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Psalms 130

Amplified Bible, 2015 (AMP)

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¹ It is better to live in a corner of the housetop [on the flat roof, exposed to the weather] Than in a house shared with a quarrelsome (contentious) woman.

² Like cold water to a thirsty soul, So is good news from a distant land.

³ Like a muddied fountain and a polluted spring Is a righteous man who yields and compromises his integrity before the wicked.

⁴ It is not good to eat much honey, Nor is it glorious to seek one's own glory.

⁵ Like a city that is broken down and without walls [leaving it unprotected] Is a man who has no self-control over his spirit [and sets himself up for trouble].

⁶ Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a [shortsighted][1] fool.

⁷ Like the sparrow in her wandering, like the swallow in her flying, So the curse without cause does not come and alight [on the undeserving].

⁸ A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, And a rod for the backs of fools [who refuse to learn].

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1	It is better to live in a corner of the housetop [on the flat roof, exposed to the weather] Than in a house shared with a quarrelsome (contentious) woman.
2	Like cold water to a thirsty soul, So is good news from a distant land.
3	Like a muddied fountain and a polluted spring Is a righteous man who yields and compromises his integrity before the wicked.
4	It is not good to eat much honey, Nor is it glorious to seek one's own glory.
5	Like a city that is broken down and without walls [leaving it unprotected] Is a man who has no self-control over his spirit [and sets himself up for trouble].
6	Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a [shortsighted][1] fool.
7	Like the sparrow in her wandering, like the swallow in her flying, So the curse without cause does not come and alight [on the undeserving].
8	A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, And a rod for the backs of fools [who refuse to learn].

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