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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…

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CHAPTER 41. 1 O DEATH, how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a man that hath peace in his possessions! 2 To a man that is at rest, and…

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CHAPTER 42. 1 REPEAT not the word which thou hast heard, and disclose not the thing that is secret; so shalt thou be truly without confusion, and shah find favour…