w* against it, but \w could|strong="H3201"\w* not \w prevail|strong="H3898"\w* against it.


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And it was \w told|strong="H5046"\w* the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Syria|strong="H0758"\w* is \w confederate|strong="H5117"\w* with \w Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w*. And his \w heart|strong="H3824"\w* was \w moved|strong="H5128"\w*, and the \w heart|strong="H3824"\w* of his \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, as the \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* of the \w wood|strong="H3293"\w* are \w moved|strong="H5128"\w* \w with|strong="H6440"\w* the \w wind|strong="H7307"\w*.<n>is confederate…: Heb. resteth on</n>


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Then \w said|strong="H0559"\w* the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* unto \w Isaiah|strong="H3470"\w*, Go \w forth|strong="H3318"\w* now to \w meet|strong="H7125"\w* \w Ahaz|strong="H0271"\w*, thou, and \w Shear-jashub|strong="H7610"\w* thy \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, at the \w end|strong="H7097"\w* of the \w conduit|strong="H8585"\w* of the \w upper|strong="H5945"\w* \w pool|strong="H1295"\w* in the \w highway|strong="H4546"\w* of the \w fuller’s|strong="H3526"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w*;<n>Shear-jashub: that is, The remnant shall return</n><n>highway: or, causeway</n>


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And \w say|strong="H0559"\w* unto him, Take \w heed|strong="H8104"\w*, and be \w quiet|strong="H8252"\w*; \w fear|strong="H3372"\w* not, neither be \w fainthearted|strong="H7401"\w* for the \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w tails|strong="H2180"\w* of these \w smoking|strong="H6226"\w* \w firebrands|strong="H0181"\w*, for the \w fierce|strong="H2750"\w* \w anger|strong="H0639"\w* of \w Rezin|strong="H7526"\w* with \w Syria|strong="H0758"\w*, and of the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Remaliah|strong="H7425"\w*.<n>neither…: Heb. let not thy heart be tender</n>


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Because \w Syria|strong="H0758"\w*, \w Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w*, and the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Remaliah|strong="H7425"\w*, have taken \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w counsel|strong="H3289"\w* against thee, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*,


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Let us go \w up|strong="H5927"\w* against \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, and \w vex|strong="H6973"\w* it, and let us make a \w breach|strong="H1234"\w* therein for us, and \w set|strong="H4427"\w* a \w king|strong="H4428"\w* in the \w midst|strong="H8432"\w* of it, <i>even</i> the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Tabeal|strong="H2870"\w*:<n>vex: or, waken</n>


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\w Thus|strong="H3541"\w* \w saith|strong="H0559"\w* the \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w*  \+w GOD|strong="H3069"\+w*, It shall not \w stand|strong="H6965"\w*, neither shall it come to pass.


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For the \w head|strong="H7218"\w* of \w Syria|strong="H0758"\w* <i>is</i> \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w*, and the \w head|strong="H7218"\w* of \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w* <i>is</i> \w Rezin|strong="H7526"\w*; and within \w threescore|strong="H8346"\w* and \w five|strong="H2568"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* shall \w Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w* be \w broken|strong="H2865"\w*, that it be not a \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.<n>that…: Heb. from a people</n>


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And the \w head|strong="H7218"\w* of \w Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w* <i>is</i> \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*, and the \w head|strong="H7218"\w* of \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* <i>is</i> \w Remaliah’s|strong="H7425"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*. If ye will not \w believe|strong="H0539"\w*, surely ye shall not be \w established|strong="H0539"\w*.<n>If…: or, Do ye not believe? it is because ye are not stable</n><pb/>


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¶ Moreover the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* \w spake|strong="H1696"\w* \w again|strong="H3254"\w* unto \w Ahaz|strong="H0271"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*,<n>Moreover…: Heb. And the  [[ LORD]][[* added to speak]]</n>


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\w Ask|strong="H7592"\w* thee a \w sign|strong="H0226"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* thy \w God|strong="H0430"\w*; \w ask|strong="H7592"\w* it either in the \w depth|strong="H6009"\w*, or in the \w height|strong="H1361"\w* \w above|strong="H4605"\w*.<n>ask it…: or, make thy petition deep</n>


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But \w Ahaz|strong="H0271"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, I will not \w ask|strong="H7592"\w*, neither will I \w tempt|strong="H5254"\w* the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*.


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And he \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Hear|strong="H8085"\w* ye now, O \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w*; <i>Is it</i> a small \w thing|strong="H4592"\w* for you to \w weary|strong="H3811"\w* \w men|strong="H0582"\w*, but will ye \w weary|strong="H3811"\w* my \w God|strong="H0430"\w* also?


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Therefore the \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* himself shall \w give|strong="H5414"\w* you a \w sign|strong="H0226"\w*; Behold, a \w virgin|strong="H5959"\w* shall \w conceive|strong="H2030"\w*, and \w bear|strong="H3205"\w* a \w son|strong="H1121"\w*, and shall \w call|strong="H7121"\w* his \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w Immanuel|strong="H6005"\w*.<n>shall call: or, thou, O virgin, shalt call</n>


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\w Butter|strong="H2529"\w* and \w honey|strong="H1706"\w* shall he \w eat|strong="H0398"\w*, that he may \w know|strong="H3045"\w* to \w refuse|strong="H3988"\w* the \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*, and \w choose|strong="H0977"\w* the \w good|strong="H2896"\w*.


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For before the \w child|strong="H5288"\w* shall \w know|strong="H3045"\w* to \w refuse|strong="H3988"\w* the \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*, and \w choose|strong="H0977"\w* the \w good|strong="H2896"\w*, the \w land|strong="H0127"\w* that thou \w abhorrest|strong="H6973"\w* shall \w be|strong="H6440"\w* \w forsaken|strong="H5800"\w* of \w both|strong="H8147"\w* her \w kings|strong="H4428"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ The  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* shall \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* upon thee, and upon thy \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, and upon thy \w father’s|strong="H0001"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, \w days|strong="H3117"\w* that have not \w come|strong="H0935"\w*, from the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* that \w Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w* \w departed|strong="H5493"\w* from \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*; <i>even</i> the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w*.


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And it shall come to pass in that \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, <i>that</i> the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* shall \w hiss|strong="H8319"\w* for the \w fly|strong="H2070"\w* that <i>is</i> in the uttermost \w part|strong="H7097"\w* of the \w rivers|strong="H2975"\w* of \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, and for the \w bee|strong="H1682"\w* that <i>is</i> in the \w land|strong="H0776"\w* of \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w*.


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And they shall \w come|strong="H0935"\w*, and shall \w rest|strong="H5117"\w* all of them in the \w desolate|strong="H1327"\w* \w valleys|strong="H5158"\w*, and in the \w holes|strong="H5357"\w* of the \w rocks|strong="H5553"\w*, and upon all \w thorns|strong="H5285"\w*, and upon all \w bushes|strong="H5097"\w*.<n>bushes: or, commendable trees</n>


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In the same \w day|strong="H3117"\w* shall the \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w shave|strong="H1548"\w* with a \w razor|strong="H8593"\w* that is \w hired|strong="H7917"\w*, <i>namely</i>, by them \w beyond|strong="H5676"\w* the \w river|strong="H5104"\w*, by the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w*, the \w head|strong="H7218"\w*, and the \w hair|strong="H8181"\w* of the \w feet|strong="H7272"\w*: and it shall also \w consume|strong="H5595"\w* the \w beard|strong="H2206"\w*.


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And it shall come to pass in that \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, <i>that</i> a \w man|strong="H0376"\w* shall \w nourish|strong="H2421"\w* a \w young|strong="H1241"\w* \w cow|strong="H5697"\w*, and \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w*;


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And it shall come to pass, for the \w abundance|strong="H7230"\w* of \w milk|strong="H2461"\w* <i>that</i> they shall \w give|strong="H6213"\w* he shall \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w butter|strong="H2529"\w*: for \w butter|strong="H2529"\w* and \w honey|strong="H1706"\w* shall every one \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* that is \w left|strong="H3498"\w* \w in|strong="H7130"\w* the \w land|strong="H0776"\w*.<n>the land: Heb. the midst of the land</n>


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And it shall come to pass in that \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, <i>that</i> every \w place|strong="H4725"\w* shall be, where there were a \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w vines|strong="H1612"\w* at a \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w silverlings|strong="H3701"\w*, it shall <i>even</i> be for \w briers|strong="H8068"\w* and \w thorns|strong="H7898"\w*.


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With \w arrows|strong="H2671"\w* and with \w bows|strong="H7198"\w* shall <i>men</i> \w come|strong="H0935"\w* thither; because all the \w land|strong="H0776"\w* shall become \w briers|strong="H8068"\w* and \w thorns|strong="H7898"\w*.


