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Proverbs 2:3-5
Contemporary English Version

3 Beg as loud as you can
    for good common sense.
4 Search for wisdom
as you would search for silver
    or hidden treasure.
5 Then you will understand
what it means to respect
    and to know the Lord God.

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Proverbs 2:3-5
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3 indeed, if you call out for insight(A)
    and cry aloud for understanding,
4 and if you look for it as for silver
    and search for it as for hidden treasure,(B)
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
    and find the knowledge of God.(C)

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