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hus-band-ry

 (huzbn-dre)n. 1.   The act or practice of cultivating crops and breeding and raising livestock; agriculture. The application of scientific principles to agriculture, especially to animal breeding. 2. Careful management or conservation of resources; economy.[Middle English husbondri, from huseband, husband. See HUSBAND.]

pre-cept

(presept)n. 1. A rule or principle prescribing a particular course of action or conduct. 2. Law. An authorized direction or order; - -  (a.k.a. d-evil ) - - a writ.[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin praeceptum, from neuter past participle of praecipere, to advise, teach : prae-, pre- + capere, to take. See kap-.]

foun-tain

(fountn)n. 1.   An artificially created jet or stream of water. A structure, often decorative, from which a jet or stream of water issues. 2. A spring, especially the source of a stream. 3. A reservoir or chamber containing a supply of liquid that can be siphoned off as needed. 4. A soda fountain. 5. A point of origin or dissemination; a source: the library, a fountain of information.v. intr. tr. foun-tained, foun-tain-ing, foun-tains. To flow or cause to flow like a fountain.

prog-nos-ti-cate

 (prog-nosti-kat)v. tr. prog-nos-ti-cat-ed, prog-nos-ti-cat-ing, prog-nos-ti-cates. 1. To predict according to present indications or signs; foretell. See Synonyms at predict. 2. To foreshadow; portend: urban architectural renewal that prognosticates a social and cultural renaissance.[Middle English pronosticaten, from Medieval Latin prognosticare, prognosticat-, from Latin prognosticum, sign of the future, from Greek prognostikon, from neuter of prognostikos, foreknowing. See PROGNOSTIC.]--prog-nos'ti-ca'tion n. --prog-nos'ti-ca'tive adj. --prog-nos'ti-ca'tor n.

                                                             Excerpted from American Heritage Talking

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And the Lord God said,

It is not good that the man should be alone;

I will make him an help meet for him.

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And Noah began to be an husbandman,

and he planted a vineyard:

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The eternal God is thy refuge,

and underneath are the everlasting arms:

and he shall thrust out the enemy - from before thee;

and shall say,

Destroy them.

Israel then shall dwell in safety alone:

the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine;

also his heavens shall drop down dew.

Happy art thou,

O Israel:

who is like unto thee,

O people saved by the Lord Samuel,

the shield of thy help,

and who is the sword of thy excellency!

and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee;

and thou shalt tread upon their high places.

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And a certain ruler asked him,

saying,

Good Master,

what shall I do - to inherit eternal life?

     And Emmanuel said unto him,

Why callest thou me good?

none is good,

save one,

that is,

God.

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For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof,

then your eyes shall be opened,

and ye shall be as gods,

knowing good and d-evil.

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And Cain talked with Abel his brother:

and it came to pass,

when they were in the field,

that Cain rose up against Abel his brother,

and slew him.

And the Lord said unto Cain,

Where is Abel thy brother?

And he said,

I know not:

Am I my brother's keeper?

And he said,

What hast thou done?

the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.

And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from - thy hand;

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And the Lord God formed - man - of the dust of the ground,

and breathed into - his nostrils the breath of life;

and man - became a living soul.

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The children of Shem;

Elam, and Asshur,

and Arphaxad,

and Lud,

and Aram.

And the children of Aram;

Uz,

and Hul,

and Gether,

and Mash.

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There - was a man in the land of Uz,

whose name was Job;

and that man was  perfect - and upright,

and one that feared God,

and eschewed d-evil.

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when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men,

and they bare children - to them,

the same became mighty men which were of old,

men of renown.

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And Cush begat Nimrod:

he began - to be mighty upon the earth.

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After this

opened Job - his

mouth,

and cursed his day.

If I speak of strength,

lo,

he is strong:

and if of judgment,

who shall set me - a time to plead?

If I justify myself,

mine own mouth shall condemn me:

if I say,

I am perfect,

it shall also prove me perverse. Though I were perfect,

yet would I not know - my soul:

I would despise my life.

This is one thing,

therefore I said it,

He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.

If the scourge slay suddenly,

he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.

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And Emmanuel said unto him,

. . . Thou knowest the commandments,

Do not commit adultery,

Do not kill,

Do not steal,

Do not bear false witness,

Honour thy father and thy mother.

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Wherefore the Lord said,

Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth,

and with their lips - do honour me,

but have removed their heart far from me,

and their fear - toward me is taught by the precept of men:

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Stand now with thine enchantments,

and with the multitude of thy sorceries,

wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth;

if so be - thou shalt be able to profit,

if so be - thou mayest prevail.

Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels.

Let now the astrologers,

the stargazers,

the monthly prognosticators, stand up,

and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.

Behold,

they shall be as stubble;

the fire shall burn them;

they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame:

there - shall not be a coal to warm at,

nor fire to sit before it.

Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured,

even thy merchants,

from thy youth:

they shall wander every one to his quarter;

none shall save thee.

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And he said,

All these have I kept from my youth up.

ISamuel