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A NEW YOU? Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil. —ECCLESIASTES 12:13–14

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THE COLOR OF LOVE Sing to the Lord, you saints of his; praise his holy name. For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning. —PSALM 30:4–5

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TO KNOW GOD The Lord blessed the latter part of Job’s life more than the first . . .After this, Job lived a hundred and forty years; he saw his children and their children to the fourth generation. —JOB 42:12,16

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CALL UPON ME Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me. —PSALM 50:15

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BLESSED ARE THE POOR “Because of the oppression of the weak and the groaning of the needy, I will now arise, ” says the Lord. “I will protect them from those who malign them. ” And the words of the Lord are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace of clay, purified seven times. —PSALM 12:5–6

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WALKING IN THE LIGHT Your love, O Lord, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies . Y our righteousness is like the mighty mountains , your justice like the great deep. O Lord, you preserve both man and beast.How priceless is your unfailing love! —PSALM 36:5–7

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THE PROMISE FULFILLEDThe Lord swore an oath to David,a sure oath that he will not revoke:“One of your own descendants I will place on your throne—if your sons keep my covenant and the statutes I teach them, then their sons will sit on your throne for ever and ever. — P S A L M 1 3 2 : 1 1 – 1 2

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Why, O Lord, do you reject me and hide your face from me? . . . You have taken my companions and loved ones from me; the darkness is my closest friend. —PSALM 88:14, 18

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Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face . . . Now that I have prepared my case, I know I will be vindicated. —JOB 13:15,18

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Great is the Lord, and most worthy of praise, in the city of our God, his holy mountain. It is beautiful in its loftiness, the joy of the whole earth. —PSALM 48:1–2

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But I pray to you, O Lord, in the time of your favor; in your great love, O God, answer me with your sure salvation . . .Answer me, O Lord, out of the goodness of your love; in your great mercy turn to me. —PSALM 69:13,16

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O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water. — PSALM 63 : 1

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The leech has two daughters.“Give!Give!”they cry. There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, “Enough!”: the grave, the barren womb, land, which is never satisfied with water, and fire, which never says,“Enough!” —PROVERBS 30:15–16

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He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy. . . . A man tormented by the guilt of murder will be a fugitive till death; let no one support him. He whose walk is blameless is kept safe, but he whose ways are perverse will suddenly fall. —PROVERBS 28:13, 17–18

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Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless, for their Defender is strong; he will take up their case against you. —PROVERBS 23:10–11

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By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures. —PROVERBS 24:3–4

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Let those who love the Lord hate evil, for he guards the lives of his faithful ones and delivers them from the hand of the wicked. Light is shed upon the righteous and joy on the upright in heart. Rejoice in the Lord, you who are righteous, and praise his holy name. —PSALM 97:10–12

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I went past the field of the sluggard, past the vineyard of the man who lacks judgment; thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins. I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw:A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man. —PROVERBS 24:30–34

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Oh, for the days when I was in my prime, when God’s intimate friendship blessed my house. —JOB 2 9 : 4

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He who is pregnant with evil and conceives trouble gives birth to disillusionment. He who digs a hole and scoops it out falls into the pit he has made. The trouble he causes recoils on himself; his violence comes down on his own head. —PSALM 7:14–16

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A man can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in his work. This too, I see, is from the hand of God, for without him, who can eat or find enjoyment? To the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind. —ECCLESIASTES 2:24–26

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I call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies. The cords of death entangled me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me. The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me. In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help. —PSALM 18:3–6

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Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing and benefits those who see the sun. Wisdom is a shelter as money is a shelter, but the advantage of knowledge is this: that wisdom preserves the life of its possessor. —ECCLESIASTES 7:11–12

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A word was secretly brought to me, my ears caught a whisper of it.Amid disquieting dreams in the night, when deep sleep falls on men, fear and trembling seized me and made all my bones shake. —JOB 4:12–14

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He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name. Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit. —PSALM 147:4–5

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My son, keep your father’s commands and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. Bind them upon your heart forever; fasten them around your neck. When you walk, they will guide you; when you sleep, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you. — PROVERBS 6 : 2 0 – 2 2

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Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips. Let not my heart be drawn to what is evil, to take part in wicked deeds with men who are evildoers; let me not eat of their delicacies. —PSALM 141:3–4

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They reeled and staggered like drunken men; they were at their wits’ end. Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress. He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed. They were glad when it grew calm, and he guided them to their desired haven. —PSALM 107:27–30

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The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone; the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes. This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. — PSALM 1 1 8 : 2 2 – 2 4

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You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand. —PSALM 16:11

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Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. — PSALM 37 : 7

