35 For those who find me(A) find life(B)
    and receive favor from the Lord.(C)
36 But those who fail to find me harm themselves;(D)
    all who hate me love death.”(E)

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35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord.

36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

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35 For (A)one who finds me finds life,
And (B)obtains favor from the Lord.
36 But one who [a]sins against me (C)injures himself;
All those who (D)hate me (E)love death.”

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 8:36 Or misses me

35 
“For whoever finds me (Wisdom) finds life
And obtains favor and grace from the Lord.
36 
“But he who fails to find me or sins against me injures himself;
All those who hate me love and court death.”

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32-36 “So, my dear friends, listen carefully;
    those who embrace these my ways are most blessed.
Mark a life of discipline and live wisely;
    don’t squander your precious life.
Blessed the man, blessed the woman, who listens to me,
    awake and ready for me each morning,
    alert and responsive as I start my day’s work.
When you find me, you find life, real life,
    to say nothing of God’s good pleasure.
But if you wrong me, you damage your very soul;
    when you reject me, you’re flirting with death.”

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