Chapter 41

¹ O death, how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a man that liveth at rest in his possessions,

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² O death, acceptable is thy sentence unto the needy,

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³ Fear not the sentence of death,

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⁴ And why art thou against the pleasure of the most High?

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⁵ The children of sinners are abominable children,

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⁶ The inheritance of sinners’ children shall perish,

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⁷ The children will complain of an ungodly father,

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⁸ Who be unto you, ungodly men,

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⁹ And if ye be born, ye shall be born to a curse:

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¹⁰ All that are of the earth shall turn to earth again:

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¹¹ The mourning of men is about their bodies:

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¹² Have regard to thy name; for that shall continue with thee

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¹³ A good life hath but few days:

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¹⁴ My children, keep discipline in peace:

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¹⁵ A man that hideth his foolishness is better

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¹⁶ Therefore be shamefaced according to my word:

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¹⁷ Be ashamed of whoredom before father and mother:

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¹⁸ Of an offense before a judge and ruler;

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¹⁹ And of theft in regard of the place where thou sojournest,

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²⁰ And of silence before them that salute thee;

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²¹ And to turn away thy face from thy kinsman;

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²² Or to be overbusy with his maid,

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²³ Or of iterating and speaking again that which thou hast heard;

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²⁴ So shalt thou be truly shamefaced,

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