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27 Then he thought about wisdom and its value.
    He prepared it and he tested it.
28 God said this to us humans:
“If you want to be wise,
    learn to respect the Lord with fear.
If you want to understand things properly,
    turn away from evil acts.” ’

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27 then he looked at wisdom and appraised it;
    he confirmed it and tested it.(A)
28 And he said to the human race,
    “The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom,
    and to shun evil(B) is understanding.”(C)

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