3 A
 
 THE 
 
 WISDOM OF SOLOMON 
 
 A SELECTION FROM 
 
 PROVERBS AND ECCLESIASTES 
 
 IN HEBREW 
 
 WITH 
 
 A CORRECTED VERSION ON PARALLEL LINES 
 
 BY M. MO C ATT A. 
 
 
 A PROVERB LITTLE IN \VOKU3, MUCH IN THOUGHT." 
 
 LONDON : 
 
 PELHAM RICHARDSON, CORNH1LL. 
 1834.
 
 LUMJON : 
 
 HUM Kl) BV JOHN WKKTHEIMKK. 
 52, LBMiN STREET.
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Anger and Contention 44 
 
 FilialDuty 31 
 
 Friendship 33 
 
 Humanity and Benevolence 11 
 
 Immorality and Vice 36 
 
 Inebriety 41 
 
 Integrity and Truth 16 
 
 Idleness 49 
 
 Knowledge 18 
 
 Miscellaneous 63 
 
 Piety and Faith 1 
 
 Prudence 25 
 
 Righteousness 7 
 
 Rewards and Punishments 56 
 
 Solomon's Prayer 71 
 
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 PREFACE. 
 
 Ix the present enlightened and moral state 
 of society, the humble attempt to promote 
 a wider circulation and a more intimate 
 knowledge of " The Proverbs of King 
 Solomon" will not, it is presumed, be 
 deemed intrusive, or prove altogether 
 unwelcome. 
 
 The high estimation in which they have 
 been held through the lapse of ages, abun- 
 dantly establishes their intrinsic worth ; 
 and doubtless those portions of the Sacred 
 Volume entitled " Proverbs" and " Ecclesias- 
 tes," will, in all succeeding generations, be 
 regarded as splendid monuments of the 
 pre-eminent wisdom and piety of their far- 
 famed author. That extensive and diversified 
 collection of governing rules and maxims, 
 presents throughout a forcible inculcation 
 of the soundest principles of piety and 
 virtue, and abounds with excellent counsel
 
 vi PREFACE. 
 
 admirably adapted to every sect, class, age, 
 and sex; but as the more immediate object 
 of this little work is to diffuse moral and 
 useful instruction among the humbler classes 
 of society, the selection has been confined 
 to those proverbs only, that present, in the 
 plainest language, wholesome admonition 
 and practical rules of conduct applicable to 
 the every-day pursuits of ordinary life, so 
 that herein the young and uneducated will 
 find faithful guides to lead them in the \va\ 
 they should go: and to the more intelli- 
 gent, these moral lessons will assuredly 
 prove eminently useful, as powerful and 
 salutary checks in the hour of temptation. 
 Indeed, we are told by the sage monarch 
 who framed them, that they were intended 
 for "instruction in wisdom, judgment and 
 equity, also to give subtility to the simple, 
 to the young man knowledge and discretion, 
 and to the man of understanding, increase 
 of learning and the attaining to wise coun- 
 sels." Such, then, being the intellectual 
 and moral tendency of these " Words of the 
 Wise," we may venture to hope that if this
 
 PREFACE. vii 
 
 compendium be permitted to take its turn 
 in the circle of daily instruction, it will be 
 found a valuable addition to the many ele- 
 mentary books of merit already introduced 
 into the system of modern education. The 
 Proverbs, although mostly written in a 
 plain and familiar style, are distinguished 
 throughout by an emphatic brevity and 
 oriental terseness of expression that can 
 scarcely fail to stamp a vivid and durable 
 impression on the mind of every reader. 
 But we cannot fail to notice a manifest 
 neglect of regularity and arrangement in the 
 " Book of Proverbs," which must evidently 
 tend to distract the attention and render 
 the impression less effective. 
 
 In order to obviate this serious inconve- 
 nience it has been considered right, in the 
 present selection, to class them under sepa- 
 rate heads or titles, according to the duties 
 inculcated, or vices reprobated. The 
 ungrammatical and quaint language of the 
 received versions has been retained as 
 generally considered more striking and 
 impressive, nor has any deviation, however
 
 viii PREFACE. 
 
 slight, been attempted in this translation, 
 unless where rendered indispensable, in 
 order to give the true and accurate sense of 
 the original Hebrew; nor has this, in any 
 instance, been ventured, without consulting 
 the most approved commentators. 
 
 The plan herein adopted of giving the 
 text with an English version on parallel 
 lines, the writer ardently hopes may not 
 only be found to afford facilities to the 
 Hebrew pupil, but may happily prove an 
 incentive to a more extended study of that 
 primitive and holy language. To obtain 
 an accurate and perfect knowledge of the 
 Sacred Writings has been considered, by 
 the learned and pious of all ages, as the 
 greatest desideratum ; and this assuredly is 
 only to be effected through the medium of 
 an intimate acquaintance with the language 
 in which they were written. 
 
