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CHAPTER 31. 1 WATCHING for riches consumeth the flesh, and the thought thereof driveth away sleep. 2 The thinking beforehand turneth away the understanding, and a grievous sickness maketh the…
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CHAPTER 32. 1 HAVE they made thee ruler? be not lifted up: be among them as one of them. 2 Have care of them, and so sit down, and when…
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CHAPTER 33. 1 NO evils shall happen to him that feareth the Lord, but in temptation God will keep him, and deliver him from evils. 2 A wise man hateth…
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CHAPTER 34. 1 The hopes of a man that is void of understanding are vain and deceitful: and dreams lift up fools. 2 The man that giveth heed to lying…
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CHAPTER 35. 1 HE that keepeth the law, multiplieth offerings. 2 It is a wholesome sacrifice to take heed to the commandments, and to depart from all iniquity. 3 And…
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CHAPTER 36. 1 HAVE mercy upon us, O God of all, and behold us, and shew us the light of thy mercies: 2 And send thy fear upon the nations,…
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CHAPTER 37. 1 EVERY friend will say: I also am his friend: but there is a friend, that is only a friend in name. Is not this a grief even…
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CHAPTER 38. 1 HONOUR the physician for the need thou hast of him: for the most High hath created him. 2 For all healing is from God, and he shall…
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CHAPTER 39. 1 The wise men will seek out the wisdom of all the ancients, and will be occupied in the prophets. 2 He will keep the sayings of renowned…
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CHAPTER 40. 1 GREAT labour is created for all men, and a heavy yoke is upon the children of Adam, from the day of their coming out of their mother’s…