29.

V. Words of Agur. Ch. 30.
From one who has tried "to find out God unto perfection and found the
task above him."

VI. Words of Lemuel, Ch. 31.

1. The duty of Kings, 1-9.

2. The praise of a virtuous woman or good wife, 10-31.

For Study and Discussion. (1) Collect passages that tell of the
rewards of virtue and piety. (2) Cite passages that show the evils of:
sloth or indolence, of wine-drinking and drunkenness, of tale-bearing,
of family contentions. (3) Make a list of the chief thoughts of the
book concerning God, man, and other great religious teachings of our
day. (4) What is said of a man who rules his own spirit, of a good
name, of obedience to parents, of fitly spoken words, of a beautiful
woman who lacks discretion, of a liberal soul, of a false balance, of
a soft answer, of a wise son. Find where the answers are found (5) The
Peril of following an unchaste love (woman), chapter 5. (6) Folly of
yielding to the wiles of an harlot, chapter 7. (7) The description of
a worthy woman, 31:10 end.

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Chapter XIV.

Ecclesiastes and the Song of Solomon.