 The Sacred Volume, exclusive of its 
 religious and moral influence, possesses 
 various and irresistible attractions. Does it 
 not transmit to us the chronicles of the 
 most remote antiquity? May we not
 
 PREFACE. j x 
 
 therein trace the source of universal history, 
 chronology, and the original code of all 
 laws for the regulation of civilized society ? 
 Independently of the inexhaustible store of 
 information it contains, can we be indifferent 
 to the diversified beauties of composition 
 that adorn its pages, and which have been 
 celebrated by innumerable classic writers 
 in all ages and in all countries? Perhaps, 
 in illustration, one or two brief quotations 
 may be allowed. A learned critic* observes, 
 that "the Scriptures abound in beauties 
 of style in Prose; and that they are the 
 most ancient monuments of Poetry extant, 
 replete with all the various kinds of poeti- 
 cal composition, interspersed with imagery 
 highly expressive and natural, with personi- 
 fication and metaphor, giving boldness and 
 sublimity." 
 
 In relation to the Pentateuch, another 
 English author of celebrity has distinctly 
 affirmed, that Moses, considered as a his- 
 torian, an orator, and poet, has never been 
 surpa-sed. 
 
 * The Rev. Dr Blair.
 
 X PREFACE. 
 
 Such are the recorded opinions of emi- 
 nent biblical scholars and linguists; and 
 such must be the conviction of every intel- 
 ligent Hebraist, who alone can attain a just 
 perception of the superlative beauties of the 
 Inspired Writings. 
 
 The value of the Hebrew Scriptures be- 
 ing thus clearly substantiated, must not the 
 divine, the philosopher, and the poet, per- 
 ceive ample inducement, at a small cost of 
 labour, to acquire the means of consulting 
 these treasures of knowledge at their source, 
 and no longer rely on the defective medium 
 of a translation, which, however good, can 
 never reach the emphatic energy, compre- 
 hensiveness, and sublimity of the original 
 Hebrew Text. When we call to mind the 
 important truth, that in this highly favoured 
 language, the Supreme Being was pleased 
 to reveal his will to mankind, we shall 
 no longer feel disposed to censure the 
 bold (but somewhat harsh) assertion, made 
 by Dr. Anselm Bayly. He affirms, that 
 it is a shame, if not a crime, for the 
 clergy to be unacquainted with the He-
 
 PREFACE. x i 
 
 brew language. In granting thus much, 
 how can any person professing the Hebrew 
 faith attempt to palliate or justify his igno- 
 rance of a language that is peculiarly his 
 own, and which has been not unaptly de- 
 nominated "the unchangeable inheritance 
 of the sons of Israel." The language in 
 which the precepts of his religion were de- 
 livered and handed down, and in which his 
 orisons are offered to his God, both in pub- 
 lic and private. It is but candid, however, 
 to admit, that there are many Hebrews in 
 all countries who are well versed in their 
 own tongue, and who are thereby enabled 
 to hold correspondence with their co-reli- 
 gionists in every quarter of the globe, in a 
 dialect perfectly intelligible to each other, 
 without the irksome task of appealing to an 
 interpreter on either side. Thus do they 
 become possessed of an extraordinary and 
 highly valuable privilege, which it must be 
 acknowledged no other language, either an- 
 cient or modern, can bestow. 
 
 To close this widely spread digression 
 and return to the subject-matter of these
 
 x ii PREFACE. 
 
 pages, it may be permitted to observe that 
 in the enlightened system of ethics promul- 
 gated in the Proverbs, we have an ample 
 proof of the wisdom and the intimate know- 
 ledge of human nature possessed by the 
 Royal Preceptor; but nowhere is his gen- 
 uine piety, sincere affection for his subjects, 
 and universal philanthropy more conspicu- 
 ously displayed, than in the simple but ener- 
 getic prayer which he offered up to God at 
 the dedication of the magnificent Temple 
 he had erected. Under the conviction that a 
 tolerant and humane disposition contributes 
 equally with wisdom to exalt the character 
 of its possessor, the memorable prayer above 
 alluded to has been subjoined. 
 
 The all-important objects, treated of in 
 this Introduction will, it is hoped, plead an 
 apology with the considerate reader for 
 having so greatly exceeded the usual limits 
 of a preface. M. 
 
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 Dec. 1834.
 
 PIETY AND FAITH. 
 
 i. 
 
 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, 
 
 and rely not on thine own understanding. 
 
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 III. 
 
 My son, despise not the chastening of the 
 Lord ; neither be weary of His correction : 
 
 iii. 11. 
 
 For whom the Lord loveth He correcteth, 
 even as a father the son in whom he de- 
 lighteth. iii. 12. 
 
 IV. 
 
 Be not wise in thine own eyes ; fear the 
 Lord, and depart from evil. iii. 7. 
 
 v. 
 
 He that concealeth his sins shall not 
 prosper : but whoso confesseth and forsa- 
 keth them shall have mercy. xxviii. 13.
 
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 The Lord is far from the wicked : 
 
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 xv. 29. 
 
 VII. 
 
 Better is little with the fear of the Lord, 
 
 than great treasure and trouble therewith. 
 
 xv!, 16. 
 
 VIII. 
 
 Be circumspect when about to enter 
 the house of God ; and be more ready to 
 hear than to give the sacrifice of fools : for 
 
 they consider not that they do evil. 
 
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 IX. 
 
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 thine heart be hasty to utter any thing be- 
 fore God ; for God is in heaven and thou 
 upon earth : therefore let thy words be few. 
 
 Ecc. v. 2. 
 
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 a dream, so doth a multiplicity of words 
 into the prayer of a fool. Ibid. v. 3.
 
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 XI. 
 
 The rewards of humility and the fear of 
 
 the Lord, are riches, honour and life. 
 
 xxii. 4. 
 
 XII. 
 
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 XIII. 
 
 The name of the Lord is a strong tower ; 
 
 the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. 
 
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 XIV. 
 
 There is no wisdom nor understanding 
 nor counsel against the Lord. xxi. 30. 
 
 xv. 
 
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 battle, but salvation is of the Lord. 
 
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 RIGHTEOUSNESS. 
 
 XVI. 
 
 In the way of righteousness is life ; and 
 
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 XVIII. 
 
 Better is the poor that walketh in his up- 
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 ways, though he be rich. xxviii. 6. 
 
 XIX. 
 
 Riches profit not in the day of wrath : 
 
 but righteousness delivereth from death. 
 
 ' xi. 4. 
 
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 XXI. 
 
 A good name is rather to be chosen than 
 great riches ; and the esteem of mankind 
 rather than silver and gold. xxii. 1. 
 
 XXII. 
 
 Put away from thee a froward mouth, 
 
 and perverse lips put far from thee. 
 
 iv. 24. 
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 The path of the upright turneth away 
 from evil ; he that keepeth his way, pre- 
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 XXIV. 
 
 The wicked flee when no man pursueth ; 
 
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 xxviii. 1, 
 
 XXV. 
 
 Evil shall pursue sinners ; but the 
 
 righteous shall have a good reward. 
 
 xiii. 21. 
 
 XXVI. 
 
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 HUMANITY AND BENEVOLENCE. 
 
 XXVII. 
 
 The merciful man doth good to his own 
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 XXIX, 
 
 He that covereth a transgression, seek- 
 eth love ; but he that repeateth a matter, 
 separateth very friends. xvii. 9. 
 
 xxx, 
 
 Sorrow depresseth the heart of man, bufc 
 a kind word maketh it glad. xii. 25. 
 
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 13 HUMANITY AND BENEVOLENCE. 
 XXXII. 
 
 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be 
 blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the 
 poor. xxii. 9. 
 
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 his maker ; but he that honoreth Him hath 
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 Pleasant words are as an honeycomb; 
 
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 xvi. 24. 
 
 xxxvi. 
 
 Withhold not good from them to whom 
 it is due, when it is in the power of thine 
 hand to do it. iii. 27. 
 
 XXXVII. 
 
 Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and 
 come again, and to-morrow I will give; 
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 He lendeth unto the Lord that hath 
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 INTEGRITY & TRUTH. 
 
 XXXIX. 
 
 Unequal weights are an abomination to 
 
 the Lord, and a false balance is not good. 
 
 xx. 23. 
 
 He that by usury and unjust gain in- 
 creaseth his substance, shall gather it for 
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 XLI. 
 
 
 
 A false witness shall not go unpunished ; 
 and he that speaketh lies shall not escape. 
 
 xix. 5. 
 
 XLII. 
 
 Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord : 
 
 but those who deal truly are his delight. 
 
 xii. 22. 
 
 XLIII. 
 
 To act with justice and judgment, is 
 
 more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. 
 
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 KNOWLEDGE. 
 
 XLIV. 
 
 The fear of the Lord is the beginning 
 of knowledge ; but fools despise wisdom 
 and instruction. i. 7. 
 
 XLV. 
 
 A wise man will hear and will increase 
 learning ; and a man of understanding shall 
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 19 KNOWLEDGE. 
 
 XLVI. | 
 
 To understand a proverb and the inter* 
 pretation ; the words of the wise and their 
 intricate sayings. i. 6. 
 
 XLVII. 
 
 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, 
 and knowledge becoraeth pleasant to thy 
 soul. ii. 10. 
 
 Discretion shall preserve thee ; under- 
 standing shall keep thee. ii. 11. 
 
 To deliver thee from the way of the evil ; 
 
 from the man that speaketh froward things. 
 
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 Who leave the paths of uprightness to 
 walk in the ways of darkness ; ii. 13. 
 
 Who rejoice in doing evil, and delight in 
 the perverseness of the wicked ; ii. 14. 
 
 Whose ways are crooked, and who are 
 corrupt in their paths: ii. 15. 
 
 To deliver thee from the depraved wo- 
 man ; from the dissembler who flattereth 
 with her words. ii. 16. 
 
 Who forsaketh the guide of her youth, 
 
 and forgetteth the covenant of her God, 
 
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 For her house inclinethunto destruction, 
 
 and her paths unto the dead : ii. 18. 
 
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 None that go unto her return ; neither 
 will they attain the paths of life. ii. 19. 
 
 That thou mayest walk in the way of the 
 
 good, and keep the paths of the righteous. 
 
 ii. 20. 
 
 XLVIII. 
 
 He is in the way of life that regardeth 
 instruction; but he that refuseth reproof 
 erreth. x. 17.
 
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 22 KNOWLEDGE. 
 
 XLIX. 
 
 Poverty and shame shall be to him that 
 refuseth instruction ; but he that regnrdeth 
 reproof shall be honored. xiii. 18. 
 
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 Go from the presence of a foolish man, 
 when thou perceivest not in him the lips of 
 
 knowledge. xiv. 7. 
 
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 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that 
 
 causeth to err from the words of knowledge. 
 
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 23 KNOWLEDGE. 
 
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 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own 
 soul ; he that keepeth understanding shall 
 find good. xix. 8. 
 
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 When the scorner is punished, the simple 
 is made wise; and when the wise is in- 
 structed, he receiveth knowledge, xxi. 11 . 
 
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 How much better is it to get wisdom 
 than gold, and to possess knowledge 
 rather than silver. xvi. 16.
 
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 PRUDENCE. 
 
 LVI. 
 
 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all 
 thy ways be established. iv. 26. 
 
 Turn not to the right hand nor to the 
 left : remove thy foot from evil. iv. 27. 
 
 LVII. 
 A wise man feareth and departeth from 
 
 evil : but the fool transgresseth and is con- 
 
 fident, xiv. 1(5.
 
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 LVI1I. 
 
 In the multitude of words there lacketh 
 not sin ; but he that restraineth his lips is 
 wise. x. 19. 
 
 LXIX. 
 
 Even a fool when he holdeth his peace 
 is counted wise: and he that closeth his 
 
 lips is esteemed a man of understanding. 
 
 xvii. 28. 
 
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 Whoso guardeth his mouth and his 
 
 tongue, keepeth his soul from troubles. 
 
 xxi. 23.
 
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 27 PRUDENCE. 
 
 LXI. 
 
 Debate thy cause with thy neighbour, 
 
 and discover not the secret of another. 
 
 xxv. p. 
 
 LXII. 
 
 He that answereth a matter before he 
 
 heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him. 
 
 xviii. 13, 
 
 LXIII. 
 The simple believeth every thing, but the 
 
 prudent considered! his steps. 
 
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 28 PRUDENCE. 
 
 LXIV. 
 
 The good sense of a man maketh him slow 
 to anger and it is his glory to pass over an 
 offence. xix. 11. 
 
 LXV. 
 
 A man hath joy by the answer of his 
 mouth : and a word spoken in due season, 
 how good is it ! xv. 23. 
 
 LXVI. 
 Boast not thy self of to-morrow ; for thou 
 
 knowest not what a day may bring forth. 
 
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 29 PRUDENCE. 
 
 LXVII. 
 
 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and 
 hideth himself; but the simple pass on and 
 are punished. xxii. 3. 
 
 LXVIII. 
 
 Seest thou a man that is hasty in his 
 words ? there is more hope of a fool than 
 of him. xxix. 20. 
 
 LXIX. 
 
 Without counsel purposes are disap- 
 pointed ; but in the multitude of counsel- 
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 LXX. 
 
 Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbour's 
 house; lest he be weary of thee and hate 
 thee. xxv. 17. 
 
 LXXI. 
 
 Be not of those who strike hands, or of 
 those that are sureties for debts, xxii. 26. 
 
 LXXII. 
 If thou hast nothing to pay, why should 
 
 he take away the bed from under thee. 
 
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 FILIAL DUTY. 
 
 LXXIII. 
 
 My son hear the instruction of thy father, 
 
 and forsake not the law of thy mother. 
 
 i. 8. 
 
 LXXIV. 
 
 Hearken unto thy father who begot thee, 
 
 and despise not thy mother when she is old. 
 
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 32 FILIAL DUTY. 
 
 LXXV. 
 
 Whoso revileth his father or his mother, 
 his lamp shall be extinguished, and leave 
 him in total darkness. xx. 20. 
 
 LXXVI. 
 
 Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, 
 and saith it is no transgression ; the same is 
 the companion of a destroyer, xxviii. 24. 
 
 LXXVII. 
 A fool despiseth his father's instruction ; 
 
 but he that regardeth reproof is wise. 
 
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 FRIENDSHIP. 
 
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 Faithful are the wounds of a friend ; but 
 
 the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. 
 
 xxvii. 6. 
 
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 LXXX. 
 
 Essences and perfumes rejoice the heart ; 
 so dotli the suavity of a friend by hearty 
 counsel. xxvii. 9. 
 
 LXXXI. 
 Iron sharpeneth iron ; so a man sharp- 
 
 eneth the countenance of his friend. 
 
 xxvii. 17. 
 
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 At all times court friends : and when in 
 trouble a brother will be found. xvii. 17.
 
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 LXXXIII. 
 