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And <i>on</i> all \w hills|strong="H2022"\w* that shall be \w digged|strong="H5737"\w* with the \w mattock|strong="H4576"\w*, there shall not come \w thither|strong="H0935"\w* the \w fear|strong="H3374"\w* of \w briers|strong="H8068"\w* and \w thorns|strong="H7898"\w*: but it shall be for the sending \w forth|strong="H4916"\w* of \w oxen|strong="H7794"\w*, and for the \w treading|strong="H4823"\w* of lesser \w cattle|strong="H7716"\w*.<pb/>


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Moreover the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* unto me, \w Take|strong="H3947"\w* thee a \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w roll|strong="H1549"\w*, and \w write|strong="H3789"\w* in it with a \w man’s|strong="H0582"\w* \w pen|strong="H2747"\w* concerning \w Maher-shalal-hash-baz|strong="H4122"\w*.<n>Maher-shalal-hash-baz: Heb. In making speed to the spoil he hasteneth the prey, or, Make speed, etc</n>


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And I \w took|strong="H5749"\w* unto me \w faithful|strong="H0539"\w* \w witnesses|strong="H5707"\w* to \w record|strong="H5749"\w*, \w Uriah|strong="H0223"\w* the \w priest|strong="H3548"\w*, and \w Zechariah|strong="H2148"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Jeberechiah|strong="H3000"\w*.


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And I \w went|strong="H7126"\w* unto the \w prophetess|strong="H5031"\w*; and she \w conceived|strong="H2029"\w*, and \w bare|strong="H3205"\w* a \w son|strong="H1121"\w*. Then \w said|strong="H0559"\w* the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* to me, \w Call|strong="H7121"\w* his \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w Maher-shalal-hash-baz|strong="H4122"\w*.<n>went: Heb. approached</n>


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For before the \w child|strong="H5288"\w* shall have \w knowledge|strong="H3045"\w* to \w cry|strong="H7121"\w*, My \w father|strong="H0001"\w*, and my \w mother|strong="H0517"\w*, the \w riches|strong="H2428"\w* of \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w* and the \w spoil|strong="H7998"\w* of \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* shall be taken \w away|strong="H5375"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w*.<n>the riches…: or, he that is before the king of Assyria shall take away the riches, etc</n><pb/>


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¶ The  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* \w spake|strong="H1696"\w* also unto me \w again|strong="H3254"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*,


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\w Forasmuch|strong="H3282"\w* as this \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w refuseth|strong="H3988"\w* the \w waters|strong="H4325"\w* of \w Shiloah|strong="H7975"\w* that \w go|strong="H1980"\w* \w softly|strong="H0328"\w*, and \w rejoice|strong="H4885"\w* in \w Rezin|strong="H7526"\w* and \w Remaliah’s|strong="H7425"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*;


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Now therefore, behold, the \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* bringeth \w up|strong="H5927"\w* upon them the \w waters|strong="H4325"\w* of the \w river|strong="H5104"\w*, \w strong|strong="H6099"\w* and \w many|strong="H7227"\w*, <i>even</i> the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w*, and all his \w glory|strong="H3519"\w*: and he shall come \w up|strong="H5927"\w* over all his \w channels|strong="H0650"\w*, and go \w over|strong="H1980"\w* all his \w banks|strong="H1415"\w*:


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And he shall \w pass|strong="H2498"\w* through \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*; he shall \w overflow|strong="H7857"\w* and go \w over|strong="H5674"\w*, he shall \w reach|strong="H5060"\w* <i>even</i> to the \w neck|strong="H6677"\w*; and the stretching \w out|strong="H4298"\w* of his \w wings|strong="H3671"\w* shall \w fill|strong="H4393"\w* the \w breadth|strong="H7341"\w* of thy \w land|strong="H0776"\w*, O \w Immanuel|strong="H6005"\w*.<n>stretching…: Heb. fulness of the breadth of thy land shall be the stretchings out of his wings</n><pb/>


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¶ \w Associate|strong="H7489"\w* yourselves, O ye \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, and ye shall be broken in \w pieces|strong="H2865"\w*; and give \w ear|strong="H0238"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* ye of \w far|strong="H4801"\w* \w countries|strong="H0776"\w*: \w gird|strong="H0247"\w* yourselves, and ye shall be broken in \w pieces|strong="H2865"\w*; \w gird|strong="H0247"\w* yourselves, and ye shall be broken in \w pieces|strong="H2865"\w*.<n>people, and: or, people, yet</n>


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\w Take|strong="H5779"\w* \w counsel|strong="H6098"\w* \w together|strong="H5779"\w*, and it shall come to \w nought|strong="H6565"\w*; \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* the \w word|strong="H1697"\w*, and it shall not \w stand|strong="H6965"\w*: for \w God|strong="H0410"\w* <i>is</i> with us.<pb/>


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¶ For the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* \w spake|strong="H0559"\w* thus to me with a \w strong|strong="H2393"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*, and \w instructed|strong="H3256"\w* me that I should not \w walk|strong="H3212"\w* in the \w way|strong="H1870"\w* of this \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*,<n>with…: Heb. in strength of hand</n>


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\w Say|strong="H0559"\w* ye not, A \w confederacy|strong="H7195"\w*, to all <i>them to</i> whom this \w people|strong="H5971"\w* shall \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, A \w confederacy|strong="H7195"\w*; neither \w fear|strong="H3372"\w* ye their \w fear|strong="H4172"\w*, nor be \w afraid|strong="H6206"\w*.


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\w Sanctify|strong="H6942"\w* the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* of \w hosts|strong="H6635"\w* himself; and <i>let</i> him <i>be</i> your \w fear|strong="H4172"\w*, and <i>let</i> him <i>be</i> your \w dread|strong="H6206"\w*.


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And he shall be for a \w sanctuary|strong="H4720"\w*; but for a \w stone|strong="H0068"\w* of \w stumbling|strong="H5063"\w* and for a \w rock|strong="H6697"\w* of \w offence|strong="H4383"\w* to \w both|strong="H8147"\w* the \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, for a \w gin|strong="H6341"\w* and for a \w snare|strong="H4170"\w* to the \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.


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And \w many|strong="H7227"\w* among them shall \w stumble|strong="H3782"\w*, and \w fall|strong="H5307"\w*, and be \w broken|strong="H7665"\w*, and be \w snared|strong="H3369"\w*, and be \w taken|strong="H3920"\w*.<pb/>


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Bind \w up|strong="H6887"\w* the \w testimony|strong="H8584"\w*, \w seal|strong="H2856"\w* the \w law|strong="H8451"\w* among my \w disciples|strong="H3928"\w*.


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And I will \w wait|strong="H2442"\w* upon the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*, that \w hideth|strong="H5641"\w* his \w face|strong="H6440"\w* from the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*, and I will \w look|strong="H6960"\w* for him.


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Behold, I and the \w children|strong="H3206"\w* whom the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* hath \w given|strong="H5414"\w* me <i>are</i> for \w signs|strong="H0226"\w* and for \w wonders|strong="H4159"\w* in \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* from the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* of \w hosts|strong="H6635"\w*, which \w dwelleth|strong="H7931"\w* in \w mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ And when they shall \w say|strong="H0559"\w* unto you, \w Seek|strong="H1875"\w* unto them that have familiar \w spirits|strong="H0178"\w*, and unto \w wizards|strong="H3049"\w* that \w peep|strong="H6850"\w*, and that \w mutter|strong="H1897"\w*: should not a \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w seek|strong="H1875"\w* unto their \w God|strong="H0430"\w*? for the \w living|strong="H2416"\w* to the \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*?


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To the \w law|strong="H8451"\w* and to the \w testimony|strong="H8584"\w*: if they \w speak|strong="H0559"\w* not according to this \w word|strong="H1697"\w*, <i>it is</i> because <i>there is</i> no \w light|strong="H7837"\w* in them.<n>no…: Heb. no morning</n>


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And they shall \w pass|strong="H5674"\w* through it, hardly \w bestead|strong="H7185"\w* and \w hungry|strong="H7457"\w*: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be \w hungry|strong="H7456"\w*, they shall \w fret|strong="H7107"\w* themselves, and \w curse|strong="H7043"\w* their \w king|strong="H4428"\w* and their \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, and \w look|strong="H6437"\w* \w upward|strong="H4605"\w*.


