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Then are they glad because it is calm, So he brings them to their desired haven.

He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly. He doesn't allow their cattle to decrease.

So I will have an answer for him who reproaches me, For I trust in your word.

So I will obey your law continually, Forever and ever.

Preserve my life according to your lovingkindness, So I will obey the statutes of your mouth.

Redeem me from the oppression of man, So I will observe your precepts.

Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress; So our eyes look to Yahweh, our God, Until he has mercy on us.

As the mountains surround Jerusalem, So Yahweh surrounds his people from this time forth and forevermore.

For the scepter of wickedness won't remain over the allotment of the righteous; So that the righteous won't put forth their hands to iniquity.

As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, So are the children of youth.

Hurry to answer me, Yahweh. My spirit fails. Don't hide your face from me, So that I don't become like those who go down into the pit.

So are the ways of everyone who is greedy of gain. It takes away the life of its owners.

So as to turn your ear to wisdom, And apply your heart to understanding;

So you will find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

So your barns will be filled with plenty, And your vats will overflow with new wine.

So they will be life to your soul, And grace for your neck.

So your poverty will come as a robber, And your scarcity as an armed man.

So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished.

So she caught him, and kissed him. With an impudent face she said to him:

As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the sluggard to those who send him.