 Open rebuke is better than secret love. 
 
 xxvii. 5. 
 
 LXXXIV. 
 
 He that rebuketh a man, shall find after- 
 wards more favor than he that flattereth 
 with the tongue. xxviii. 23. 
 
 LXXXV. 
 
 A man may have many friends to his 
 injury, but a single friend may adhere closer 
 than a brother. xviii. 24.
 
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 IMMORALITY & VICE. 
 
 LXXXVI. 
 
 My son. if sinners entice thee, consent 
 
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 LXXXVII. 
 
 My son walk not in the way with them; 
 withdraw thy foot from their path. i. 15. 
 
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 LXXXIX. 
 
 Avoid it, go not by it, turn from it, and 
 pass away. iv. 15. 
 
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 The way of the wicked is as darkness : 
 
 they know not at what they stumble. 
 
 iv. 19. 
 
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 But the path of the righteous is as the 
 morning star, that shineth until day is con- 
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 XCII. 
 
 Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son; 
 but he that is a companion of profligates 
 bringeth disgrace on his father, xxviii. 7. 
 
 XC1II. 
 
 But whoso committeth adultery with a 
 woman lacketh understanding: he that 
 doeth it, destroyeth his own soul. vi. 32. 
 
 A stain and dishonor shall he get, and 
 
 his reproach shall not be wiped away. 
 
 vi. 33. 
 
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 He will not regard any ransom ; neither 
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 many gifts. vi. 35. 
 
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 serveth his soul ; but he that is careless of 
 his ways shall perish. xix. 16. 
 
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 the wicked ; but He blesseth the habitation 
 of the just. iii. 33.
 
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 XCVI. 
 
 He that turneth away his ear from hearing 
 
 the law, even his prayer is an abomination. 
 
 xxviii. 9, 
 
 xcvu. 
 
 There is a way which seemeth right unto 
 man, but the end thereof are the ways of 
 death. xiv. 12. 
 
 XCVIIJ. 
 
 For the ways of man are before the eyes 
 
 of the Lord, and He pondereth all his goings. 
 
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 INEBRIETY. 
 
 XCIX. 
 
 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is clamor- 
 ous ; and whoso erreth therein shall not be 
 wise. xx. 1. 
 
 c. 
 
 Who hath woe? who hath sorrow ? who 
 hath contentions ? who hath babbling ? who 
 hath wounds without cause? who hath 
 redness of eyes ? xxiii. 29. 
 
 They who tarry long at the wine ; they 
 who go to seek mixed wine. xxiii. 30.
 
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 42 INEBRIETY. 
 
 Look not thou upon the wine when it 
 is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when 
 
 it moveth itself aright. xxiii. 31. 
 
 At the last it biteth like a serpent and 
 stingeth like an adder.. xxiii. 32. 
 
 Thine eyes shall behold strange things, 
 
 and thine heart shall utter absurd things. 
 
 xxiii. 33. 
 
 Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down 
 in the midst of the sea, or as he that sleepeth 
 upon the top of a mast. xxiii. 34. 
 
 I was smitten and it hurt me not ; I was 
 beaten and was not sensible of it ; when I 
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 ANGER & CONTENTION. 
 
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 is a man without any control over his 
 passions. 3^xv. -28. 
 
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 mighty, and he that ruleth his spirit, than 
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 A wrathful man stirreth up contention; 
 but he that is slow to anger appeaseth 
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 cv. 
 Make no friendship with an angry man ; 
 
 and with a violent man thou shalt not go. 
 
 xxii. 24. 
 
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 to thy soul* xxji. 25. 
 
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 CVII. 
 
 Better is a meal of herbs where love is, 
 
 than a fattened ox and hatred therewith. 
 
 xv. 17. 
 
 cvm. 
 An angry man stirreth up strife, and a 
 
 violent man aboundeth in transgression. 
 
 xxix. 22. 
 
 cix. 
 
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 to water; therefore leave off contention be- 
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 CX. 
 
 A froward man putteth forth strife, and 
 a talebearer separateth friends. xvi. 28. 
 
 CXI. 
 
 A mild answer turneth away wrath ; but 
 grievous words stir up anger. xv. 1. 
 
 cxii. 
 
 Where no wood is, the fire goeth out ; so 
 where there is no talebearer the strife is 
 stilled. xxvi. 20.
 
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 48 ANGER & CONTENTION. 
 
 CXIII. 
 
 As coals are to burning coals, and wood 
 to fire ; so is a contentious man to inflame 
 strife. xxvi. 21. 
 
 cxiv. 
 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry ; 
 
 for anger resteth in the bosom of fools. 
 
 Ecc. vii. 9. 
 
 cxv. 
 
 A man of great wrath shall suffer punish- 
 ment; for if thou deliver him, yet thou 
 must do it again. xix. 19.
 
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 IDLENESS. 
 
 CXVI. 
 
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 Go to the ant, thou sluggard ! look at her 
 ways and be wise. vi. 6. 
 
 Which having no guide, overseer, or 
 ruler, vi. 7. 
 
