Trusting in God
1 My child, if you come to serve the Lord, prepare yourself for testing.
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Set your heart straight, be steadfast, and don't act hastily in a time of distress.
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Hold fast to God and don't keep your distance from him, so that you may find strength at your end.
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Accept whatever happens to you, and be patient when you suffer humiliation,
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because gold is tested with fire, and acceptable people are tested in the furnace of humiliation.
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Trust him, and he will help you; make your ways straight, and hope in him.
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You who fear the Lord, wait for his mercy, and don't turn aside or else you might fall.
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You who fear the Lord, trust him, and you won't lose your reward.
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You who fear the Lord, hope for good things, for unending joy and mercy.