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 \q2 and do not rest until you go and talk with him.
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 \v 5 Save yourself,
-\q2 like a deer that escapes from the hunter;
+\q2 like a deer that escapes from the hunter,
 \q2 or like a bird that flies away from the hand of one who hunts for birds.
 
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-\v 12 A worthless person — a person who does bad to others—he lives by the lies he speaks to others.
+\v 12 A worthless person—a person who does bad to others—lives by the lies he speaks to others.
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-\v 13 They tell tales by winking their eyes and they give signals by moving their feet, and they make plans by pointing with their fingers.
+\v 13 They tell tales by winking their eyes, they give signals by moving their feet, and they make plans by pointing with their fingers.
 
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-\v 24 These lessons keep you from the immoral woman,
+\v 24 These lessons keep you from the immoral woman;
 \q2 they tell you about her enticing words and warn you to be on guard.
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 \v 25 Do not throw your desires after such a woman, nor should you desire her beauty;
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-\v 32 But a man who commits adultery is has no good judgment
+\v 32 But a man who commits adultery has no good judgment
 \q2 because he is destroying his own self.
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 \v 33 Wounds and shame will come to him;
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 \v 34 Because that woman's husband will be jealous, he will become furious,
 \q2 and when he gets revenge, he will not act mercifully toward that man.
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-\v 35 And he will not accept any bribe to stop him.
+\v 35 He will not accept any bribe to stop him.
 
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 \v 2 If you obey my commands, you will live.
 \q1 Consider my commands to be the most precious thing you possess, and obey them.
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-\v 3 Write down my commands and tie them to your fingers to remind youreself of them;
+\v 3 Write down my commands and tie them to your fingers to remind yourself of them;
 \q2 let it be as if you had written them in your inner self.
 
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 \v 8 He walked down the street near the house on the corner of the road,
-\q2 and he walked toward the house of the adultress.
+\q2 and he walked toward the house of the adulteress.
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 \v 9 It was the time of day when night and darkness were coming near.
 
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 \v 20 He filled a bag with money and took it with him;
 \q2 he will not come back until the middle of the month."
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-\v 21 So she she convinced the young man with her persuasive words;
+\v 21 So she convinced the young man with her persuasive words;
 \q2 because of her smooth and convincing talk, he gave in to what she wanted to do.
 
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 \v 26 She has caused many men to be ruined;
-\q2 truly, no one can count the men she destroyed—they are too many to count.
+\q2 truly, no one can count the men she has destroyed—they are too many to count.
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 \v 27 The road to her house is the road to the grave;
 \q2 it goes down to the place where the dead are kept.
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-\v 1 Listen to Wisdom calling; her voice sounds like that of a woman who shouting in the public square.
+\v 1 Listen to Wisdom calling; her voice sounds like that of a woman who shouts in the public square.
 \q1 Understanding raises her voice; she sounds like a woman who calls out to be heard.
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 \v 2 On the top of the hills and where the roads come together,
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 \v 6 Listen to me, because I will explain to you some excellent things.
-\q2 I can teach you about what is right—
+\q2 I can teach you about what is right
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-\v 7 for I speak what is true;
+\v 7 because I speak what is true;
 \q2 I detest evil things so much, I hate to even speak about them.
 
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-\v 10 Choose what I teach you,
-\q2 instead of trying to get much silver;
+\v 10 Choose what I teach you
+\q2 instead of trying to get much silver,
 \q1 and choose the knowledge I will show you, for it is more valuable than gold.
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 \v 11 For I, Wisdom, am more precious than jewels;
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 \v 12 I, Wisdom, live with Common Sense; we are like two people living in the same house.
-\q1 I know many things, and I act carefully.
+\q1 I know many things and I act carefully.
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 \v 13 Everyone who honors Yahweh hates what is evil.
 \q2 I am Wisdom, and I hate it when people are proud, when they think they are more important than others.
-\q2 I hate it when people act in evil ways, and when they tell lies.
+\q2 I hate it when people act in evil ways and when they tell lies.
 
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 \v 14 I give good advice and I have the best wisdom;
-\q2 I have true understanding about the nature of things, and I have great strength.
+\q2 I have true understanding about the nature of things and I have great strength.
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 \v 15 When kings are wise, they rule well;
 \q2 and when rulers are wise, they make laws that are just.
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-\v 16 By me princes rule, noblemen, and all who govern with justice.
+\v 16 By me princes rule, and also noblemen and all who govern with justice.
 
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 \v 17 I am Wisdom, and I love all who love me;
 \q2 those who work hard to find me will find me.
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-\v 18 These people will have lasting riches, and they will live right,
+\v 18 These people will have lasting riches and they will live right,
 \q2 because I have riches and honor with me.
 
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 \v 20 I always do what is right and just.
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-\v 21 I give wealth to those who love me,
+\v 21 I give wealth to those who love me
 \q2 and I fill up their treasuries.
 