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And they shall \w look|strong="H5027"\w* unto the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*; and behold \w trouble|strong="H6869"\w* and \w darkness|strong="H2825"\w*, \w dimness|strong="H4588"\w* of \w anguish|strong="H6695"\w*; and <i>they shall be</i> \w driven|strong="H5080"\w* to \w darkness|strong="H0653"\w*.<pb/>


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Nevertheless the \w dimness|strong="H4155"\w* <i>shall</i> not <i>be</i> such as <i>was</i> in her \w vexation|strong="H4164"\w*, \w when|strong="H6256"\w* at the \w first|strong="H7223"\w* he lightly \w afflicted|strong="H7043"\w* the \w land|strong="H0776"\w* of \w Zebulun|strong="H2074"\w* and the \w land|strong="H0776"\w* of \w Naphtali|strong="H5321"\w*, and \w afterward|strong="H0314"\w* did more grievously \w afflict|strong="H3513"\w* <i>her by</i> the \w way|strong="H1870"\w* of the \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*, \w beyond|strong="H5676"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w*, in \w Galilee|strong="H1551"\w* of the \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*.<n>of the nations: or, populous</n>


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The \w people|strong="H5971"\w* that \w walked|strong="H1980"\w* in \w darkness|strong="H2822"\w* have \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* a \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w light|strong="H0216"\w*: they that \w dwell|strong="H3427"\w* in the \w land|strong="H0776"\w* of the shadow of \w death|strong="H6757"\w*, upon them hath the \w light|strong="H0216"\w* \w shined|strong="H5050"\w*.


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Thou hast \w multiplied|strong="H7235"\w* the \w nation|strong="H1471"\w*, <i>and</i> not \w increased|strong="H1431"\w* the \w joy|strong="H8057"\w*: they \w joy|strong="H8055"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* thee according to the \w joy|strong="H8057"\w* in \w harvest|strong="H7105"\w*, <i>and</i> as <i>men</i> \w rejoice|strong="H1523"\w* when they \w divide|strong="H2505"\w* the \w spoil|strong="H7998"\w*.<n>not: or, to him</n>


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For thou hast \w broken|strong="H2865"\w* the \w yoke|strong="H5923"\w* of his \w burden|strong="H5448"\w*, and the \w staff|strong="H4294"\w* of his \w shoulder|strong="H7926"\w*, the \w rod|strong="H7626"\w* of his \w oppressor|strong="H5065"\w*, as in the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* of \w Midian|strong="H4080"\w*.<n>For…: or, When thou brakest</n>


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For every \w battle|strong="H5430"\w* of the \w warrior|strong="H5431"\w* <i>is</i> with confused \w noise|strong="H7494"\w*, and \w garments|strong="H8071"\w* \w rolled|strong="H1556"\w* in \w blood|strong="H1818"\w*; but <i>this</i> shall be with \w burning|strong="H8316"\w* <i>and</i> \w fuel|strong="H3980"\w* of \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*.<n>For…: or, When the whole battle of the warrior was, etc</n><n>but…: or, and it was, etc</n><n>fuel: Heb. meat</n>


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For unto us a \w child|strong="H3206"\w* is \w born|strong="H3205"\w*, unto us a \w son|strong="H1121"\w* is \w given|strong="H5414"\w*: and the \w government|strong="H4951"\w* shall be upon his \w shoulder|strong="H7926"\w*: and his \w name|strong="H8034"\w* shall be \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w Wonderful|strong="H6382"\w*, \w Counsellor|strong="H3289"\w*, The \w mighty|strong="H1368"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w*, The \w everlasting|strong="H5703"\w* \w Father|strong="H0001"\w*, The \w Prince|strong="H8269"\w* of \w Peace|strong="H7965"\w*.


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Of the \w increase|strong="H4766"\w* of <i>his</i> \w government|strong="H4951"\w* and \w peace|strong="H7965"\w* <i>there shall be</i> no \w end|strong="H7093"\w*, upon the \w throne|strong="H3678"\w* of \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, and upon his \w kingdom|strong="H4467"\w*, to \w order|strong="H3559"\w* it, and to \w establish|strong="H5582"\w* it with \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w* and with \w justice|strong="H6666"\w* from henceforth even \w for|strong="H5704"\w* \w ever|strong="H5769"\w*. The \w zeal|strong="H7068"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* of \w hosts|strong="H6635"\w* will \w perform|strong="H6213"\w* this.<pb/>


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¶ The \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* a \w word|strong="H1697"\w* into \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*, and it hath \w lighted|strong="H5307"\w* upon \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.


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And all the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* shall \w know|strong="H3045"\w*, <i>even</i> \w Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w* and the \w inhabitant|strong="H3427"\w* of \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*, that \w say|strong="H0559"\w* in the \w pride|strong="H1346"\w* and \w stoutness|strong="H1433"\w* of \w heart|strong="H3824"\w*,


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The \w bricks|strong="H3843"\w* are fallen \w down|strong="H5307"\w*, but we will \w build|strong="H1129"\w* with hewn \w stones|strong="H1496"\w*: the \w sycomores|strong="H8256"\w* are cut \w down|strong="H1438"\w*, but we will \w change|strong="H2498"\w* <i>them into</i> \w cedars|strong="H0730"\w*.


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Therefore the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* shall set \w up|strong="H7682"\w* the \w adversaries|strong="H6862"\w* of \w Rezin|strong="H7526"\w* against him, and \w join|strong="H5526"\w* his \w enemies|strong="H0341"\w* \w together|strong="H5526"\w*;<n>join: Heb. mingle</n>


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The \w Syrians|strong="H0758"\w* \w before|strong="H6924"\w*, and the \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* \w behind|strong="H0268"\w*; and they shall \w devour|strong="H0398"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* with open \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*. For all this his \w anger|strong="H0639"\w* is not turned \w away|strong="H7725"\w*, but his \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* <i>is</i> stretched out \w still|strong="H5186"\w*.<n>open: Heb. whole</n><pb/>


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¶ For the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w turneth|strong="H7725"\w* not unto him that \w smiteth|strong="H5221"\w* them, neither do they \w seek|strong="H1875"\w* the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* of \w hosts|strong="H6635"\w*.


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Therefore the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* will cut \w off|strong="H3772"\w* from \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w* and \w tail|strong="H2180"\w*, \w branch|strong="H3712"\w* and \w rush|strong="H0100"\w*, in \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.


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The \w ancient|strong="H2205"\w* and \w honourable|strong="H6440"\w*, \w he|strong="H1931"\w* <i>is</i> the \w head|strong="H7218"\w*; and the \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* that \w teacheth|strong="H3384"\w* \w lies|strong="H8267"\w*, he <i>is</i> the \w tail|strong="H2180"\w*.


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For the \w leaders|strong="H0833"\w* of this \w people|strong="H5971"\w* cause <i>them</i> to \w err|strong="H8582"\w*; and <i>they that are</i> \w led|strong="H0833"\w* of them <i>are</i> \w destroyed|strong="H1104"\w*.<n>the leaders: or, they that call them blessed</n><n>led of: or, called blessed of</n><n>destroyed: Heb. swallowed up</n>


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Therefore the \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* shall have no \w joy|strong="H8055"\w* in their young \w men|strong="H0970"\w*, neither shall have \w mercy|strong="H7355"\w* on their \w fatherless|strong="H3490"\w* and \w widows|strong="H0490"\w*: for every one <i>is</i> an \w hypocrite|strong="H2611"\w* and an \w evildoer|strong="H7489"\w*, and every \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* \w speaketh|strong="H1696"\w* \w folly|strong="H5039"\w*. For all this his \w anger|strong="H0639"\w* is not turned \w away|strong="H7725"\w*, but his \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* <i>is</i> stretched out \w still|strong="H5186"\w*.<n>folly: or, villany</n><pb/>


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¶ For \w wickedness|strong="H7564"\w* \w burneth|strong="H1197"\w* as the \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*: it shall \w devour|strong="H0398"\w* the \w briers|strong="H8068"\w* and \w thorns|strong="H7898"\w*, and shall \w kindle|strong="H3341"\w* in the \w thickets|strong="H5442"\w* of the \w forest|strong="H3293"\w*, and they shall mount \w up|strong="H0055"\w* <i>like</i> the lifting \w up|strong="H1348"\w* of \w smoke|strong="H6227"\w*.


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Through the \w wrath|strong="H5678"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* of \w hosts|strong="H6635"\w* is the \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w darkened|strong="H6272"\w*, and the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* shall be as the \w fuel|strong="H3980"\w* of the \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*: no \w man|strong="H0376"\w* shall \w spare|strong="H2550"\w* his \w brother|strong="H0251"\w*.<n>fuel: Heb. meat</n>


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And he shall \w snatch|strong="H1504"\w* on the right \w hand|strong="H3225"\w*, and be \w hungry|strong="H7457"\w*; and he shall \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* on the left \w hand|strong="H8040"\w*, and they shall not be \w satisfied|strong="H7646"\w*: they shall \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* every \w man|strong="H0376"\w* the \w flesh|strong="H1320"\w* of his own \w arm|strong="H2220"\w*:<n>snatch: Heb cut</n>


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\w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w*, \w Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w*; and \w Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w*, \w Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w*: <i>and</i> they \w together|strong="H3162"\w* <i>shall be</i> against \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. For all this his \w anger|strong="H0639"\w* is not turned \w away|strong="H7725"\w*, but his \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* <i>is</i> stretched out \w still|strong="H5186"\w*.<pb/>


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\w Woe|strong="H1945"\w* unto them that \w decree|strong="H2710"\w* \w unrighteous|strong="H0205"\w* \w decrees|strong="H2711"\w*, and that \w write|strong="H3789"\w* \w grievousness|strong="H5999"\w* <i>which</i> they have \w prescribed|strong="H3789"\w*;<n>that write…: or, to the writers that write grievousness</n>


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To turn \w aside|strong="H5186"\w* the \w needy|strong="H1800"\w* from \w judgment|strong="H1779"\w*, and to take \w away|strong="H1497"\w* the \w right|strong="H4941"\w* from the \w poor|strong="H6041"\w* of my \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, that \w widows|strong="H0490"\w* may be their \w prey|strong="H7998"\w*, and <i>that</i> they may \w rob|strong="H0962"\w* the \w fatherless|strong="H3490"\w*!


