| Chapter 2 |
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My son, if thou come to serve the Lord, prepare thy soul for temptation. |
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Set thy heart aright, and constantly endure, and make not haste in time of trouble. |
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Cleave unto him, and depart not away, that thou mayest be increased at thy last end. |
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Whatsoever is brought upon thee take cheerfully, and be patient when thou art changed to a low estate. |
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For gold is tried in the fire, and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity. |
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Believe in him, and he will help thee; order thy way aright, and trust in him. |
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Ye that fear the Lord, wait for his mercy; and go not aside, lest ye fall. |
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Ye that fear the Lord, believe him; and your reward shall not fail. |
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Ye that fear the Lord, hope for good, and for everlasting joy and mercy. |
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Look at the generations of old, and see; did ever any trust in the Lord, and was confounded? or did any abide in his fear, and was forsaken? or whom did he ever despise, that called upon him? |
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For the Lord is full of compassion and mercy, longsuffering, and very pitiful, and forgiveth sins, and saveth in time of affliction. |
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Woe be to fearful hearts, and faint hands, and the sinner that goeth two ways! |
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Woe unto him that is fainthearted! for he believeth not; therefore shall he not be defended. |
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Woe unto you that have lost patience! and what will ye do when the Lord shall visit you? |
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They that fear the Lord will not disobey his Word; and they that love him will keep his ways. |
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They that fear the Lord will seek that which is well, pleasing unto him; and they that love him shall be filled with the law. |
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They that fear the Lord will prepare their hearts, and humble their souls in his sight, |
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Saying, We will fall into the hands of the Lord, and not into the hands of men: for as his majesty is, so is his mercy. |