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The righteous get what they want, but the wicked will get what they fear most.
Reverence for the Lord is an education in itself. You must be humble before you can ever receive honours.
Reverence for the Lord gives confidence and security to a man and his family.
You will not have to worry about sudden disasters, such as come on the wicked like a storm.
Obey the Lord, and you will live longer. The wicked die before their time.
Do you want to avoid death? Reverence for the Lord is a fountain of life.
After all this, there is only one thing to say: have reverence for God, and obey his commands, because this is all that human beings were created for.
No matter how much you dream, how much useless work you do, or how much you talk, you must still stand in awe of God.
A sinner may commit a hundred crimes and still live. Oh yes, I know what they say: “If you obey God, everything will be all right,
but it will not go well for the wicked. Their life is like a shadow and they will die young, because they do not obey God.”