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And what will ye \w do|strong="H6213"\w* in the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* of \w visitation|strong="H6486"\w*, and in the \w desolation|strong="H7722"\w* <i>which</i> shall \w come|strong="H0935"\w* from \w far|strong="H4801"\w*? to whom will ye \w flee|strong="H5127"\w* for \w help|strong="H5833"\w*? and where will ye \w leave|strong="H5800"\w* your \w glory|strong="H3519"\w*?


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Without me they \w shall|strong="H1115"\w* bow \w down|strong="H3766"\w* under the \w prisoners|strong="H0616"\w*, and they shall \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* under the \w slain|strong="H2026"\w*. For all this his \w anger|strong="H0639"\w* is not turned \w away|strong="H7725"\w*, but his \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* <i>is</i> stretched out \w still|strong="H5186"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ \w O|strong="H1945"\w* \w Assyrian|strong="H0804"\w*, the \w rod|strong="H7626"\w* of mine \w anger|strong="H0639"\w*, and the \w staff|strong="H4294"\w* in their \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* is mine \w indignation|strong="H2195"\w*.<n>O…: or, Woe to the Assyrian: Heb. Asshur</n><n>and: or, though</n>


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I will \w send|strong="H7971"\w* him against an \w hypocritical|strong="H2611"\w* \w nation|strong="H1471"\w*, and against the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* of my \w wrath|strong="H5678"\w* will I give him a \w charge|strong="H6680"\w*, to \w take|strong="H7997"\w* the \w spoil|strong="H7998"\w*, and to \w take|strong="H0962"\w* the \w prey|strong="H0957"\w*, and to tread them \w down|strong="H7760"\w* like the \w mire|strong="H2563"\w* of the \w streets|strong="H2351"\w*.<n>tread…: Heb. lay them a treading</n>


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Howbeit he \w meaneth|strong="H1819"\w* not so, neither doth his \w heart|strong="H3824"\w* \w think|strong="H2803"\w* so; but <i>it is</i> in his \w heart|strong="H3824"\w* to \w destroy|strong="H8045"\w* and cut \w off|strong="H3772"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* not a \w few|strong="H4592"\w*.


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For he \w saith|strong="H0559"\w*, <i>Are</i> not my \w princes|strong="H8269"\w* \w altogether|strong="H3162"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w*?


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<i>Is</i> not \w Calno|strong="H3641"\w* as \w Carchemish|strong="H3751"\w*? <i>is</i> not \w Hamath|strong="H2574"\w* as \w Arpad|strong="H0774"\w*? <i>is</i> not \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* as \w Damascus|strong="H1834"\w*?


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As my \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* hath \w found|strong="H4672"\w* the \w kingdoms|strong="H4467"\w* of the \w idols|strong="H0457"\w*, and whose graven \w images|strong="H6456"\w* did excel them of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* and of \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w*;


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Shall I not, as I have \w done|strong="H6213"\w* unto \w Samaria|strong="H8111"\w* and her \w idols|strong="H0457"\w*, so \w do|strong="H6213"\w* to \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w* and her \w idols|strong="H6091"\w*?


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Wherefore it shall come to pass, <i>that</i> when the \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* hath \w performed|strong="H1214"\w* his whole \w work|strong="H4639"\w* upon \w mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w* and on \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*, I will \w punish|strong="H6485"\w* the \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w* of the \w stout|strong="H1433"\w* \w heart|strong="H3824"\w* of the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w*, and the \w glory|strong="H8597"\w* of his \w high|strong="H7312"\w* \w looks|strong="H5869"\w*.<n>punish: Heb. visit upon</n><n>stout…: Heb. greatness of the heart</n>


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For he \w saith|strong="H0559"\w*, By the \w strength|strong="H3581"\w* of my \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* I have \w done|strong="H6213"\w* <i>it</i>, and by my \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w*; for I am \w prudent|strong="H0995"\w*: and I have \w removed|strong="H5493"\w* the \w bounds|strong="H1367"\w* of the \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, and have \w robbed|strong="H8154"\w* their \w treasures|strong="H6259"\w*, and I have put \w down|strong="H3381"\w* the \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* like a \w valiant|strong="H0047"\w* <i>man:</i><n>a valiant…: or, many people</n>


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And my \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* hath \w found|strong="H4672"\w* as a \w nest|strong="H7064"\w* the \w riches|strong="H2428"\w* of the \w people|strong="H5971"\w*: and as one \w gathereth|strong="H0622"\w* \w eggs|strong="H1000"\w* <i>that are</i> \w left|strong="H5800"\w*, have I \w gathered|strong="H0622"\w* all the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*; and there was none that \w moved|strong="H5074"\w* the \w wing|strong="H3671"\w*, or \w opened|strong="H6475"\w* the \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*, or \w peeped|strong="H6850"\w*.


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Shall the \w axe|strong="H1631"\w* \w boast|strong="H6286"\w* itself against him that \w heweth|strong="H2672"\w* therewith? <i>or</i> shall the \w saw|strong="H4883"\w* \w magnify|strong="H1431"\w* itself against him that \w shaketh|strong="H5130"\w* it? as if the \w rod|strong="H7626"\w* should \w shake|strong="H5130"\w* <i>itself</i> against them that lift it \w up|strong="H7311"\w*, <i>or</i> as if the \w staff|strong="H4294"\w* should lift \w up|strong="H7311"\w* <i>itself, as if it were</i> no \w wood|strong="H6086"\w*.<n>the rod…: or, a rod should shake them that lift it up</n><n>itself, as if…: or, that which is not wood</n>


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Therefore shall the \w Lord|strong="H0113"\w*, the \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* of \w hosts|strong="H6635"\w*, \w send|strong="H7971"\w* among his fat \w ones|strong="H4924"\w* \w leanness|strong="H7332"\w*; and under his \w glory|strong="H3519"\w* he shall \w kindle|strong="H3344"\w* a \w burning|strong="H3350"\w* like the burning of a \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*.


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And the \w light|strong="H0216"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* shall be for a \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*, and his Holy \w One|strong="H6918"\w* for a \w flame|strong="H3852"\w*: and it shall \w burn|strong="H1197"\w* and \w devour|strong="H0398"\w* his \w thorns|strong="H7898"\w* and his \w briers|strong="H8068"\w* in \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*;


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And shall \w consume|strong="H3615"\w* the \w glory|strong="H3519"\w* of his \w forest|strong="H3293"\w*, and of his fruitful \w field|strong="H3759"\w*, both \w soul|strong="H5315"\w* and \w body|strong="H1320"\w*: and they shall be as when a \w standardbearer|strong="H5263"\w* \w fainteth|strong="H4549"\w*.<n>both…: Heb. from the soul, and even to the flesh</n>


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And the \w rest|strong="H7605"\w* of the \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* of his \w forest|strong="H3293"\w* shall be \w few|strong="H4557"\w*, that a \w child|strong="H5288"\w* may \w write|strong="H3789"\w* them.<n>few: Heb. number</n><pb/>


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¶ And it shall come to pass in that \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, <i>that</i> the \w remnant|strong="H7605"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, and such as are \w escaped|strong="H6413"\w* of the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*, shall no more \w again|strong="H3254"\w* \w stay|strong="H8172"\w* upon him that \w smote|strong="H5221"\w* them; but shall \w stay|strong="H8172"\w* upon the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*, the Holy \w One|strong="H6918"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, in \w truth|strong="H0571"\w*.


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The \w remnant|strong="H7605"\w* shall \w return|strong="H7725"\w*, <i>even</i> the \w remnant|strong="H7605"\w* of \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*, unto the \w mighty|strong="H1368"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w*.


