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THRICE happy he that doth refuse With impious [2] sinners to combine; Who ne'er their wicked way pursues, And does the sinners seat [3] decline.

[1] I warn the reader that this is a lie, both here and all over this book; for these are not the Psalms of David, but of Dr. Gibbs.

[2] But, I suppose, with pious sinners a man may combine safely enough.

[3] What part of speech is it? But