 Prepareth her provisions in the summer, 
 
 and gathereth her food in the harvest. 
 
 vi. 8. 
 
 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard ! 
 when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep ? vi. 9.
 
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 He becometh poor that worketh with a 
 negligent hand, but the hand of the diligent 
 maketh rich. x. 4. 
 
 He that gathereth in summer is a wise 
 son; but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son 
 that causeth shame. x. 5. 
 
 CXVIII. 
 
 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule ; 
 but the slothful shall be under tribute, xii. 24. 
 
 cxix. 
 
 He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied 
 with bread : but he that pursueth vanities is 
 void of understanding. xii, 11.
 
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 CXX. 
 
 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be dimi- 
 nished ; but that gotten by labour shall 
 increase, xiii. 11. 
 
 cxx i. 
 
 In all labour there is profit, but mere talk 
 tendeth only to penury. xiv. 23. 
 
 CXXII. 
 
 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; 
 and idle souls shall suffer hunger, xix. 15.
 
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 The sluggard who will not plough in 
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 cxxif. 
 
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 brother to him that is a great waster. 
 
 xviii. 9. 
 
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 satisfied with bread. xx. 13.
 
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 CXXVI. 
 
 Seest thou a man diligent in his business; 
 he shall stand before kings ; he shall not 
 stand before mean men. xxii. 29. 
 
 cxxvu. 
 
 The desire of the slothful killeth him ; 
 for his hands refuse to work, xxi. 25. 
 
 cxxvin. 
 
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 by the vineyard of the man void of under- 
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 And lo! it was all grown over with 
 thorns, its surface was covered with nettles, 
 
 and the stone wall thereof was broken down. 
 
 xxiv.31. 
 
 Then I saw and considered it well: I 
 
 looked upon it and received instruction. 
 
 xxiv. 32. 
 
 cxxix. 
 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy 
 
 flocks, and be mindful of thy herds. 
 
 xvfi. 23. 
 
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 crown endure from generation to generation? 
 
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 cxxxi. 
 
 The sleep of a labouring man is sweet 
 whether he eat little or much: but the 
 abundance of the rich will not suffer him 
 to sleep. Ecc. v. 12. 
 
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 The fear of the Lord tendeth to life, and 
 he that hath it shall abide satisfied ; he 
 shall not be visited with evil. xix. 23. 
 
 cxxxiv. 
 
 Let not thine heart envy sinners ; but 
 be in fear of the Lord at all times. , 
 
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 cxxxv. 
 
 For God shall bring every work into 
 judgment, with every secret thing, whether 
 it be good or whether it be evil. Ecc. xii. 1 4. 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 CXXXVI. 
 
 He that, being often reproved, bardeneth 
 his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and 
 that without remedy. xxix. 1. 
 
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 As the whirlwind passeth, so the wicked 
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 58 REWARDS & PUNISHMENTS. 
 
 CXXXVIII. 
 
 When a man's ways please the Lord, he 
 maketh even his enemies to be at peace with 
 him. xvi. 7. 
 
 cxxxix. 
 
 The Lord will not suffer the soul of the 
 righteous to famish ; but he casteth away the 
 substance of the wicked. x. 3. 
 
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 CXLI. 
 
 Happy is the man that feareth always: 
 but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall 
 into trouble. xxviii. 14. 
 
 CXLII. 
 
 Before destruction there is pride; and 
 before a fall, a haughty spirit. xvi. 18. 
 
 CXLIII. 
 
 Though a sinner do evil a hundred 
 times and he go long unpunished, yet surely 
 I kno.w that it shall be well with them that 
 
 fear God and them that reverence him. 
 
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 But it shall not be well with the wicked, 
 neither shall he prolong his days, which are 
 as a shadow ; because he feareth not before 
 God. Ecc. viii. 13. 
 
 cxnv. 
 
 Whoso rendereth evil for good, evil shall 
 not depart from his house. xvii. 13. 
 
 CXLV. 
 
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 and the wicked cometh in his stead. 
 
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 For a just man falleth many times, and 
 riseth up again : but the wicked shall be 
 cast into trouble. xxiv. 16. 
 
 CXLVII. 
 
 When a wicked man dieth, his expectation 
 shall perish : and the hope of the evil-doer 
 perisheth. xi. 7. 
 
 CXLVIII. 
 
 Bread of deceit is pleasant to a man, but 
 afterwards his mouth shall be filled with 
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 The memory of the just is blessed, but 
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 MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
 CL. 
 
 A merry heart doeth good like a medi- 
 cine : but a broken spirit drieth the bones. 
 
 xvii. 22. 
 
 CLI. 
 
 If thou faint in the day of adversity, little 
 is thy strength. xxiv. 10. 
 
 CLII. 
 
 Better is a handful with quietness, than 
 both the hands full with trouble 'and vexa- 
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 CLIII. 
 
 As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is 
 good news from a far country. xxv. 25. 
 
 CLIV. 
 
 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep 
 water; but the intelligent man will draw it 
 out. xx. 5. 
 
 CLV. 
 
