When thou liest down, thou shalt not be terrified; But thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. SELECTED FROM PROVERBS III, IV, 68. DOTH not Wisdom | cry? And Understanding utter her | voice! And my voice is to the sons of men. I Wisdom dwell with | Prudence ; And the knowledge of wise counsels I find out, 1 fear the Lord; | I hate | evil : Pride and arrogance, and the way of evil, and the froward mouth | do I | hate. Counsel is mine, and sound | wisdom; I have understanding, I have strength. By me | kings | reign, And counsellors de cree | justice. By me princes | rule and nobles ; Even all the judges of the | earth. I love them that love me, And those that seek me early | shall | find me. The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way, Before his works of old. When he was preparing the heavens, | I was there: When he was setting a compass upon the face of the deep. When he was giving to the sea | his decree, Taa the waters should | not pass over their | coɔąst; { When he was appointing the foundation of the earth, Then was I | near him, brought up | by him; Then was I daily | his de | light, Rejoicing in the habitable part of the earth, Now therefore, my sons, | hear ye | me; And reject it | not. For whoso findeth me, findeth | life, And shall obtain | favour from the | Lord. All who hate | me, love | death. SELECTED FROM PROVERBS VIII. 69. THE eves of the Lord are in every | place, The grave and destruction are before the Lord, How much more the hearts of the children of] men! s! All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes The folly of a man per verteth his way; M Wisdom is nothing, under standing nothing, He who loveth purity of heart When a man's ways, please the | Lord, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace { with him. The fear of man | bringeth a | snare ; But he that trusteth in the Lord shall be pro | tected. Better is little, with the | fear of the | Lord, The sacrifice of the wicked is a | bomi | nation; Much more when he bringeth it | with a | wicked | mind.. The Lord is far from the wicked; But he heareth the prayer | of the | righteous. 70. PROVERBS. HE who covereth his sins | shall not | prosper; But he who confesseth and forsaketh them | shall obtain | mercy, The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination | to the Lord: But a word in due season, | how good is it! To do justice is joy to a | righteous man; But destruction to the workers of iniquity. A righteous man taketh care of the life of his | beast; But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel. The righteousness of the upright | shall deliver them; But transgressors shall be en | snared by their own de sires. The dread of the wicked, it shall | come up on him; But the desire of the righteous | shall be granted. He who walketh uprightly, walketh | surely: But he who perverteth his | ways | shall be known. Better is the poor man, walking in | his integrity, Than he who is perverse in his | ways, though | he berich. Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, When it is in the | power of thine | hand to | do it. Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and tomorrow | I will give, When thou hast it by thee. There is a way that seemeth right | to a | man, The hoary head is a crown of glory, When it is found in the way of righteousness. The memory of the just is blessed; But the expectation of the 71. TRAIN up a child in the water; wicked | perisheth, way he should go; But a gentle answer | turneth away | wrath, Before destruction | goeth pride; The heart knoweth its own | bitterness; Faithful are the wounds of one who | loveth ; not; For one who loveth, cleaveth | closer | than a | brother. 72. IN all labour | there is | profit; PROVERBS. But the talk of the lips tendeth | only to evil.. A false balance is abomination | to the | Lord; Beast not thyself of the morrow : For thou knowest not what a day | may bring f forth. He who tilleth his land shall have abundance c| bread: But he that followeth vain persons is void cf| understanding. |