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For though thy \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* be as the \w sand|strong="H2344"\w* of the \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*, <i>yet</i> a \w remnant|strong="H7605"\w* of them shall \w return|strong="H7725"\w*: the \w consumption|strong="H3631"\w* \w decreed|strong="H2782"\w* shall \w overflow|strong="H7857"\w* with \w righteousness|strong="H6666"\w*.<n>of them: Heb. in, or, among, etc</n><n>with: or, in</n>


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For the \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w*  \+w GOD|strong="H3069"\+w* of \w hosts|strong="H6635"\w* shall \w make|strong="H6213"\w* a \w consumption|strong="H3617"\w*, even \w determined|strong="H2782"\w*, in the \w midst|strong="H7130"\w* of all the \w land|strong="H0776"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ Therefore thus \w saith|strong="H0559"\w* the \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w*  \+w GOD|strong="H3069"\+w* of \w hosts|strong="H6635"\w*, O my \w people|strong="H5971"\w* that \w dwellest|strong="H3427"\w* in \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*, be not \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w* of the \w Assyrian|strong="H0804"\w*: he shall \w smite|strong="H5221"\w* thee with a \w rod|strong="H7626"\w*, and shall lift \w up|strong="H5375"\w* his \w staff|strong="H4294"\w* against thee, after the \w manner|strong="H1870"\w* of \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.<n>and shall…: or, but he shall lift up his staff for</n>


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For yet a \w very|strong="H4213"\w* little \w while|strong="H4592"\w*, and the \w indignation|strong="H2195"\w* shall \w cease|strong="H3615"\w*, and mine \w anger|strong="H0639"\w* in their \w destruction|strong="H8399"\w*.


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And the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* of \w hosts|strong="H6635"\w* shall stir \w up|strong="H5782"\w* a \w scourge|strong="H7752"\w* for him according to the \w slaughter|strong="H4347"\w* of \w Midian|strong="H4080"\w* at the \w rock|strong="H6697"\w* of \w Oreb|strong="H6159"\w*: and <i>as</i> his \w rod|strong="H4294"\w* <i>was</i> upon the \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*, so shall he lift it \w up|strong="H5375"\w* after the \w manner|strong="H1870"\w* of \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.


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And it shall come to pass in that \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, <i>that</i> his \w burden|strong="H5448"\w* shall be taken \w away|strong="H5493"\w* from off thy \w shoulder|strong="H7926"\w*, and his \w yoke|strong="H5923"\w* from off thy \w neck|strong="H6677"\w*, and the \w yoke|strong="H5923"\w* shall be \w destroyed|strong="H2254"\w* \w because|strong="H6440"\w* of the \w anointing|strong="H8081"\w*.<n>be taken…: Heb. remove</n>


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He is \w come|strong="H0935"\w* to \w Aiath|strong="H5857"\w*, he is \w passed|strong="H5674"\w* to \w Migron|strong="H4051"\w*; at \w Michmash|strong="H4363"\w* he hath laid \w up|strong="H6485"\w* his \w carriages|strong="H3627"\w*:


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They are gone \w over|strong="H5674"\w* the \w passage|strong="H4569"\w*: they have taken up their \w lodging|strong="H4411"\w* at \w Geba|strong="H1387"\w*; \w Ramah|strong="H7414"\w* is \w afraid|strong="H2729"\w*; \w Gibeah|strong="H1390"\w* of \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* is \w fled|strong="H5127"\w*.


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Lift \w up|strong="H6670"\w* thy \w voice|strong="H6963"\w*, O \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H1530"\w* \w Gallim|strong="H1554"\w*: cause it to be \w heard|strong="H7181"\w* unto \w Laish|strong="H3919"\w*, O \w poor|strong="H6041"\w* \w Anathoth|strong="H6068"\w*.<n>Lift…: Heb. Cry shrill with</n>


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\w Madmenah|strong="H4088"\w* is \w removed|strong="H5074"\w*; the \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* of \w Gebim|strong="H1374"\w* gather themselves to \w flee|strong="H5756"\w*.


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As yet shall he \w remain|strong="H5975"\w* at \w Nob|strong="H5011"\w* that \w day|strong="H3117"\w*: he shall \w shake|strong="H5130"\w* his \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* <i>against</i> the \w mount|strong="H2022"\w* of the \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* of \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*, the \w hill|strong="H1389"\w* of \w Jerusalem|strong="H3389"\w*.


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Behold, the \w Lord|strong="H0113"\w*, the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* of \w hosts|strong="H6635"\w*, shall \w lop|strong="H5586"\w* the \w bough|strong="H6288"\w* with \w terror|strong="H4637"\w*: and the high \w ones|strong="H7311"\w* of \w stature|strong="H6967"\w* <i>shall be</i> hewn \w down|strong="H1438"\w*, and the \w haughty|strong="H1364"\w* shall be \w humbled|strong="H8213"\w*.


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And he shall cut \w down|strong="H5362"\w* the \w thickets|strong="H5442"\w* of the \w forest|strong="H3293"\w* with \w iron|strong="H1270"\w*, and \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w* shall \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* by a mighty \w one|strong="H0117"\w*.<n>by…: or, mightily</n><pb/>


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And there shall come \w forth|strong="H3318"\w* a \w rod|strong="H2415"\w* out of the \w stem|strong="H1503"\w* of \w Jesse|strong="H3448"\w*, and a \w Branch|strong="H5342"\w* shall \w grow|strong="H6509"\w* out of his \w roots|strong="H8328"\w*:


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And the \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* shall \w rest|strong="H5117"\w* upon him, the \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* of \w wisdom|strong="H2451"\w* and \w understanding|strong="H0998"\w*, the \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* of \w counsel|strong="H6098"\w* and \w might|strong="H1369"\w*, the \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* of \w knowledge|strong="H1847"\w* and of the \w fear|strong="H3374"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*;


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And shall make him of quick \w understanding|strong="H7306"\w* in the \w fear|strong="H3374"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*: and he shall not \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* after the \w sight|strong="H4758"\w* of his \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*, neither \w reprove|strong="H3198"\w* after the \w hearing|strong="H4926"\w* of his \w ears|strong="H0241"\w*:<n>quick…: Heb. scent or, smell</n>


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But with \w righteousness|strong="H6664"\w* shall he \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* the \w poor|strong="H1800"\w*, and \w reprove|strong="H3198"\w* with \w equity|strong="H4334"\w* for the \w meek|strong="H6035"\w* of the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*: and he shall \w smite|strong="H5221"\w* the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* with the \w rod|strong="H7626"\w* of his \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*, and with the \w breath|strong="H7307"\w* of his \w lips|strong="H8193"\w* shall he \w slay|strong="H4191"\w* the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w*.<n>reprove: or, argue</n>


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And \w righteousness|strong="H6664"\w* shall be the \w girdle|strong="H0232"\w* of his \w loins|strong="H4975"\w*, and \w faithfulness|strong="H0530"\w* the \w girdle|strong="H0232"\w* of his \w reins|strong="H2504"\w*.


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The \w wolf|strong="H2061"\w* also shall \w dwell|strong="H1481"\w* with the \w lamb|strong="H3532"\w*, and the \w leopard|strong="H5246"\w* shall lie \w down|strong="H7257"\w* with the \w kid|strong="H1423"\w*; and the \w calf|strong="H5695"\w* and the young \w lion|strong="H3715"\w* and the \w fatling|strong="H4806"\w* \w together|strong="H3162"\w*; and a \w little|strong="H6996"\w* \w child|strong="H5288"\w* shall \w lead|strong="H5090"\w* them.


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And the \w cow|strong="H6510"\w* and the \w bear|strong="H1677"\w* shall \w feed|strong="H7462"\w*; their young \w ones|strong="H3206"\w* shall lie \w down|strong="H7257"\w* \w together|strong="H3162"\w*: and the \w lion|strong="H0738"\w* shall \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w straw|strong="H8401"\w* like the \w ox|strong="H1241"\w*.


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And the sucking \w child|strong="H3243"\w* shall \w play|strong="H8173"\w* on the \w hole|strong="H2352"\w* of the \w asp|strong="H6620"\w*, and the weaned \w child|strong="H1580"\w* shall \w put|strong="H1911"\w* his \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* on the \w cockatrice’|strong="H6848"\w* \w den|strong="H3975"\w*.<n>cockatrice’: or, adder’s</n>


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They shall not \w hurt|strong="H7489"\w* nor \w destroy|strong="H7843"\w* in all my \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w*: for the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* shall be \w full|strong="H4390"\w* of the \w knowledge|strong="H1844"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*, as the \w waters|strong="H4325"\w* \w cover|strong="H3680"\w* the \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ And in that \w day|strong="H3117"\w* there shall be a \w root|strong="H8328"\w* of \w Jesse|strong="H3448"\w*, which shall \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* for an \w ensign|strong="H5251"\w* of the \w people|strong="H5971"\w*; to it shall the \w Gentiles|strong="H1471"\w* \w seek|strong="H1875"\w*: and his \w rest|strong="H4496"\w* shall be \w glorious|strong="H3519"\w*.<n>glorious: Heb. glory</n>


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And it shall come to pass in that \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, <i>that</i> the \w Lord|strong="H0136"\w* shall \w set|strong="H3254"\w* his \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w again|strong="H3254"\w* the second \w time|strong="H8145"\w* to \w recover|strong="H7069"\w* the \w remnant|strong="H7605"\w* of his \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, which shall be \w left|strong="H7604"\w*, from \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w*, and from \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, and from \w Pathros|strong="H6624"\w*, and from \w Cush|strong="H3568"\w*, and from \w Elam|strong="H5867"\w*, and from \w Shinar|strong="H8152"\w*, and from \w Hamath|strong="H2574"\w*, and from the \w islands|strong="H0339"\w* of the \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*.


