The Bible Reader

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ON LII.

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But the simple pass on, and are pun ished.

The slothful man saith, There is a lion without,

I shall be slain in the streets.

Seest thou a man diligent in his business?

He shall stand before kings;

He shall not stand before mean men.
I went by the field of the slothful,
And by the vineyard of the man void
of understanding,

And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns,

And nettles had covered the face thereof,

And the stone wall thereof was broken down.

Then I saw, and considered it well;
I looked upon it, and received instruc-

tion.

3. As the door turneth upon his hinges,

So doth the slothful upon his bed. The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom;

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5. Let him that stole steal no m labor, working with his hands the tl he may have, to give to him that nee [1 Thessalonians iv.

And study to be quiet, and to do to work with your own hands as we may walk honestly toward them th ye may have lack of nothing.

[2 Thessalonians iii. 6. For even when we were with you, that if any would not work, nei we hear that there are some whic orderly, working not at all, but are that are such, we command and ex Christ, that with quietness they work, And if any man obey not our word man, and have no company with him, [Proverbs xxxi.]

7. Who can find a virtuous woman? The he For her price is far above rubies.

trust

And eateth not the bread of idleness. Her children arise up, and call her blessed;

Her husband also, and he praiseth her.

"Many daughters have done virtuously,

But thou excellest them all."

Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain, But a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.

Give her of the fruit of her hands, And let her own works praise her in the gates.

√ LIII.

THE TONGUE.

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2. The tongue of the just is as choice silver;

The heart of the wicked is little worth.

The lips of the righteous feed many,

But fools die for want of wisdom. The wise in heart will receive commandments,

But a prating fool shall fall.

He that rebuketh a man, afterwards shall find more favor

Than he that flattereth with the tongue. A wise son heareth his father's instruction,

But a scorner heareth not rebuke.

He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life,

to the counsel

Lying lips are Lord, But they that deal A prudent man co But the heart of fo ishness.

4. He that work
dwell within my
He that telleth lie
my sight.

A faithful witness
But a false witnes
A scorner seeketh
it not,
But knowledge is
understandeth.
Go from the prese
When thou percei
lips of knowledg
A false witness s
ished,
And he that spe
escape.

5. A lying tong
are afflicted by
And a flattering m

A fool uttereth all
But a wise man ke
wards.

If a ruler hearkent
All his servants ar
They speak vanity
neighbor;
With flattering lips
heart, do they sp
The Lord shall
lips,
And the tongue th
things;
Who have said, W
we prevail;