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-\v 26 I am Wisdom and I was born before Yahweh made the earth,
+\v 26 I am Wisdom and I was born before Yahweh made the earth;
 \q2 before he made the tiny particles of dust in the earth, I was there.
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 \v 27 I was there when Yahweh put the heavens where they are,
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-\v 3 Like a woman who sends out her maids to give the invitations to her guests, Wisdom calls out from the highest place in the city for all to hear, and she says:
+\v 3 Like a woman who sends out her maids to give the invitations to her guests, Wisdom calls out from the highest place in the city for all to hear, and she says,
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 \v 4 "If you are still immature, come here,"
 \q1 and she gives the invitation to those who have no good judgment.
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-\v 7 If you rebuke someone who says insulting things about other people, he will insult you, too.
+\v 7 If you rebuke someone who says insulting things about other people, he will also insult you.
 \q1 If you offer correction to an evil person, he will hurt you.
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 \v 8 A person who insults others will hate you if you tell him to stop.
 \q2 But if you rebuke a wise person, he will become your friend.
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-\v 9 If you give instruction to a wise person, he will become even more wise.
+\v 9 If you give instruction to a wise person, he will become even wiser.
 \q2 And if you teach a person who does what is right, he will learn even more.
 
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 \v 16 "Any of you who have no experience, come here,"
 \q2 she says to those who have no good judgment.
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-\v 17 "If you sleep with me, it will as sweet as drinking water that you have stolen, 
+\v 17 "If you sleep with me, it will be as sweet as drinking water that you have stolen, 
 \q2 or eating delicious food all by yourself."
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 \v 18 Any man who accepts her invitation does not know that the dead are in her home,
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 \v 1 These are the proverbs of Solomon:
-\q A child who lives according to wisdom makes his father happy;
+\q A child who lives according to wisdom makes his father happy,
 \q2 but if a child does foolish things, he causes his mother to be very sad.
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-\v 2 Riches that you got by being dishonest will not have any value;
+\v 2 Riches that you got by being dishonest will not have any value,
 \q2 but when you do what is right, you will be protected from death.
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 \v 3 Yahweh does not allow people who do right to starve,
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 \v 4 A lazy person who will not work becomes poor;
 \q2 those who work hard become rich.
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-\v 5 He is wise who harvests the crops when they are ready to be gathered;
+\v 5 He is wise who harvests the crops when they are ready to be gathered,
 \q2 but it would be shameful for him to sleep while others are harvesting the crop.
 
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-\v 6 Those who do right will receive many good gifts from God;
+\v 6 Those who do right will receive many good gifts from God,
 \q2 but those who do wicked things cover their violence so they cannot be seen.
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-\v 7 When we remember those who do what is right, we get a blessing from Yahweh;
-\q2 but we cannot remember the names of the wicked.
+\v 7 When we remember those who do what is right, we get a blessing from Yahweh,
+\q2 but we cannot remember the names of wicked people.
 
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 \v 8 Wise people follow good instructions,
 \q2 but a fool who talks too much will fail.
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-\v 9 An honest person lives his life and has nothing to hide;
+\v 9 An honest person lives his life and has nothing to hide,
 \q2 but one who is dishonest—his lies will be discovered.
 
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 \v 10 The one who winks his eye signals others to help him do something that is wrong,
 \q2 and a fool will be ruined because he talks too much.
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-\v 11 A person who does right is like a spring that gives life-saving water;
+\v 11 A person who does right is like a spring that gives life-saving water,
 \q2 but the wicked person hides his brutality by his words.
 
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-\v 12 Hatred has the power to start many arguments;
+\v 12 Hatred has the power to start many arguments,
 \q but love covers anything that may hurt us.
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 \v 13 Those who have good sense say what is wise,
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 \v 16 If you do what is right, your reward will lead you to life,
 \q2 but all that sinful people gain is the ability to sin even more.
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-\v 17 Life can be found by the one who is trained by discipline;
+\v 17 Life can be found by the one who is trained by discipline,
 \q2 but the one who will not listen to correction wanders away.
 
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-\v 18 Those who hide their hatred of others, must lie to cover it up.
+\v 18 Those who hide their hatred of others must lie to cover it up,
 \q2 and those who repeat slander are foolish.
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 \v 19 When people talk a lot, sin is sure to follow;
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-\v 24 What the wicked fear will happen to them;
+\v 24 What wicked people fear will happen to them;
 \q1 those who do what is right will get what they hoped for.
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-\v 25 Wicked people are like the storm that comes and then it is gone.
+\v 25 Wicked people are like the storm that comes and then it is gone,
 \q2 but those who do right are like a foundation that lasts forever.
 
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 \v 28 Those who do right have hope in their joy,
-\q2 but the wicked can expect their lives to be short.
+\q2 but wicked people can expect their lives to be short.
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-\v 29 Following Yahweh brings protection to those who keep their promises;
+\v 29 Following Yahweh brings protection to those who keep their promises,
 \q2 but those who do not follow him find out he destroys those who do what is evil.
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 \v 30 Those who do right will never be defeated,