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And he shall set \w up|strong="H5375"\w* an \w ensign|strong="H5251"\w* for the \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*, and shall \w assemble|strong="H0622"\w* the \w outcasts|strong="H1760"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, and gather \w together|strong="H6908"\w* the \w dispersed|strong="H5310"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* from the \w four|strong="H0702"\w* \w corners|strong="H3671"\w* of the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*.<n>corners: Heb. wings</n>


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The \w envy|strong="H7068"\w* also of \w Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w* shall \w depart|strong="H5493"\w*, and the \w adversaries|strong="H6887"\w* of \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* shall be cut \w off|strong="H3772"\w*: \w Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w* shall not \w envy|strong="H7065"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, and \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w* shall not \w vex|strong="H6887"\w* \w Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w*.


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But they shall \w fly|strong="H5774"\w* upon the \w shoulders|strong="H3802"\w* of the \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* toward the \w west|strong="H3220"\w*; they shall \w spoil|strong="H0962"\w* \w them|strong="H1121"\w* of the \w east|strong="H6924"\w* \w together|strong="H3162"\w*: they shall \w lay|strong="H4916"\w* their \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* upon \w Edom|strong="H0123"\w* and \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w*; and the \w children|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Ammon|strong="H5983"\w* shall \w obey|strong="H4928"\w* them.<n>them of: Heb. the children of</n><n>they shall lay…: Heb. Edom and Moab shall be the laying on of their hand</n><n>shall obey…: Heb. their obedience</n>


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And the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* shall utterly \w destroy|strong="H2763"\w* the \w tongue|strong="H3956"\w* of the \w Egyptian|strong="H4714"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*; and with his \w mighty|strong="H5868"\w* \w wind|strong="H7307"\w* shall he \w shake|strong="H5130"\w* his \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* over the \w river|strong="H5104"\w*, and shall \w smite|strong="H5221"\w* it in the \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w streams|strong="H5158"\w*, and make <i>men</i> go \w over|strong="H1869"\w* \w dryshod|strong="H5275"\w*.<n>dryshod: Heb. in shoes</n>


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And there shall be an \w highway|strong="H4546"\w* for the \w remnant|strong="H7605"\w* of his \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w which|strong="H0834"\w* shall be \w left|strong="H7604"\w*, from \w Assyria|strong="H0804"\w*; like as it was to \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* in the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* that he came \w up|strong="H5927"\w* out of the \w land|strong="H0776"\w* of \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.<pb/>


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And in that \w day|strong="H3117"\w* thou shalt \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, O  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*, I will \w praise|strong="H3034"\w* thee: though thou wast \w angry|strong="H0599"\w* with me, thine \w anger|strong="H0639"\w* is turned \w away|strong="H7725"\w*, and thou \w comfortedst|strong="H5162"\w* me.


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Behold, \w God|strong="H0410"\w* <i>is</i> my \w salvation|strong="H3444"\w*; I will \w trust|strong="H0982"\w*, and not be \w afraid|strong="H6342"\w*: for the  \+w LORD|strong="H3050"\+w*  \+w JEHOVAH|strong="H3068"\+w* <i>is</i> my \w strength|strong="H5797"\w* and <i>my</i> \w song|strong="H2176"\w*; he also is become my \w salvation|strong="H3444"\w*.


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Therefore with \w joy|strong="H8342"\w* shall ye \w draw|strong="H7579"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* out of the \w wells|strong="H4599"\w* of \w salvation|strong="H3444"\w*.<pb/>


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And in that \w day|strong="H3117"\w* shall ye \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Praise|strong="H3034"\w* the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*, \w call|strong="H7121"\w* upon his \w name|strong="H8034"\w*, \w declare|strong="H3045"\w* his \w doings|strong="H5949"\w* among the \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, make \w mention|strong="H2142"\w* that his \w name|strong="H8034"\w* is \w exalted|strong="H7682"\w*.<n>call…: or, proclaim</n>


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\w Sing|strong="H2167"\w* unto the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*; for he hath \w done|strong="H6213"\w* excellent \w things|strong="H1348"\w*: this <i>is</i> \w known|strong="H3045"\w* in all the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*.


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Cry \w out|strong="H6670"\w* and \w shout|strong="H7442"\w*, thou \w inhabitant|strong="H3427"\w* of \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*: for \w great|strong="H1419"\w* <i>is</i> the Holy \w One|strong="H6918"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* in the \w midst|strong="H7130"\w* of thee.<n>inhabitant: Heb. inhabitress</n><pb/>


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The \w burden|strong="H4853"\w* of \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*, which \w Isaiah|strong="H3470"\w* the \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of \w Amoz|strong="H0531"\w* did \w see|strong="H2372"\w*.


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Lift ye \w up|strong="H5375"\w* a \w banner|strong="H5251"\w* upon the \w high|strong="H8192"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w*, \w exalt|strong="H7311"\w* the \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* unto them, \w shake|strong="H5130"\w* the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w*, that they may \w go|strong="H0935"\w* into the \w gates|strong="H6607"\w* of the \w nobles|strong="H5081"\w*.


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I have \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* my sanctified \w ones|strong="H6942"\w*, I have also \w called|strong="H7121"\w* my mighty \w ones|strong="H1368"\w* for mine \w anger|strong="H0639"\w*, <i>even</i> them that \w rejoice|strong="H5947"\w* in my \w highness|strong="H1346"\w*.


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The \w noise|strong="H6963"\w* of a \w multitude|strong="H1995"\w* in the \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w*, like \w as|strong="H1823"\w* of a \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*; a \w tumultuous|strong="H7588"\w* \w noise|strong="H6963"\w* of the \w kingdoms|strong="H4467"\w* of \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* gathered \w together|strong="H0622"\w*: the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* of \w hosts|strong="H6635"\w* \w mustereth|strong="H6485"\w* the \w host|strong="H6635"\w* of the \w battle|strong="H4421"\w*.<n>like…: Heb. the likeness of</n>


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They \w come|strong="H0935"\w* from a \w far|strong="H4801"\w* \w country|strong="H0776"\w*, from the \w end|strong="H7097"\w* of \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w*, <i>even</i> the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*, and the \w weapons|strong="H3627"\w* of his \w indignation|strong="H2195"\w*, to \w destroy|strong="H2254"\w* the whole \w land|strong="H0776"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ \w Howl|strong="H3213"\w* ye; for the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* <i>is</i> at \w hand|strong="H7138"\w*; it shall \w come|strong="H0935"\w* as a \w destruction|strong="H7701"\w* from the \w Almighty|strong="H7706"\w*.


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Therefore shall all \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* be \w faint|strong="H7503"\w*, and every \w man’s|strong="H0582"\w* \w heart|strong="H3824"\w* shall \w melt|strong="H4549"\w*:<n>be faint: or, fall down</n>


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And they shall be \w afraid|strong="H0926"\w*: \w pangs|strong="H6735"\w* and \w sorrows|strong="H2256"\w* shall take \w hold|strong="H0270"\w* of them; they shall be in \w pain|strong="H2342"\w* as a woman that \w travaileth|strong="H3205"\w*: they shall be \w amazed|strong="H8539"\w* \w one|strong="H0376"\w* at \w another|strong="H7453"\w*; their \w faces|strong="H6440"\w* <i>shall be as</i> \w flames|strong="H3851"\w*.<n>be amazed: Heb. wonder</n><n>one…: Heb. every man at his neighbour</n><n>flames: Heb. faces of the flames</n>


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Behold, the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* \w cometh|strong="H0935"\w*, \w cruel|strong="H0394"\w* both with \w wrath|strong="H5678"\w* and \w fierce|strong="H2740"\w* \w anger|strong="H0639"\w*, to \w lay|strong="H7760"\w* the \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w desolate|strong="H8047"\w*: and he shall \w destroy|strong="H8045"\w* the \w sinners|strong="H2400"\w* thereof out of it.


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For the \w stars|strong="H3556"\w* of \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* and the \w constellations|strong="H3685"\w* thereof shall not \w give|strong="H1984"\w* their \w light|strong="H0216"\w*: the \w sun|strong="H8121"\w* shall be \w darkened|strong="H2821"\w* in his going \w forth|strong="H3318"\w*, and the \w moon|strong="H3394"\w* shall not cause her \w light|strong="H0216"\w* to \w shine|strong="H5050"\w*.


