2Good friend, take to heart what I'm telling you; collect my counsels and guard them with your life.H1121H3947H561H6845H46872Tune your ears to the world of Wisdom; set your heart on a life of Understanding.H7181H241H2451H5186H3820H83943That's right—if you make Insight your priority, and won't take no for an answer,H7121H998H5414H6963H83944Searching for it like a prospector panning for gold, like an adventurer on a treasure hunt,H1245H3701H2664H43015Believe me, before you know it Fear-of-GOD will be yours; you'll have come upon the Knowledge of God.H995H3374H3068H4672H1847H4306And here's why: GOD gives out Wisdom free, is plainspoken in Knowledge and Understanding.H3068H5414H2451H6310H1847H83947He's a rich mine of Common Sense for those who live well, a personal bodyguard to the candid and sincere.H6845H6845H8454H3477H4043H1980H85378He keeps his eye on all who live honestly, and pays special attention to his loyally committed ones.H5341H734H4941H8104H1870H26239So now you can pick out what's true and fair, find all the good trails!H995H6664H4941H4339H2896H457010Lady Wisdom will be your close friend, and Brother Knowledge your pleasant companion.H2451H935H3820H1847H5276H531511Good Sense will scout ahead for danger, Insight will keep an eye out for you.H4209H8104H8394H534112They'll keep you from making wrong turns, or following the bad directionsH5337H1870H7451H376H1696H841913Of those who are lost themselves and can't tell a trail from a tumbleweed,H5800H734H3476H3212H1870H282214These losers who make a game of evil and throw parties to celebrate perversity,H8056H6213H7451H1523H8419H745115Traveling paths that go nowhere, wandering in a maze of detours and dead ends.H734H6141H3868H457016Wise friends will rescue you from the Temptress— that smooth-talking SeductressH5337H2114H802H5237H2505H56117Who's faithless to the husband she married years ago, never gave a second thought to her promises before God.H5800H441H5271H7911H1285H43018Her whole way of life is doomed; every step she takes brings her closer to hell.H1004H7743H4194H4570H749619No one who joins her company ever comes back, ever sets foot on the path to real living.H935H7725H5381H734H241620So—join the company of good men and women, keep your feet on the tried and true paths.H3212H1870H2896H8104H734H666221It's the men who walk straight who will settle this land, the women with integrity who will last here.H3477H7931H776H8549H349822The corrupt will lose their lives; the dishonest will be gone for good.H7563H3772H776H898H5255
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