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righteous_a thing_n the_o master_n &_o servant_n §._o 7._o the_o master_n must_v be_v provident_a for_o his_o servant_n not_o too_o severe_a too_o familiar_a the_o servant_n must_v be_v faithful_a diligent_a the_o servant_n be_v no_o small_a commodity_n to_o his_o master_n 12.9_o he_o that_o be_v despise_v &_o have_v a_o servant_n of_o his_o own_o be_v better_a than_o he_o that_o boast_v whether_o of_o gentry_n or_o wealth_n &_o want_v bread_n the_o master_n therefore_o 27.27_o must_v provide_v sufficiency_n of_o food_n for_o his_o family_n and_o sustenance_n for_o his_o maid_n who_o also_o as_o he_o may_v not_o be_v overrigorous_a in_o punish_v or_o note_v offence_n sometime_o not_o hear_v his_o servant_n 7.23_o that_o curse_v he_o so_o not_o too_o familiar_a 29.21_o for_o he_o that_o delicate_o bring_v up_o his_o servant_n from_o his_o youth_n at_o length_n he_o will_v be_v as_o his_o son_n he_o must_v therefore_o be_v sometime_o severe_a more_o than_o in_o rebuke_n for_o 29.19_o a_o servant_n will_v not_o be_v chastice_v with_o word_n and_o though_o he_o understand_v yet_o he_o will_v not_o regard_v yet_o so_o as_o he_o have_v respect_n ever_o to_o his_o good_a deserve_n 17.2_o a_o discreet_a servant_n shall_v rule_v over_o a_o lewd_a son_n and_o he_o shall_v divide_v the_o heritage_n among_o the_o brethren_n in_o answer_v whereto_o the_o good_a servant_n must_v be_v faithful_a unto_o his_o master_n 25.13_o as_o the_o cold_a of_o snow_n in_o time_n of_o harvest_n so_o be_v a_o faithful_a messenger_n to_o they_o that_o send_v he_o for_o he_o refresh_v the_o soul_n of_o his_o master_n 13.17_o a_o wicked_a messenger_n fall_v into_o evil_a but_o a_o faithful_a ambassador_n be_v preservation_n 27.23_o and_o 2_o diligent_a whether_o in_o his_o charge_n be_v diligent_a to_o know_v the_o estate_n of_o thy_o flock_n or_o rather_o the_o face_n of_o thy_o cattle_n and_o take_v heed_n to_o the_o herd_n or_o in_o his_o attendance_n 27.18_o he_o that_o keep_v his_o figtree_n 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