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And I will \w punish|strong="H6485"\w* the \w world|strong="H8398"\w* for <i>their</i> \w evil|strong="H7451"\w*, and the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w* for their \w iniquity|strong="H5771"\w*; and I will cause the \w arrogancy|strong="H1347"\w* of the \w proud|strong="H2086"\w* to \w cease|strong="H7673"\w*, and will lay \w low|strong="H8213"\w* the \w haughtiness|strong="H1346"\w* of the \w terrible|strong="H6184"\w*.


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I will make a \w man|strong="H0582"\w* more \w precious|strong="H3365"\w* than fine \w gold|strong="H6337"\w*; even a \w man|strong="H0120"\w* than the golden \w wedge|strong="H3800"\w* of \w Ophir|strong="H0211"\w*.


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Therefore I will \w shake|strong="H7264"\w* the \w heavens|strong="H8064"\w*, and the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* shall \w remove|strong="H7493"\w* out of her \w place|strong="H4725"\w*, in the \w wrath|strong="H5678"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* of \w hosts|strong="H6635"\w*, and in the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* of his \w fierce|strong="H2740"\w* \w anger|strong="H0639"\w*.


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And it shall be as the \w chased|strong="H5080"\w* \w roe|strong="H6643"\w*, and as a \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w* that no man taketh \w up|strong="H6908"\w*: they shall every \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w turn|strong="H6437"\w* to his own \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, and \w flee|strong="H5127"\w* every \w one|strong="H0376"\w* into his own \w land|strong="H0776"\w*.


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Every one that is \w found|strong="H4672"\w* shall be thrust \w through|strong="H1856"\w*; and every one that is \w joined|strong="H5595"\w* <i>unto them</i> shall \w fall|strong="H5307"\w* by the \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*.


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Their \w children|strong="H5768"\w* also shall be dashed to \w pieces|strong="H7376"\w* before their \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*; their \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* shall be \w spoiled|strong="H8155"\w*, and their \w wives|strong="H0802"\w* \w ravished|strong="H7901"\w*.


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Behold, I will stir \w up|strong="H5782"\w* the \w Medes|strong="H4074"\w* against them, which shall not \w regard|strong="H2803"\w* \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*; and <i>as for</i> \w gold|strong="H2091"\w*, they shall not \w delight|strong="H2654"\w* in it.


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<i>Their</i> \w bows|strong="H7198"\w* also shall \w dash|strong="H7376"\w* the young \w men|strong="H5288"\w* to \w pieces|strong="H7376"\w*; and they shall have no \w pity|strong="H7355"\w* on the \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w* of the \w womb|strong="H0990"\w*; their \w eye|strong="H5869"\w* shall not \w spare|strong="H2347"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ And \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*, the \w glory|strong="H6643"\w* of \w kingdoms|strong="H4467"\w*, the \w beauty|strong="H8597"\w* of the \w Chaldees’|strong="H3778"\w* \w excellency|strong="H1347"\w*, shall be as when \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w overthrew|strong="H4114"\w* \w Sodom|strong="H5467"\w* and \w Gomorrah|strong="H6017"\w*.<n>as…: Heb. as the overthrowing</n>


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It shall \w never|strong="H5331"\w* be \w inhabited|strong="H3427"\w*, neither shall it be \w dwelt|strong="H7931"\w* in from \w generation|strong="H1755"\w* to \w generation|strong="H1755"\w*: neither shall the \w Arabian|strong="H6163"\w* pitch \w tent|strong="H0167"\w* there; neither shall the \w shepherds|strong="H7462"\w* make their \w fold|strong="H7257"\w* there.


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But wild beasts of the \w desert|strong="H6728"\w* shall \w lie|strong="H7257"\w* there; and their \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* shall be \w full|strong="H4390"\w* of doleful \w creatures|strong="H0255"\w*; and \w owls|strong="H1323"\w* shall \w dwell|strong="H7931"\w* there, and \w satyrs|strong="H8163"\w* shall \w dance|strong="H7540"\w* there.<n>wild…: Heb. Ziim</n><n>doleful…: Heb. Ochim</n><n>owls: or, ostriches: Heb. daughters of the owl</n>


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And the wild beasts of the \w islands|strong="H0338"\w* shall \w cry|strong="H6030"\w* in their desolate \w houses|strong="H0490"\w*, and \w dragons|strong="H8577"\w* in <i>their</i> \w pleasant|strong="H6027"\w* \w palaces|strong="H1964"\w*: and her \w time|strong="H6256"\w* <i>is</i> \w near|strong="H7138"\w* to \w come|strong="H0935"\w*, and her \w days|strong="H3117"\w* shall not be \w prolonged|strong="H4900"\w*.<n>the wild…: Heb. Iim</n><n>desolate…: or, palaces</n><pb/>


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For the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* will have \w mercy|strong="H7355"\w* on \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*, and will yet \w choose|strong="H0977"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, and \w set|strong="H3240"\w* them in their own \w land|strong="H0127"\w*: and the \w strangers|strong="H1616"\w* shall be \w joined|strong="H3867"\w* with them, and they shall \w cleave|strong="H5596"\w* to the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*.


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And the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* shall \w take|strong="H3947"\w* them, and \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* them to their \w place|strong="H4725"\w*: and the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* shall \w possess|strong="H5157"\w* them in the \w land|strong="H0127"\w* of the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* for \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* and \w handmaids|strong="H8198"\w*: and they shall take them \w captives|strong="H7617"\w*, whose \w captives|strong="H7617"\w* they were; and they shall \w rule|strong="H7287"\w* over their \w oppressors|strong="H5065"\w*.<n>whose…: Heb. that had taken them captives</n>


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And it shall come to pass in the \w day|strong="H3117"\w* that the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* shall give thee \w rest|strong="H5117"\w* from thy \w sorrow|strong="H6090"\w*, and from thy \w fear|strong="H7267"\w*, and from the \w hard|strong="H7186"\w* \w bondage|strong="H5656"\w* wherein thou wast made to \w serve|strong="H5647"\w*,<pb/>


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¶ That thou shalt take \w up|strong="H5375"\w* this \w proverb|strong="H4912"\w* against the \w king|strong="H4428"\w* of \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w*, and \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, How hath the \w oppressor|strong="H5065"\w* \w ceased|strong="H7673"\w*! the golden \w city|strong="H4062"\w* \w ceased|strong="H7673"\w*!<n>proverb: or, taunting speech</n><n>golden…: or, exactress of gold</n>


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The  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* hath \w broken|strong="H7665"\w* the \w staff|strong="H4294"\w* of the \w wicked|strong="H7563"\w*, <i>and</i> the \w sceptre|strong="H7626"\w* of the \w rulers|strong="H4910"\w*.


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He who \w smote|strong="H5221"\w* the \w people|strong="H5971"\w* in \w wrath|strong="H5678"\w* with a \w continual|strong="H1115"\w* \w stroke|strong="H4347"\w*, he that \w ruled|strong="H7287"\w* the \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* in \w anger|strong="H0639"\w*, is \w persecuted|strong="H4783"\w*, <i>and</i> \w none|strong="H1097"\w* \w hindereth|strong="H2820"\w*. <n>a continual…: Heb. a stroke without removing</n>


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The whole \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* is at \w rest|strong="H5117"\w*, <i>and</i> is \w quiet|strong="H8252"\w*: they break \w forth|strong="H6476"\w* into \w singing|strong="H7440"\w*.


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Yea, the fir \w trees|strong="H1265"\w* \w rejoice|strong="H8055"\w* at thee, <i>and</i> the \w cedars|strong="H0730"\w* of \w Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*, <i>saying</i>, Since thou art laid \w down|strong="H7901"\w*, no \w feller|strong="H3772"\w* is come \w up|strong="H5927"\w* against us.


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\w Hell|strong="H7585"\w* from beneath is \w moved|strong="H7264"\w* for thee to \w meet|strong="H7125"\w* <i>thee</i> at thy \w coming|strong="H0935"\w*: it stirreth \w up|strong="H5782"\w* the \w dead|strong="H7496"\w* for thee, <i>even</i> all the chief \w ones|strong="H6260"\w* of the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*; it hath raised \w up|strong="H6965"\w* from their \w thrones|strong="H3678"\w* all the \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* of the \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*.<n>Hell: or, The grave</n><n>chief…: Heb. leaders, or, great goats</n>


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All they shall \w speak|strong="H6030"\w* and \w say|strong="H0559"\w* unto thee, Art thou also become \w weak|strong="H2470"\w* as we? art thou become \w like|strong="H4911"\w* unto us?


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Thy \w pomp|strong="H1347"\w* is brought \w down|strong="H3381"\w* to the \w grave|strong="H7585"\w*, <i>and</i> the \w noise|strong="H1998"\w* of thy \w viols|strong="H5035"\w*: the \w worm|strong="H7415"\w* is \w spread|strong="H3331"\w* under thee, and the \w worms|strong="H8438"\w* \w cover|strong="H4374"\w* thee.