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[M]y lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will utter no deceit. I will never admit you are in the right; till I die, I will not deny my integrity. — JOB 27:4–5

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Teach me your way, O Lord, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. —PSALM 86:11

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Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy? —PROVERBS 27:4

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O righteous God, who searches minds and hearts, bring to an end the violence of the wicked and make the righteous secure. — PSALM 7 : 9

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I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God; I myself will see him with my own eyes—I, and not another. How my heart yearns within me! —JOB 19:25–27

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My lover spoke and said to me,“Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, and come with me. See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land . . .Arise, come, my darling; my beautiful one, come with me.” — SONG OF SONGS 2:10–13

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Jerusalem has sinned greatly and so has become unclean. All who honored her despise her, for they have seen her nakedness; she herself groans and turns away. —LAMENTATIONS 1:8

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If you say , “But we knew nothing about this, ” does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who guards your life know it? Will he not repay each person according to what he has done? —PROVERBS 24:12

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Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? Tell me, if you understand. —JOB 38:4

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Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice?...“I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence; I possess knowledge and discretion.To fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech. ” —PROVERBS 8:1,12–13

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The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty, if we have the strength; yet their span is but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away. —PSALM 90:10

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But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people. All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads:“He trusts in the Lord; let the Lord rescue him. Let him deliver him, since he delights in him.” —PSALM 22:6–8

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Listen to this, Job; stop and consider God’s wonders. . . . Tell us what we should say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of our darkness. . . .Out of the north he comes in golden splendor; God comes in awesome majesty....Therefore, men revere him, for does he not have regard for all the wise in heart? —JOB 37:14, 19, 22, 24

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Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man. —PROVERBS 3:3–4

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You are God my stronghold. Why have you rejected me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy? Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell. —PSALM 43:2–3

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Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom. You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy. —PSALM 45:6–7

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Praise the Lord from the earth . . . lightning and hail, snow and clouds, stormy winds that do his bidding, you his mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars. . . . Let them praise the name of the Lord. —PSALM 148:7–9,13

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Do not eat the food of a stingy man, do not crave his delicacies; for he is the kind of man who is always thinking about the cost. “Eat and drink, ” he says to you, but his heart is not with you. —PROVERBS 23:6–7

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Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out. He who loves a quarrel loves sin; he who builds a high gate invites destruction. —PROVERBS 17:14,19

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Why is life given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in? For sighing comes to me instead of food; my groans pour out like water. What I feared has come upon me; what I dreaded has happened to me. —JOB 3:23–25

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For in his own eyes he flatters himself too much to detect or hate his sin. — PSALM 36:2

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Blessed is he who has regard for the weak; the Lord delivers him in times of trouble. The Lord will protect him and preserve his life. —PSALM 41:1–2

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I denied myself nothing my eyes desired; I refused my heart no pleasure. . . .Yet when I surveyed all that my hands had done and what I had toiled to achieve, everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind; nothing was gained under the sun. —ECCLESIASTES 2:10,11

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There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers; those who are pure in their own eyes and yet are not cleansed of their filth; those whose eyes are ever so haughty, whose glances are so disdainful; those whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are set with knives to devour the poor from the earth, the needy from among mankind. —PROVERBS 30:11–14

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The sayings of King Lemuel—an oracle his mother taught him: “O my son, O son of my womb, O son of my vows, do not spend your strength on women, your vigor on those who ruin kings.” —PROVERBS 31:1–3

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Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in his ways. . . . Thus is the man blessed who fears the Lord. —PSRALM 128:1,4

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There are those who rebel against the light, who do not know its ways or stay in its paths. . . . For all of them, deep darkness is their morning; they make friends with the terrors of darkness. —JOB 24:13,17

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But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. O my Strength, I sing praise to you; you, O God, are my fortress, my loving God. —PSALM 59:16–17

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If you have played the fool and exalted yourself, or if you have planned evil, clap your hand over your mouth! For as churning the milk produces butter, and as twisting the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife. —PROVERBS 30:32–33

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He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters. He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me. They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the Lord was my support. He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me. —PSALM 18:16–19

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“It’s no good, it’s no good!” says the buyer; then off he goes and boasts about his purchase. —PROVERBS 20:14

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. . .Thus you will walk in the ways of good men and keep to the paths of the righteous. —PROVERBS 2:20

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In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment. —PSALM 102:25–26

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Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord. Let us lift up our hearts and our hands to God in heaven, and say: “ We have sinned and rebelled and you have not forgiven. ” —LAMENTATIONS 3:40–42

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Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in the miry depths, where there is no foothold. I have come into the deep waters; the floods engulf me. I am worn out calling for help; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God. Those who hate me without reason outnumber the hairs of my head; many are my enemies without cause, those who seek to destroy me. I am forced to restore what I did not steal. —PSALM 69:1–4

