pro._n 28._o 15_o as_o a_o roar_a lion_n and_o a_o range_a bear_n so_o be_v a_o wicked_a ruler_n over_o the_o poor_a people_n yet_o he_o think_v himself_o then_o also_o perhaps_o as_o wise_a as_o before_o because_o he_o find_v himself_o as_o witty_a and_o forget_v what_o he_o have_v write_v that_o into_o a_o malicious_a soul_n wisdom_n shall_v not_o enter_v nor_o dwell_v in_o the_o body_n that_o be_v subject_a unto_o sin_n 7._o sap._n 1._o 4._o 5._o 6._o 7._o for_o the_o holy_a spirit_n of_o discipline_n will_v fly_v deceit_n and_o remove_v from_o thought_n that_o be_v without_o understanding_n and_o will_v not_o abide_v when_o unrighteousness_n come_v in_o for_o wisdom_n be_v a_o love_a spirit_n and_o will_v not_o acquit_v a_o blasphemer_n of_o his_o word_n for_o god_n be_v witness_n of_o his_o reins_n and_o a_o true_a beholder_n of_o his_o heart_n and_o a_o hearer_n of_o his_o tongue_n wherefore_o for_o this_o when_o he_o recover_v his_o former_a public_a spirit_n he_o cry_v 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