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         <div class="label">36</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 36</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class="body"><span class="ft"><span class="heading">In Hebrew texts 36:1-12 is numbered 36:2-13.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="d"><span class="content">For the director of music. Of David the servant of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">.</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.36.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">I have a message from God in my heart</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.36.1"><span class="content">concerning the sinfulness of the wicked:</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class="body"><span class="fr">36:1 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">A message from God: The transgression of the wicked / resides in their hearts.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.36.1"><span class="content">There is no fear of God</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.36.1"><span class="content">before their eyes.</span></span></div><div class="b"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.36.1"></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.36.1"></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.36.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">In their own eyes they flatter themselves</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.36.2"><span class="content">too much to detect or hate their sin.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.36.2"></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.36.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">The words of their mouths are wicked and deceitful;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.36.3"><span class="content">they fail to act wisely or do good.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.36.3"></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.36.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Even on their beds they plot evil;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.36.4"><span class="content">they commit themselves to a sinful course</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.36.4"><span class="content">and do not reject what is wrong.</span></span></div><div class="b"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.36.4"></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.36.4"></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.36.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">Your love, </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, reaches to the heavens,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.36.5"><span class="content">your faithfulness to the skies.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.36.5"></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.36.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">Your righteousness is like the highest mountains,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.36.6"><span class="content">your justice like the great deep.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.36.6"><span class="content">You, </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, preserve both people and animals.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.36.6"></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.36.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">How priceless is your unfailing love, O God!</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.36.7"><span class="content">People take refuge in the shadow of your wings.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.36.7"></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.36.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">They feast on the abundance of your house;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.36.8"><span class="content">you give them drink from your river of delights.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.36.8"></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.36.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">For with you is the fountain of life;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.36.9"><span class="content">in your light we see light.</span></span></div><div class="b"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.36.9"></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.36.9"></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.36.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">Continue your love to those who know you,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.36.10"><span class="content">your righteousness to the upright in heart.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.36.10"></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.36.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">May the foot of the proud not come against me,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.36.11"><span class="content">nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.36.11"></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.36.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">See how the evildoers lie fallen&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.36.12"><span class="content">thrown down, not able to rise!</span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">5</div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Warning Against Adultery</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.5.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">My son, pay attention to my wisdom,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.5.1"><span class="content">turn your ear to my words of insight,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.5.1"></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.5.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">that you may maintain discretion</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.5.2"><span class="content">and your lips may preserve knowledge.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.5.2"></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.5.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.5.3"><span class="content">and her speech is smoother than oil;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.5.3"></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.5.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">but in the end she is bitter as gall,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.5.4"><span class="content">sharp as a double-edged sword.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.5.4"></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.5.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">Her feet go down to death;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.5.5"><span class="content">her steps lead straight to the grave.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.5.5"></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.5.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">She gives no thought to the way of life;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.5.6"><span class="content">her paths wander aimlessly, but she does not know it.</span></span></div><div class="b"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.5.6"></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.5.6"></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.5.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Now then, my sons, listen to me;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.5.7"><span class="content">do not turn aside from what I say.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.5.7"></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.5.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">Keep to a path far from her,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.5.8"><span class="content">do not go near the door of her house,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.5.8"></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.5.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">lest you lose your honor to others</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.5.9"><span class="content">and your dignity</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class="body"><span class="fr">5:9 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">years</span></span></span><span class="content"> to one who is cruel,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.5.9"></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.5.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">lest strangers feast on your wealth</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.5.10"><span class="content">and your toil enrich the house of another.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.5.10"></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.5.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">At the end of your life you will groan,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.5.11"><span class="content">when your flesh and body are spent.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.5.11"></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.5.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">You will say, &#8220;How I hated discipline!</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.5.12"><span class="content">How my heart spurned correction!</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.5.12"></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.5.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">I would not obey my teachers</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.5.13"><span class="content">or turn my ear to my instructors.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.5.13"></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.5.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">And I was soon in serious trouble</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.5.14"><span class="content">in the assembly of God&#8217;s people.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="b"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.5.14"></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.5.14"></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.5.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">Drink water from your own cistern,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.5.15"><span class="content">running water from your own well.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.5.15"></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.5.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">Should your springs overflow in the streets,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.5.16"><span class="content">your streams of water in the public squares?</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.5.16"></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.5.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">Let them be yours alone,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.5.17"><span class="content">never to be shared with strangers.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.5.17"></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.5.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">May your fountain be blessed,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.5.18"><span class="content">and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.5.18"></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.5.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">A loving doe, a graceful deer&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.5.19"><span class="content">may her breasts satisfy you always,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.5.19"><span class="content">may you ever be intoxicated with her love.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.5.19"></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.5.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">Why, my son, be intoxicated with another man&#8217;s wife?</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.5.20"><span class="content">Why embrace the bosom of a wayward woman?</span></span></div><div class="b"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.5.20"></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.5.20"></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.5.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">For your ways are in full view of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.5.21"><span class="content">and he examines all your paths.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.5.21"></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.5.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.5.22"><span class="content">the cords of their sins hold them fast.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.5.22"></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.5.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">For lack of discipline they will die,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.5.23"><span class="content">led astray by their own great folly.</span></span></div>
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