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and_o prov._n 4._o hear_v you_o child_n the_o instruction_n of_o a_o father_n and_o attend_v to_o know_v understanding_n for_o i_o give_v you_o good_a doctrine_n forsake_v you_o not_o my_o law_n for_o i_o be_v my_o father_n son_n tender_a and_o only_o belove_v in_o the_o fight_n of_o my_o mother_n he_o teach_v i_o also_o and_o say_v unto_o i_o let_v thy_o heart_n retain_v my_o word_n keep_v my_o comandement_n and_o live_v take_v fast_o hold_v of_o instruction_n let_v she_o not_o go_v keep_v she_o for_o she_o be_v thy_o life_n read_v the_o whole_a chapter_n prov._n 4._o my_o son_n keep_v my_o word_n and_o lay_v up_o my_o commandment_n with_o thou_o keep_v my_o commandment_n and_o live_v and_o my_o law_n as_o the_o apple_n of_o thy_o eye_n bound_v they_o upon_o thy_o finger_n write_v they_o upon_o the_o table_n of_o thy_o heart_n prov._n 7._o the_o father_n of_o the_o righteous_a shall_v great_o rejoice_v and_o he_o that_o beget_v a_o wise_a child_n shall_v have_v joy_n of_o he_o thy_o 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be_v in_o thy_o heart_n and_o thou_o shall_v teach_v they_o diligent_o unto_o thy_o child_n and_o thou_o shall_v talk_v of_o they_o when_o thou_o sit_v in_o thy_o house_n and_o when_o thou_o walk_v by_o the_o way_n and_o when_o thou_o lie_v down_o and_o when_o thou_o rise_v up_o and_o thou_o shall_v bind_v they_o for_o a_o sign_n upon_o thy_o hand_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v as_o frontlet_n between_o thy_o eye_n and_o thou_o shall_v write_v they_o upon_o the_o pâ—sts_n of_o thy_o house_n and_o on_o thy_o gate_n see_v deut._n 4.9_o and_o chap._n 10.12_o and_o chap._n 11.18_o 19_o and_o chap._n 30.15_o 16._o and_o chap._n 32.46_o 47._o the_o lord_n our_o god_n who_o be_v a_o god_n full_a of_o compassion_n and_o gracious_a long-suffering_a and_o plenteous_a in_o mercy_n and_o truth_n speak_v of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n say_v o_o that_o be_v such_o a_o heart_n in_o they_o that_o they_o will_v fear_v i_o and_o keep_v my_o commandment_n always_o that_o it_o may_v be_v well_o with_o 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