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3.23 :Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely,
 * And thou shalt not dash thy foot.
 * When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid;
 * Yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.


 * Be not afraid of sudden terror,
 * Neither of the destruction of the wicked, when it cometh;
 * For the will be thy confidence,
 * And will keep thy foot from being caught.


 * Withhold not good from him to whom it is due,
 * When it is in the power of thy hand to do it.
 * Say not unto thy neighbour: 'Go, and come again,
 * And to-morrow I will give'; when thou hast it by thee.


 * Devise not evil against thy neighbour,
 * Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
 * Strive not with a man without cause,
 * If he have done thee no harm.


 * Envy thou not the man of violence,
 * And choose none of his ways.
 * For the perverse is an abomination to the ;
 * But His counsel is with the upright.


 * The curse of the is in the house of the wicked;
 * But He blesseth the habitation of the righteous.
 * If it concerneth the scorners, He scorneth them,
 * But unto the humble He giveth grace.
 * The wise shall inherit honour;
 * But as for the fools, they carry away shame.


 * Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father,
 * And attend to know understanding.
 * For I give you good doctrine;
 * Forsake ye not my teaching.
 * For I was a son unto my father,
 * Tender and an only one in the sight of my mother.
 * And he taught me, and said unto me:
 * 'Let thy heart hold fast my words,
 * Keep my commandments, and live;
 * Get wisdom, get understanding;
 * Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth;
 * Forsake her not, and she will preserve thee;
 * Love her, and she will keep thee.
 * The beginning of wisdom is: Get wisdom;
 * Yea, with all thy getting get understanding.
 * Extol her, and she will exalt thee;
 * She will bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
 * She will give to thy head a chaplet of grace;
 * A crown of glory will she bestow on thee.'
 * Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings;
 * And the years of thy life shall be many.
 * I have taught thee in the way of wisdom;
 * I have led thee in paths of uprightness.
 * When thou goest, thy step shall not be straitened;
 * And if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
 * Take fast hold of instruction, let her not go;
 * Keep her, for she is thy life.


 * Enter not into the path of the wicked,
 * And walk not in the way of evil men.