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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 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