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34:1  Vain and false are the hopes of the senseless, and dreams offer wings to a fool.
34:2  Like one who clutches at shadows or chases the wind is someone who pays heed to dreams.
34:3  What you see in dreams is simply an image, the reflection of a face in a mirror.
34:4  From something unclean what can be clean? From something false what can be true?
34:5  Divinations, omens, and dreams are all unreal; the mind portrays what you already expect.
34:6  Unless they are sent through the intervention of the Most High, pay no attention to them.
34:7  For dreams have led many astray, and those who have placed their hopes in them have been greatly disappointed.
34:8  Without such deceptions the law is fulfilled, and wisdom is perfected in the mouth of the faithful.
34:9  Someone who is well traveled knows many things, and someone who is experienced understands what he is talking about.
34:10  Someone who is inexperienced knows few things,
34:11  whereas one who has traveled extensively acquires cleverness.
34:12  I have seen many things during my travels and have come to understand more than I can put into words.
34:13  I have often been in danger of death, but I have been saved because of these things.
34:14  The spirit of those who fear the Lord will live,
34:15  for their hope is in him who is their Savior.
34:16  The man who fears the Lord is never fearful of anything else, never cowardly, for he is his hope.
34:17  Blessed is the soul that fears the Lord.
34:18  To whom does he look? Who is his support?
34:19  The eyes of the Lord watch over those who love him; he is their powerful shield and firm support, a shelter from the scorching wind and a shade from the noonday sun, a guard against stumbling and a help against falling.
34:20  He revives the soul and brightens the eyes; he gives health, life, and blessing.
34:21  A sacrifice of ill-gotten goods is tainted;
34:22  the gifts of the wicked are not acceptable.
34:23  The Most High takes no pleasure in the offerings of the godless, nor do their many sacrifices gain his pardon for their sins.
34:24  Like the man who slays a son in his father’s presence is the one who offers a sacrifice taken from the possessions of the poor.
34:25  The bread of charity is life itself to the poor; whoever deprives them of it is a murderer.
34:26  To take away a neighbor’s livelihood is to commit murder;
34:27  to deny a laborer his wages is to shed blood.
34:28  When one builds up and another tears down, what have they gotten out of it but hard work?
34:29  When one prays and another curses, to whose voice will the Lord listen?
34:30  If someone bathes after touching a corpse and then touches it again, what has been gained by washing?
34:31  So it is with the one who fasts for his sins and then goes out and commits them again. Who will listen to his prayer? And what has he gained by his penance?