II. My son, aif thou come to serve the Lord,

Prepare thy soul for temptation.

2  Set thy heart aright, and bconstantly endure,

And * make not haste in time of ctrouble.

3  dCleave unto him, and depart not away,

That thou mayest be increased eat thy last end.

4  Whatsoever cis brought upon thee take cheerfully,

And be patient when thou art changed to fa low estate.

5  For ggold is tried in the fire,

And hacceptable men in the furnace of fadversity.

6  iBelieve in him, and he will help thee;

Order thy way aright, and trust in him.

7  Ye that fear the Lord, jwait for his mercy;

And kgo not aside, lest ye fall.

8  Ye that fear the Lord, believe him;

And your reward shall not fail.

9  Ye that fear the Lord, hope for good,

And for everlasting joy and mercy.

10  lLook at the generations of old, and see;

Did ever any trust in the Lord, and was confounded?

Or did any abide in his fear, and was forsaken?

Or mwhom did he ever despise, that called upon him?

11  For nthe Lord is full of compassion and mercy,

Longsuffering, and very pitiful, and oforgiveth sins,

And saveth in time of affliction.

12  Woe be to pfearful hearts, and qfaint hands,

And the sinner that goeth rtwo ways!

13  Woe unto him that is fainthearted! for he believeth not;

Therefore shall he not be defended.

14  Woe unto you sthat have lost patience!

And what will ye do when the Lord shall tvisit you?

15  They that fear the Lord will not disobey his word;

And uthey that love him will keep his ways.

16  They that fear the Lord will seek that which is wellpleasing unto him;

And they that love him shall be filled with the law.

17  They that fear the Lord will xprepare their hearts,

And humble their souls in his sight,

18  ySaying, zWe will fall into the hands of the Lord, and not into the hands of men:

For as his amajesty is, so is his mercy.