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Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of those who do wrong; for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away.Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart. —PSALM 37:1–4

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He makes springs pour water into the ravines; it flows between the mountains. They give water to all the beasts of the field; the w ild donkeys quench their thirst. The birds of the air nest by the waters; they sing among the branches. He waters the mountains from his upper chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of his work. —PSALM 104:10–13

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If you make the Most High your dwelling—even the Lord, who is my refuge—then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent. For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. —PSALM 91:9–11

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I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence; I possess knowledge and discretion . . . I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice, bestowing wealth on those who love me and making their treasuries full. —PROVERBS 8:12, 20–21

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Hear, O Lord, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer—it does not rise from deceitful lips. — PSALM 1 7 : 1

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With persuasive words she led him astray; she seduced him with her smooth talk. All at once he followed her like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer stepping into a noose till an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare, little knowing it will cost him his life. —PROVERBS 7:21–23

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When you sit to dine with a ruler, note well what is before you, and put a knife to your throat if you are given to gluttony. Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive. —PROVERBS 23:1–3

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Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. —PSALM 90:12

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To you I call, O Lord my Rock; do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you remain silent, I will be like those who have gone down to the pit. Hear my cry for mercy as I call to you for help, as I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place. —PSALM 28:1–2

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Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of the wicked, for the evil man has no future hope, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out. —PROVERBS 24:19–20

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How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word. I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands . . . Do good to your servant, and I will live; I will obey your word. Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law. I am a stranger on earth; do not hide your commands from me. —PSALM 119:9–10, 17–19

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Your righteousness reaches to the skies, O God, you who have done great things. Who, O God, is like you? Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter, you will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth you will again bring me up. You will increase my honor and comfort me once again. —PSALM 71:19–21

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The proverbs of Solomon:A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother . . . He who gathers crops in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son. —PROVERBS 10:1, 5

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There is no wisdom, no insight, and no plan that can succeed against the Lord.The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but victory rests with the Lord. —PROVERBS 21:30–31

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Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. —PSALM 42:11

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Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in his ways. He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful for those who keep the demands of his covenant. —PSALM 25:8–10

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You are a garden locked up, my sister, my bride; you are a spring enclosed, a sealed fountain. Your plants are an orchard of pomegranates with choice fruits, with henna and nard, nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with every kind of incense tree, with myrrh and aloes and all the finest spices . You are a garden fountain, a well of flowing water streaming down from Lebanon. — SONG OF SONGS 4 : 1 2 – 1 5

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Then I realized that it is good and proper for a man to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in his toilsome labor under the sun during the few days of life God has given him—for this is his lot. Moreover, when God gives any man wealth and possessions, and enables him to enjoy them, to accept his lot and be happy in his work—this is a gift of God. He seldom reflects on the days of his life, because God keeps him occupied with gladness ofheart. —ECCLESIASTES 5:18–20

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You rule over the surging sea; when its waves mount up, you still them...The heavens are yours, and yours also the earth; you founded the world and all that is in it . . . Your arm is endued with power; your hand is strong, your right hand exalted. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; love and faithfulness go before you. —PSALM 89:9,11,13–14

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Can you raise your voice to the clouds and cover yourself with a flood of water? Do you send the lightning bolts on their way? Do they report to you,“Here we are?” Who endowed the heart with wisdom or gave understanding to the mind? Who has the wisdom to count the clouds? Who can tip over the water jars of the heavens when the dust becomes hard and the clods of earth stick together? —JOB 38:34–38

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Hear my prayer, O Lord; let my cry for help come to you. Do not hide your face from me when I am in distress. Turn your ear to me; when I call, answer me quickly. —PSALM 102:1–2

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His wife said to him,“Are you still holding on to your integrity? Curse God and die!”He replied,“You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?” — JOB 2 : 9 – 1 0

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By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion.There on the poplars we hung our harps, for there our captors asked us for songs, our tormentors demanded songs of joy; they said,“Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”How can we sing the songs of the Lord while in a foreign land? If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its skill. —PSALM 137:1–5

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The wicked man flees though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion. —PROVERBS 28:1

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What is man, that he could be pure, or one born of woman, that he could be righteous? If God places no trust in his holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in his eyes, how much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks up evil like water! —JOB 15:14–16

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Do not put your trust in princes, in mortal men, who cannot save. When their spirit departs , they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing. —PSALM 146:3–4

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Can anyone teach knowledge to God, since he judges even the highest? One man dies in full vigor, completely secure and at ease, his body well nourished, his bones rich with marrow. Another man dies in bitterness of soul, never having enjoyed anything good. Side by side they lie in the dust, and worms cover them both. —JOB 21:22–26