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 CLV1. 
 
 Let another man praise thee, and not 
 thine own mouth ; a stranger, and not thine 
 own lips. xxvii. 2. 
 
 CLVII. 
 
 As the fining-pot for silver, and the fur- 
 nace for gold: so is a man tried by his 
 merits. xxvii. 21. 
 
 CLV1II. 
 
 The eyes of the Lord are in every place, 
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 66 MISCELLANEOUS. 
 
 CLIX. 
 
 As the bird by wandering, as the swallow 
 by flying, so the curse without cause shall 
 shall not come. xxvi. 2. 
 
 CLX. 
 
 Better is it to be of an humble spirit with 
 the meek, than to divide the spoil with the 
 proud. xvi, 19. 
 
 CLXI. 
 A man's pride shall bring him low : but 
 
 honor shall uphold the humble spirit. 
 
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 CLXII. 
 
 Train up a child in the way he should 
 go ; and when he is old he will not depart 
 from it*. xxii. 6. 
 
 CLXIII. 
 
 He that handleth a matter wisely shall 
 find good; and whoso trusteth in the Lord, 
 happy is he. xvi. 20. 
 
 CLXIV. 
 
 The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole 
 disposal thereof is of the Lord. xvi. 33. 
 
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 instruction to a child suited to his powers of compre- 
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 CXLV. 
 
 As a bird that wandereth from her nest 
 
 so is a man that wandereth from his place. 
 
 xxvii. 8. 
 
 CXLVI. 
 
 My son fear thou the Lord and the king? 
 and mix not with those who are given to 
 change. xxiv. 21. 
 
 CXLVII. 
 
 Curse not the king, no not in thy thought ; 
 and curse not the rich in thy bed chamber ; 
 for a bird of the air shall carry the voice 
 and that which hath wings shall tell the 
 matter. Ecc. x. 20
 
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 CLXVIII. 
 
 It is better to go to the house of mourn- 
 ing than to go to the house of feasting : for 
 that is the end of all men; and the living 
 will lay it to his heart. Ecc. vii. 2. 
 
 CLXIX. 
 
 Whatsoever thy hand hath to do, do it 
 with thy might; for there is no work, 
 nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in 
 the grave whither thou goest, Ecc. ix. 10. 
 
 CLXX. 
 
 He that observeth the wind shall not sow, 
 and he that regardeth the clouds shall not 
 reap. Ecc. xi. 4.
 
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 CLXXI. 
 
 In the morning sow thy seed : and in the 
 evening withhold not thine hand ; for thou 
 knowest not whether this or that shall 
 prosper, or whether they both shall be alike 
 good. Ecc. xi. 6. 
 
 CLXXII. 
 
 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole 
 matter : Fear God and keep his command- 
 ments : for this is the whole duty of man. 
 
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 DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE. 
 1 KINGS viii. 22 61. 
 
 And Solomon stood before the altar of 
 the Lord, in the presence of all the con- 
 gregation of Israel, and spread forth his 
 hands toward heaven : 
 
 And he said, Lord God of Israel, there is 
 no God like thee, in heaven above, or in 
 earth beneath, who keepest covenant and 
 mercy with thy servants that walk before 
 thee with all their heart : 
 
 Who hast kept with thy servant David, 
 my father, that which thou promisedst him : 
 thou spakest with thy mouth, and hast ful- 
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 72 SOLOMON'S PRAYER. 
 
 Therefore now, Lord God of Israel, keep 
 with thy servant David, my father, that thou 
 promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail 
 thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne 
 of Israel; so that thy children take heed to 
 their way, that they walk before me as thou 
 hast walked before me : 
 
 And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, 
 I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest 
 unto thy servant David, my father. 
 
 But will God indeed dwell on the earth ? 
 Behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens 
 cannot contain Thee ; how much less this 
 house that I have built ? 
 
 Yet have Thou respect unto the prayer 
 of thy servant, and to his supplication, O 
 Lord, my God, to hearken unto the cry and 
 to the prayer which thy servant prayeth be- 
 fore Thee this day : 
 
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 house night and day, even toward the place 
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 73 SOLOMON'S PRAYER. 
 
 there : that thou mayest hearken unto the 
 prayer which thy servant shall pray to- 
 wards this place. 
 
 And hearken thou to the supplication of 
 thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when 
 they shall pray towards this place : and hear 
 thou in thy dwelling-place, the heavens ; and 
 when thou nearest, forgive. 
 
 If any man trespass against his neigh- 
 bour, and an oath be laid upon him to cause 
 him to swear, and the oath come before thine 
 altar in this house: 
 
 Then hear thou in heaven, and do thou 
 judge thy servants ; condemning the wicked, 
 to bring his way upon his head; and jus- 
 tifying the righteous, according to his righte- 
 ousness. 
 
 When thy people Israel be smitten down 
 before the enemy, because they have sinned 
 against thee, and shall turn again to thee, and 
 acknowledge thy name, and pray, and make 
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 74 SOLOMON'S PRAYER. 
 
 Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive 
 the sins of thy people Israel, and bring them 
 again unto the land which thou gavest unto 
 their fathers. 
 
 When heaven is shut up, and there is no 
 rain, because they have sinned against thee; 
 if they pray towards this place, and confess 
 thy name, and turn from their sin, when 
 thou afflictest them : 
 
 Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive 
 the sin of thy servants, and of thy people 
 Israel, that thou teach them the good way 
 wherein they should walk and give rain 
 upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy 
 people for an inheritance. 
 
 If there be in the land famine ; if there 
 be pestilence ; if there be blasting miHew, 
 locust, or caterpillar ; if their enemy besiege 
 them in the land of their cities ; whatsoever 
 plague, whatsoever sickness there be; 
 
 All prayer, all supplication which shall be 
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 75 SOLOMON'S PRAYER. 
 
 when a man shall know the plague of his 
 own heart, and spread forth his hands to- 
 wards this house: 
 
 Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling- 
 place, and forgive, and do thou give to every 
 man according to his ways, whose heart thou 
 knowest; (for thou, thou alone, knowest the 
 hearts of all the children of men). 
 
 That they may fear thee all the days that 
 they live in the land which thou gavest unto 
 our fathers. 
 
 Moreover, concerning a stranger that is 
 not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of 
 a far country for thy Name's sake 
 
 (For they shall hear of thy great name, 
 and of thy strong hand, and of thy 
 stretched-out arm) ; when he shall come and 
 pray towards this house, 
 
 Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling-place, 
 and do according to all that the strariger 
 calleth to thee for : that all the people of the 
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 do thy people Israel, and that they may 
 know that this house which I have builded, 
 is called by thy Name. 
 
 If thy people go out to battle against 
 their enemy, whithersoever thou shalt send 
 them, and shall pray unto the Lord toward 
 the city which thou hast chosen, and to- 
 ward the house that I have built for thy 
 Name ; 
 
 Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and 
 their supplication, and maintain their cause. 
 
 If they sin against thee (for there is no 
 man that sinneth not) and thou be angry 
 with them, and deliver them to the enemy, 
 so that they carry them away captives unto 
 the land of the enemy, far or near ; 
 
 Yet if they shall bethink themselves in 
 the land whither they were carried captives, 
 and repent, and make supplication unto thee 
 in the land of them that carried them cap- 
 tives, saying, We have sinned, and have 
 done perversely, we have committed wick- 
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 77 SOLOMON'S PRAYER. 
 
 And so return unto thee with all their 
 heart, and with all their soul, in the fend of 
 their enemies, which led them away captive, 
 and pray unto thee toward their land, which 
 thou gavest unto their fathers, the city 
 which thou hast chosen, and the house 
 which I have built for thy name : 
 
 Then hear thou their prayer and their 
 supplication in heaven thy dwelling-place, 
 and maintain their cause. 
 
 And forgive thy people that have sinned 
 against thee, and all their transgressions 
 wherein they have transgressed against thee, 
 and shew them mercy before them who car- 
 ried them captive, that they may have com- 
 passion on them ; 
 
 For they are thy people and thine inhe- 
 ritance, which thou broughtest forth out of 
 Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of 
 iron. 
 
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 78 SOLOMON'S PRAYER. 
 
 plication of thy people Israel, to hearken 
 unto them in all that they call unto thee for. 
 
 For thou didst separate them from among 
 all the people of the earth, to be thine inhe- 
 ritance, as thou spakest by the hand of 
 Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest our 
 fathers out of Egypt, O Lord God. 
 
 And it was so, that when Solomon had 
 made an end of praying all this prayer and 
 supplication unto the Lord, he arose from 
 before the altar of the Lord ; from kneeling 
 on his knees with his hands spread up to 
 heaven. 
 
 And he stood, and blessed all the congre- 
 gation of Israel, with a loud voice, saying, 
 
 Blessed be the Lord, that hath given rest 
 unto his people Israel, according to all that 
 he promised : there has not failed one word 
 of all his good promise which he promised 
 by the hand of Moses his servant.
 
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 79 SOLOMON'S PRAYER. 
 
 The Lord our God be with us, as he was 
 with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor 
 forsake us : 
 
 That he may incline our hearts unto him, 
 to walk in all his ways, and to keep his com- 
 mandments and his judgments, which he 
 commanded our ancestors. 
 
 And let these my words, wherewith I 
 have made supplication before the Lord, be 
 nigh unto the Lord our God day and night, 
 that he maintain the cause of his servant, 
 and the cause of his people Israel at all times, 
 as the matter shall require : 
 
 That all the people of the earth may 
 know that the Lord is God, and that there 
 is none else. 
 
 Let your heart therefore be perfect with 
 the Lord our God, to walk in his statutes, 
 and to keep his commandments.
 
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 or 
 
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 THE A.NOEL OF THE LORD ENCAMPETH ROUND ABOUT THOSE 
 THAT FEAR HlM, AND UELIVEHETH THEM. 
 
 Pt. xxxiv 7.
 

 
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