Chapter 33

God's Wisdom and Authority

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33. No evil shall happen unto him that fears the Lord, but in temptation even again he will deliver him, and he will deliver him out of all trouble, and he will not be forsaken, and he will not be put to shame. The seed of the woman is a great trouble, and all their travail is a great trouble, for a man of understanding will trust in the law, and the law is faithful unto him, as an oracle. Whoever gives heed to the law shall have the understanding thereof, and the fear of the Lord is a gift of the Lord; he that is not tempted, what does he know? He that is tried shall find understanding, and he that has experience shall be filled with wisdom. He that fears the Lord shall not fear, for he is with him to deliver him out of all trouble, and he will not be forsaken, and he will not be put to shame. My son, set not thy heart upon thy dreams, and mind them not, for dreams have deceived many, and they have failed that put their trust in them, and all that they promised was a lie, and a man may see a dream that is a reproof, and be warned by it, and a man may see a dream that is a comfort, and be helped by it. The unwritten word is a great trouble, and all their travail is a great trouble, for the unwritten word is a great trouble, and all their travail is a great trouble. Though a woman be never so good, she is evil, and all her travail is a great trouble, for the unwritten word is a great trouble, and all their travail is a great trouble. Like as the new moon, so is the life of man, and like as the flower of the field, so is his beauty, for the new moon is a sign of the time of the moon, and the flower of the field is a sign of the time of the sun. As the flower of the field, so is his beauty, and as the new moon, so is the life of man, for the new moon is a sign of the time of the moon, and the flower of the field is a sign of the time of the sun. The law is a great trouble, and all their travail is a great trouble, for the law is a great trouble, and all their travail is a great trouble. As the flower of the field, so is his beauty, and as the new moon, so is the life of man, for the new moon is a sign of the time of the moon, and the flower of the field is a sign of the time of the sun. A wise man shall not be afraid in any thing, for he is with him to deliver him out of all trouble, and he will not be forsaken, and he will not be put to shame. He that is tried shall find understanding, and he that has experience shall be filled with wisdom, for the fear of the Lord is a gift of the Lord. The first man knew her not perfectly, no more shall the last search her out, for her thoughts are more than the sea, and her counsels deeper than the great deep. All things are of the most High, and he has made them for their uses, and two and two has he created, the one over against the other, for he has made them for their uses, and two and two has he created, the one over against the other. Consider the works of the most High, two and two, one against another, and there is a man that labors, and takes pains, and makes haste, and is so much the more behind. Appoint to your servant his ordinary task, and send him not away empty, for if you have a servant, treat him as yourself, and if you have gotten a servant, hold him to labor, and if he be not obedient, beat him, but not overmuch, and be not cruel to him. Give him a place in your house, and let him not be without food, for if he be a servant, he is a brother, and if he be free, he is a friend, and if he be not obedient, beat him, but not overmuch. If you have a servant, use him as yourself, and if you have gotten a servant, hold him to labor, and if he be not obedient, beat him, but not overmuch. If thou have a servant, use him as yourself, and if you have gotten a servant, hold him to labor, and if he be not obedient, beat him, but not overmuch, for if he be a servant, he is a brother, and if he be free, he is a friend. If thou have a servant, use him as yourself, and if you have gotten a servant, hold him to labor, and if he be not obedient, beat him, but not overmuch. If you have a servant, use him as yourself, and if you have gotten a servant, hold him to labor, and if he be not obedient, beat him, but not overmuch.