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How long, O men, will you turn my glory into shame? How long will you love delusions and seek false gods? Know that the Lord has set apart the godly for himself; the Lord will hear when I call to him. —PSALM 4:2–3

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My days are swifter than a runner; they fly away without a glimpse of joy. They skim past like boats of papyrus, like eagles swooping down on their prey. —JOB 9:25–26

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There are three things that are too amazing for me, four that I do not understand: the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a maiden. —PROVERBS 30:18–19

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Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever. . . . All things are wearisome, more than one can say. The eye never has enough of seeing, nor the ear its fill of hearing. What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. —ECCLESIASTES 1:4,8–9

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I will praise God’s name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving. —PSALM 69:30

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Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long. —PSALM 25:4–5

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The first to present his case seems right, till another comes forward and questions him. —PROVERBS 18:17

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No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength.A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it cannot save. —PSALM 33:16–17 A MEREMORTAL

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You turn men back to dust, saying,“Return to dust, O sons of men.” For a thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night. —PSALM 90:3–4

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There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who pours out lies and a man who stirs up dissension among brothers. — PROVERBS 6 : 1 6 – 1 9

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Then the Lord said to Satan,“Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.” —J O B 1 : 8

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Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain? . . . The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them. — PSALM 2 : 1 , 4

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But to the wicked, God says:“What right have you to recite my laws or take my covenant on your lips? You hate my instruction and cast my words behind you. When you see a thief, you join with him; you throw in your lot with adulterers. You use your mouth for evil and harness your tongue to deceit. You speak continually against your brother and slander your own mother’s son. These things you have done and I kept silent; you thought I was altogether like you. But I will rebuke you and accuse you to your face.” —PSALM 50:16–21

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The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise. If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner! —PROVERBS 11:30–31

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Eat honey, my son, for it is good; honey from the comb is sweet to your taste. Know also that wisdom is sweet to your soul; if you find it, there is a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off. —PROVERBS 24:13–14

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Praise the Lord from the earth . . . Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted; his splendor is above the earth and the heavens. —PSALM 148:7,13

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Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God . . . Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me. —PSALM 42:5–7

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Naked a man comes from his mother’s womb, and as he comes, so he departs. He takes nothing from his labor that he can carry in his hand. —ECCLESIASTES 5:15

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The heavens praise your wonders, O Lord, your faithfulness too, in the assembly of the holy ones. For who in the skies above can compare with the Lord? Who is like the Lord among the heavenly beings? —PSALM 89:5–6

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Do not say,“Why were the old days better than these?” For it is not wise to ask such questions. —ECCLESIASTES 7:10

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Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar. —PROVERBS 30:5–6

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Man born of woman is of few days and full of trouble. He springs up like a flower and withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure. Do you fix your eye on such a one? Will you bring him before you for judgment? — JOB 14 : 1 – 3

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O Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath. For your arrows have pierced me, and your hand has come down upon me.Because of your wrath there is no health in my body; my bones have no soundness because of my sin. My guilt has overwhelmed me like a burden too heavy to bear. —PSALM 38:1–4

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Then the Lord said to Satan,“Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.And he still maintains his integrity, though you incited me against him to ruin him without any reason.” —JOB 2:3

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The words of the wise are like goads, their collected sayings like firmly embedded nails—given by one Shepherd. Be warned, my son, of anything in addition to them. Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body. —ECCLESIASTES 12:11–12

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Why do the nations say,“Where is their God?” Our God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him. —PSALM 115:2–3

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Even from birth the wicked go astray; from the womb they are wayward and speak lies. — PSALM 58:3

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The Lord brought me forth as the first of his works, before his deeds of old; I was appointed from eternity, from the beginning, before the world began. When there were no oceans , I was given birth, when there were no springs abounding with water; before the mountains were settled in place, before the hills, I was given birth, before he made the earth or its fields or any of the dust of the world. — PROVERBS 8 : 2 2 – 2 6

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You, O Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light. —PSALM 18:28

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It was not by their sword that they won the land, nor did their arm bring them victory; it was your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, for you loved them. —PSALM 44:3

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WALKING THE STRAIGHT PATH Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. —PSALM 1:1–2

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A MATTER OF FAITH For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. —PSALM 139:13–14

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RETURNING TO THE ORIGINAL STORY LINE The highest heavens belong to the Lord, but the earth he has given to man. It is not the dead who praise the Lord, those who go down to silence; it is we who extol the Lord, both now and forevermore. Praise the Lord. —PSALM 115:16–18

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A NEW YOU Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me. —PSALM 51:12

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