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[Note: The material in this chapter with a grey background has not yet been fully proofread, and may be based on the older 2007 printing (bi12) of the Mandarin NWT Bible. It will be updated as time allows.]

📖 📄 📘 Zhēnyán (Zhēn·yán admonishing · sayings → [Proverbs] 箴言) 2 🔼
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📖 📄 📘 1 Érzi (Ér·zi son · [suf for nouns] 儿子 兒子) a ([ptcl used in direct address] 啊),
(you 你) yào (must 要) jiēshòu (jiē·shòu receive · accept 接受) wǒ de ((wǒ me 我) (de ’s 的) → [my]) huàyǔ (sayings 话语 話語),
Zhēnshì (Zhēn·shì {(as) precious} · regard 珍视 珍視) wǒ de ((wǒ me 我) (de ’s 的) → [my]) jièmìng (jiè·mìng commandments · orders 诫命 誡命);

📖 📄 📘 2 Cè’ěr (Cè’·ěr incline · ear 侧耳 側耳) qīngtīng (qīng·tīng {to incline} · {to listen to} → [to listen attentively to] 倾听 傾聽) zhìhuì (zhì·huì wisdom · intelligence → [wisdom] 智慧),
Yìxīn (Yì·xīn {(with) one (whole)} · heart 一心) míngbiàn (míng·biàn {to be clear} · distinguish → [discern] 明辨) shìlǐ (shì·lǐ matters’ · reason 事理).

📖 📄 📘 3 (you 你) yào (must 要) gāohū (gāo·hū {(at) high (volume)} · {call out} 高呼) qiú ({to request} 求) wùxing (wù·xing realizing · nature → [power of understanding] 悟性),
Yángshēng (Yáng·shēng raise · voice 扬声 揚聲) qiú ({to request} 求) míngbiàn (míng·biàn {to be clear} · distinguishing → [discerning] 明辨) de (’s 的) xīn (heart 心).

📖 📄 📘 4 (you 你) yào (must 要) bùtíng (bù·tíng not · stopping 不停) xúnzhǎo ({be seeking} 寻找 尋找),
Hǎoxiàng (Hǎo·xiàng {very much} · like 好像/象) xúnzhǎo (seeking 寻找 尋找) yínzi (yín·zi silver · [suf for nouns] 银子 銀子);
Búduàn (Bú·duàn not · {do break off} → [keep on] 不断 不斷) sōuxún (sōu·xún searching · seeking 搜寻 搜尋),
Hǎoxiàng (Hǎo·xiàng {very much} · like 好像/象) sōuxún (sōu·xún {searching for} · seeking 搜寻 搜尋) bǎozàng (bǎo·zàng precious · depositories → [precious mineral deposits] 宝藏 寶藏).

📖 📄 📘 5 Zhèyàng (Zhè·yàng this · {pattern → [way]} 这样 這樣) (you 你) jiù (then 就) huì (will)
míngbai (míng·bai understand · clearly 明白) héwèi (hé·wèi what · {(is the) meaning (of)} 何谓 何謂) jìngwèi (jìng·wèi respecting · fearing 敬畏) Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華),
Zhǎodào (Zhǎo·dào {(will) look for (and)} · {arrive at} → [(will) find] 找到) guānyú (guān·yú relating · to 关于 關於) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì above’s · God 上帝) de (’s 的) zhīshi (knowledge 知识 知識).


📖 📄 📘 10 Yídàn (Yí·dàn once · {[it] dawns [that]} → [when] 一旦) zhìhuì jìnrù (your 你) xīn,
Zhīshi jiào (you 你) xǐyuè,

📖 📄 📘 11 Cóngcǐ sīkǎo (sī·kǎo thinking · examining 思考) de (’s 的) nénglì jiù bǎowèi (you 你),
Míngbiàn (Míng·biàn {to be clear} · distinguishing 明辨) de (’s 的) nénglì yě bǎohù (you 你),

📖 📄 📘 12 Jiù (you 你) miǎn xíng èdào,
Yuǎnlí yányǔ xūwàng (xū·wàng empty · absurd 虚妄 虛妄) de (’s 的) rén.