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Not more necessary are constant supplies of water to the growth of vegetation in the sultry regions of the East than the influence of Divine truth to the existence of human happiness. If a tree, planted by the margin of a refreshing river, is proof against the heat of the sun or the unfavourableness of the seasons, he also who, into a well-prepared heart, receives continual infusions of religious wisdom, is flourishing and happy amidst all the inconveniences of life.

(Bp. Jebb.)

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KJV: He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.

WEB: He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity;