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For the LORD shall be with you and shall keep your foot that you may not be caught in the snare.

For the wicked man is an abomination in the presence of the LORD: but the secret of the LORD is with the upright.

For I was also a son to my father, tender and the only begotten in the sight of my mother.

Take fast hold of my instruction, and do not forsake her; keep her, for she is your life.

For they do not sleep until they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away until their evil devices are carried out.

For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.

For they are life to him who finds them, and health to all his flesh.

Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life.

For the lips of a strange woman drop as a honeycomb, and her words are smoother than oil;

Let it be for yourself alone, let not strangers be partners with you.

For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and all his paths lie open in his presence.

MY son, if you have become surety for your friend, if you have obligated yourself to a stranger,

Do this now, my son, and deliver yourself because, for the sake of your friend, you have fallen into the hands of your enemies; go, therefore, and stir up your friend for whom you have become surety to meet his obligation.

For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is a light, and the reproofs of instruction are the way of life,

For the appearance of a harlot is tempting like a loaf of bread; and the adulteress hunts for the precious life.

No one wonders at a thief when he is caught stealing, for he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry;

For jealousy provokes a mans rage; therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

For from the window of her house and from the balcony she looked out,

Therefore I came out to meet you, for I have been waiting to see you, and now I have found you.

For my husband is not at home, he has gone on a long journey: