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My son,H1121 ifH518 you be suretyH6148 for your friend,H7453 if you have strickenH8628 your handH3709 with a stranger,H2114
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You are snaredH3369 with the wordsH561 of your mouth,H6310 you are takenH3920 with the wordsH561 of your mouth.H6310
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DoH6213 thisH2063 now,H645 my son,H1121 and deliverH5337 yourself, whenH3588 you are comeH935 into the handH3709 of your friend;H7453 go,H3212 humbleH7511 yourself, and make sureH7292 your friend.H7453
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GiveH5414 not sleepH8142 to your eyes,H5869 nor slumberH8572 to your eyelids.H6079
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DeliverH5337 yourself as a roeH6643 from the handH3027 of the hunter,H6718 and as a birdH6833 from the handH3027 of the fowler.H3353
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GoH3212 to the ant,H5244 you sluggard;H6102 considerH7200 her ways,H1870 and be wise:H2449
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WhichH834 having noH369 guide,H7101 overseer,H7860 or ruler,H4910
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ProvidesH3559 her meatH3899 in the summer,H7019 and gathersH103 her foodH3978 in the harvest.H7105
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HowH5704 longH5704 will you sleep,H7901 O sluggard?H6102 whenH4970 will you ariseH6965 out of your sleep?H8142
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Yet a littleH4592 sleep,H8142 a littleH4592 slumber,H8572 a littleH4592 foldingH2264 of the handsH3027 to sleep:H7901
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So shall your povertyH7389 comeH935 as one that travels,H1980 and your wantH4270 as an armedH4043 man.H376
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A naughtyH1100 person,H120 a wickedH205 man,H376 walksH1980 with a fraudulentH6143 mouth.H6310
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He winksH7169 with his eyes,H5869 he speaksH4448 with his feet,H7272 he teachesH3384 with his fingers;H676
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FrowardnessH8419 is in his heart,H3820 he devisesH2790 mischiefH7451 continually;H6256 he sowsH7971 discord.H4066
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ThereforeH5921 H3651 shall his calamityH343 comeH935 suddenly;H6597 suddenlyH6621 shall he be brokenH7665 withoutH369 remedy.H4832
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TheseH2007 sixH8337 things does the LORDH3068 hate:H8130 yes, sevenH7651 are an abominationH8441 to him:
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A proudH7311 look,H5869 a lyingH8267 tongue,H3956 and handsH3027 that shedH8210 innocentH5355 blood,H1818
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An heartH3820 that devisesH2790 wickedH205 imaginations,H4284 feetH7272 that be swiftH4116 in runningH7323 to mischief,H7451
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A falseH8267 witnessH5707 that speaksH6315 lies,H3576 and he that sowsH7971 discordH4090 amongH996 brothers.H251
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My son,H1121 keepH5341 your father'sH1 commandment,H4687 and forsakeH5203 not the lawH8451 of your mother:H517
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BindH7194 them continuallyH8548 on your heart,H3820 and tieH6029 them aboutH5921 your neck.H1621
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When you go,H1980 it shall leadH5148 you; when you sleep,H7901 it shall keepH8104 you; and when you wake,H6974 it shall talkH7878 with you.
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For the commandmentH4687 is a lamp;H5216 and the lawH8451 is light;H216 and reproofsH8433 of instructionH4148 are the wayH1870 of life:H2416
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To keepH8104 you from the evilH7451 woman,H802 from the flatteryH2513 of the tongueH3956 of a strangeH5237 woman.
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LustH2530 not after her beautyH3308 in your heart;H3824 neitherH408 let her takeH3947 you with her eyelids.H6079
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For by meansH1157 of a whorishH2181 womanH802 a man is brought to a pieceH3603 of bread:H3899 and the adulteressH802 H376 will huntH6679 for the preciousH3368 life.H5315
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Can a manH376 takeH2846 fireH784 in his bosom,H2436 and his clothesH899 not be burned?H8313
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Can oneH376 goH1980 on hot coals,H1513 and his feetH7272 not be burned?H3554
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SoH3651 he that goesH935 in to his neighbor'sH7453 wife;H802 whoeverH3605 touchesH5060 her shall not be innocent.H5352
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Men do not despiseH936 a thief,H1590 ifH3588 he stealH1589 to satisfyH4390 his soulH5315 whenH3588 he is hungry;H7456
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But if he be found,H4672 he shall restoreH7999 sevenfold;H7659 he shall giveH5414 allH3605 the substanceH1952 of his house.H1004
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But whoever commitsH5003 adulteryH5003 with a womanH802 lacksH2638 understanding:H3820 he that doesH6213 it destroysH7843 his own soul.H5315
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A woundH5061 and dishonorH7036 shall he get;H4672 and his reproachH2781 shall not be wipedH4229 away.
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For jealousyH7068 is the rageH2534 of a man:H1397 therefore he will not spareH2550 in the dayH3117 of vengeance.H5359
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He will not regardH5375 H6440 anyH3605 ransom;H3724 neitherH3808 will he rest content,H14 thoughH3588 you give manyH7235 gifts.H7810