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How art thou \w fallen|strong="H5307"\w* from \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w*, O \w Lucifer|strong="H1966"\w*, \w son|strong="H1121"\w* of the \w morning|strong="H7837"\w*! <i>how</i> art thou cut \w down|strong="H1438"\w* to the \w ground|strong="H0776"\w*, which didst \w weaken|strong="H2522"\w* the \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*!<n>O Lucifer: or, O day star</n>


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For thou hast \w said|strong="H0559"\w* in thine \w heart|strong="H3824"\w*, I will \w ascend|strong="H5927"\w* into \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w*, I will \w exalt|strong="H7311"\w* my \w throne|strong="H3678"\w* \w above|strong="H4605"\w* the \w stars|strong="H3556"\w* of \w God|strong="H0410"\w*: I will \w sit|strong="H3427"\w* also upon the \w mount|strong="H2022"\w* of the \w congregation|strong="H4150"\w*, in the \w sides|strong="H3411"\w* of the \w north|strong="H6828"\w*:


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I will \w ascend|strong="H5927"\w* above the \w heights|strong="H1116"\w* of the \w clouds|strong="H5645"\w*; I will be \w like|strong="H1819"\w* the most \w High|strong="H5945"\w*.


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Yet thou shalt be brought \w down|strong="H3381"\w* to \w hell|strong="H7585"\w*, to the \w sides|strong="H3411"\w* of the \w pit|strong="H0953"\w*.


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They that \w see|strong="H7200"\w* thee shall narrowly \w look|strong="H7688"\w* upon thee, <i>and</i> \w consider|strong="H0995"\w* thee, <i>saying, Is</i> this the \w man|strong="H0376"\w* that made the \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* to \w tremble|strong="H7264"\w*, that did \w shake|strong="H7493"\w* \w kingdoms|strong="H4467"\w*;


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<i>That</i> \w made|strong="H7760"\w* the \w world|strong="H8398"\w* as a \w wilderness|strong="H4057"\w*, and \w destroyed|strong="H2040"\w* the \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* thereof; <i>that</i> \w opened|strong="H6605"\w* not the \w house|strong="H1004"\w* of his \w prisoners|strong="H0615"\w*?<n>opened…: or, did not let his prisoners loose homeward?</n>


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All the \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* of the \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*, <i>even</i> all of them, \w lie|strong="H7901"\w* in \w glory|strong="H3519"\w*, every \w one|strong="H0376"\w* in his own \w house|strong="H1004"\w*.


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But thou art cast \w out|strong="H7993"\w* of thy \w grave|strong="H6913"\w* like an \w abominable|strong="H8581"\w* \w branch|strong="H5342"\w*, <i>and as</i> the \w raiment|strong="H3830"\w* of those that are \w slain|strong="H2026"\w*, thrust \w through|strong="H2944"\w* with a \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*, that go \w down|strong="H3381"\w* to the \w stones|strong="H0068"\w* of the \w pit|strong="H0953"\w*; as a \w carcase|strong="H6297"\w* trodden under \w feet|strong="H0947"\w*.


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Thou shalt not be \w joined|strong="H3161"\w* with them in \w burial|strong="H6900"\w*, because thou hast \w destroyed|strong="H7843"\w* thy \w land|strong="H0776"\w*, <i>and</i> \w slain|strong="H2026"\w* thy \w people|strong="H5971"\w*: the \w seed|strong="H2233"\w* of \w evildoers|strong="H7489"\w* shall \w never|strong="H5769"\w* be \w renowned|strong="H7121"\w*.


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\w Prepare|strong="H3559"\w* \w slaughter|strong="H4293"\w* for his \w children|strong="H1121"\w* for the \w iniquity|strong="H5771"\w* of their \w fathers|strong="H0001"\w*; that they do \w not|strong="H1077"\w* \w rise|strong="H6965"\w*, nor \w possess|strong="H3423"\w* the \w land|strong="H0776"\w*, nor \w fill|strong="H4390"\w* the \w face|strong="H6440"\w* of the \w world|strong="H8398"\w* with \w cities|strong="H6145"\w*.


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For I will rise \w up|strong="H6965"\w* against them, \w saith|strong="H5002"\w* the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* of \w hosts|strong="H6635"\w*, and cut \w off|strong="H3772"\w* from \w Babylon|strong="H0894"\w* the \w name|strong="H8034"\w*, and \w remnant|strong="H7605"\w*, and \w son|strong="H5209"\w*, and \w nephew|strong="H5220"\w*, \w saith|strong="H5002"\w* the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w*.


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I will also \w make|strong="H7760"\w* it a \w possession|strong="H4180"\w* for the \w bittern|strong="H7090"\w*, and \w pools|strong="H0098"\w* of \w water|strong="H4325"\w*: and I will \w sweep|strong="H2894"\w* it with the \w besom|strong="H4292"\w* of \w destruction|strong="H8045"\w*, \w saith|strong="H5002"\w* the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* of \w hosts|strong="H6635"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ The  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* of \w hosts|strong="H6635"\w* hath \w sworn|strong="H7650"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, Surely as I have \w thought|strong="H1819"\w*, so shall it come to pass; and as I have \w purposed|strong="H3289"\w*, <i>so</i> shall it \w stand|strong="H6965"\w*:


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That I will \w break|strong="H7665"\w* the \w Assyrian|strong="H0804"\w* in my \w land|strong="H0776"\w*, and upon my \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* tread him under \w foot|strong="H0947"\w*: then shall his \w yoke|strong="H5923"\w* \w depart|strong="H5493"\w* from off them, and his \w burden|strong="H5448"\w* \w depart|strong="H5493"\w* from off their \w shoulders|strong="H7926"\w*.


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This <i>is</i> the \w purpose|strong="H6098"\w* that is \w purposed|strong="H3289"\w* upon the whole \w earth|strong="H0776"\w*: and this <i>is</i> the \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* that is stretched \w out|strong="H5186"\w* upon all the \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*.


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For the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* of \w hosts|strong="H6635"\w* hath \w purposed|strong="H3289"\w*, and who shall \w disannul|strong="H6565"\w* <i>it</i>? and his \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* <i>is</i> stretched \w out|strong="H5186"\w*, and who shall turn it \w back|strong="H7725"\w*?


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In the \w year|strong="H8141"\w* that \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w Ahaz|strong="H0271"\w* \w died|strong="H4194"\w* was this \w burden|strong="H4853"\w*.<pb/>


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¶ \w Rejoice|strong="H8055"\w* not thou, whole \w Palestina|strong="H6429"\w*, because the \w rod|strong="H7626"\w* of him that \w smote|strong="H5221"\w* thee is \w broken|strong="H7665"\w*: for out of the \w serpent’s|strong="H5175"\w* \w root|strong="H8328"\w* shall come \w forth|strong="H3318"\w* a \w cockatrice|strong="H6848"\w*, and his \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w* <i>shall be</i> a \w fiery|strong="H8314"\w* \w flying|strong="H5774"\w* \w serpent|strong="H8314"\w*.<n>cockatrice: or, adder</n>


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And the \w firstborn|strong="H1060"\w* of the \w poor|strong="H1800"\w* shall \w feed|strong="H7462"\w*, and the \w needy|strong="H0034"\w* shall lie \w down|strong="H7257"\w* in \w safety|strong="H0983"\w*: and I will \w kill|strong="H4191"\w* thy \w root|strong="H8328"\w* with \w famine|strong="H7458"\w*, and he shall \w slay|strong="H2026"\w* thy \w remnant|strong="H7611"\w*.


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\w Howl|strong="H3213"\w*, O \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*; \w cry|strong="H2199"\w*, O \w city|strong="H5892"\w*; thou, whole \w Palestina|strong="H6429"\w*, <i>art</i> \w dissolved|strong="H4127"\w*: for there shall \w come|strong="H0935"\w* from the \w north|strong="H6828"\w* a \w smoke|strong="H6227"\w*, and none <i>shall be</i> \w alone|strong="H0909"\w* in his appointed \w times|strong="H4151"\w*.<n>none…: or, he shall not be alone</n><n>appointed…: or, assemblies</n>


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What shall <i>one</i> then \w answer|strong="H6030"\w* the \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* of the \w nation|strong="H1471"\w*? That the  \+w LORD|strong="H3068"\+w* hath \w founded|strong="H3245"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*, and the \w poor|strong="H6041"\w* of his \w people|strong="H5971"\w* shall \w trust|strong="H2620"\w* in it.<n>trust…: or, betake themselves unto it</n><pb/>


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The \w burden|strong="H4853"\w* of \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w*. Because in the \w night|strong="H3915"\w* \w Ar|strong="H6144"\w* of \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* is laid \w waste|strong="H7703"\w*, <i>and</i> brought to \w silence|strong="H1820"\w*; because in the \w night|strong="H3915"\w* \w Kir|strong="H7024"\w* of \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* is laid \w waste|strong="H7703"\w*, <i>and</i> brought to \w silence|strong="H1820"\w*;<n>brought…: or, cut off</n>


