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regina_fw-la saba_n dixit_fw-la ad_fw-la salomonen_n /_o qr_o quia_fw-la diligit_fw-la deê°_n israel_n et_fw-fr vult_fw-la seruare_fw-la illum_fw-la ineternum_fw-la idcirco_fw-la posuit_fw-la te_fw-la suê‘_n eum_fw-la regem_fw-la ut_fw-la facias_fw-la iuditia_fw-la atque_fw-la iudicium_fw-la ii_o paral._n ix_o the_o queen_n of_o saba_n say_v to_o solomon_n /_o because_o god_n love_v israel_n &_o will_v pnserue_v he_o for_o ever_o /_o therefore_o he_o have_v make_v the_o king_n over_o he_o /_o that_z thou_o shall_v do_v justice_n to_o all_o &_o every_o one_o of_o the_o people_n ii_o paral._n ix_o ¶_o honour_v regis_fw-la iudicium_fw-la diligit_fw-la psa_fw-la 98._o the_o honour_n of_o a_o king_n love_v justice_n ¶_o in_o multitudine_fw-la populi_fw-la dignitas_fw-la regê_n /_o et_fw-fr in_o paucitate_fw-la plebis_fw-la ignominia_fw-la principis_fw-la proverbiorum_fw-la xiiii_o in_o the_o multytude_n of_o people_n be_v the_o dygnyte_n of_o a_o king_n /_o and_z in_o the_o lytelnesse_n of_o people_n be_v the_o want_v of_o glory_n to_o a_o prince_n pro._n xiiii_o ¶_o divinatio_fw-la in_o labiis_fw-la regis_fw-la in_o iuditio_fw-la non_fw-la errabit_fw-la os_fw-la eius_fw-la prover._n xuj_o a_o dyvine_a work_n be_v in_o the_o lip_n of_o a_o king_n /_o &_o his_o mouth_n shall_v not_o err_v in_o iugement_n pro._n xuj_o ¶_o abominable_v kegi_fw-la qui_fw-la agunt_fw-la impie_fw-la /_o quoniam_fw-la iusticia_fw-la firmatur_fw-la solium_fw-la /_o voluntas_fw-la regum_fw-la labia_fw-la iusta_fw-la prover._n xuj_o they_o be_v abominable_a to_o a_o king_n that_o do_v wycked_o /_o for_o a_o kingdom_n be_v stabyle_v in_o justice_n /_o &_o true_a lyppê_n be_v a_o king_n will_n prover._n xuj_o ¶_o in_o hilaritate_fw-la vultus_fw-la regis_fw-la vita_fw-la /_o et_fw-fr clementia_fw-la eiê°_n quasi_fw-la imber_fw-la serotinus_fw-la pro_fw-la xuj_o in_o the_o cheerfulness_n of_o a_o king_n countenance_n be_v life_n and_o his_o mercy_n be_v as_o a_o evening_n dew_n pro._n xuj_o ¶_o 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rightwyse_a king_n exalt_v his_o realm_n proverbiorum_fw-la xxix_o ♣_o rex_n cue_n iudicat_fw-la in_o veritate_fw-la pauê‘e_v /_o thronus_fw-la eius_fw-la ineternum_fw-la firmabitur_fw-la pro._n xxix_o a_o king_n that_o iuge_v poor_a man_n in_o truth_n /_o his_o throne_n shall_v be_v stabyl_v for_o ever_o proverbiorum_fw-la xxix_o ♣_o beata_fw-la terra_fw-la cvius_fw-la rex_fw-la nobilis_fw-la
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