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unto_o they_o that_o infourme_v thou_o 10_o be_v circumspect_a in_o choose_v thy_o way_n so_o shall_v thou_o escape_v misfortune_n and_o danger_n 11_o be_v thou_o a_o drinker_n of_o the_o water_n of_o thy_o own_o well_o and_o of_o the_o river_n that_o run_v out_o of_o thy_o own_o spring_n 12_o be_v bountiful_a &_o let_v thy_o well_n flow_v abroad_o that_o there_o may_v be_v river_n of_o water_n in_o the_o street_n 13_o be_v thou_o content_v with_o thy_o own_o provision_n and_o be_v glad_a with_o the_o wife_n of_o thy_o youth_n 14_o be_v glad_a with_o thy_o young_a wife_n let_v she_o be_v as_o the_o love_a hind_n and_o pleasant_a roe_n let_v her_o breast_n always_o satisfy_v thou_o 15_o be_v wise_a &_o wary_a in_o thy_o way_n for_o the_o lord_n see_v thy_o footstep_n and_o ponder_v all_o thy_o go_n 16_o be_v careful_a to_o save_v thyself_o as_o a_o do_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o hunter_n and_o as_o a_o bird_n from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o fowler_n 17_o be_v provident_a in_o 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