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I.
WISDOM AND MAN’S DESTINY
On seeking God and rejecting evil
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Love virtue, you who are judges on earth,[*a] let honesty prompt your thinking about the Lord, seek him in simplicity of heart;
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since he is to be found by those who do not put him to the test, he shows himself to those who do not distrust him.
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But selfish intentions divorce from God; and Omnipotence, put to the test, confounds the foolish.
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No, Wisdom will never make its way into a crafty soul nor stay in a body that is in debt to sin;
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the holy spirit of instruction shuns deceit, it stands aloof from reckless purposes, is taken aback when iniquity appears.
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Wisdom is a spirit, a friend to man, though she will not pardon the words of a blasphemer, since God sees into the innermost parts of him, truly observes his heart, and listens to his tongue.
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The spirit of the Lord, indeed, fills the whole world, and that which holds all things together knows every word that is said.
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The man who gives voice to injustice will never go unnoticed, nor shall avenging Justice pass him by.
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For the godless man’s deliberations will be examined, and a report of his words will reach the Lord to convict him of his crimes.
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There is a jealous ear that overhears everything, not so much as a murmur of complaint escapes it.
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Beware, then, of complaining about nothing, and keep your tongue from finding fault; since the most secret word will have repercussions, and a lying mouth deals death to the soul.
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Do not court death by the errors of your ways, nor invite destruction through your own actions.
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Death was not God’s doing, he takes no pleasure in the extinction of the living.
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To be – for this he created all; the world’s created things have health in them, in them no fatal poison can be found, and Hades[*b] holds no power on earth;
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for virtue is undying.
Life as the godless see it
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But the godless call with deed and word for Death, counting him friend, they wear themselves out for him, with him they make a pact, and are fit to be his partners.
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