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In general, taking random out-of-context verses from a Bible is a VERY bad idea. This said, this is an experiment to generate a not too bad fortune-cookie database under the following principles: - Only the text from the psalms, which are usually meant for praying, were taken. - The texts always include at least some context: you are always notified where the text came from and there is always sufficient text so that the phrases make sense. - The text was taken from the classic Douai Bible, a direct translation from the latin Vulgata. The old language will not give you false impressions that you are actually understanding it fully. - No effort was done to remove the original comments. Non-Christians may rightfully feel the translation is biased. This is meant to be a general aid for Christian meditation: it is not generally to be taken as my message-of-the-day from God. To use, you need UNIX fortune(6) utility and you should follow the instructions from the corresponding man page. PR: 202896 Submitted by: pfg
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Book of Psalms from the Douai Bible (1610) in fortune(6) file format
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In general, taking random out-of-context verses from a Bible is a
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VERY bad idea. This said, this is an experiment to generate a not
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too bad fortune-cookie database under the following principles:
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- Only the text from the psalms, which are usually meant for praying,
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were taken.
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- The texts always include at least some context: you are always
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notified where the text came from and there is always sufficient
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text so that the phrases make sense.
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- The text was taken from the classic Douai Bible, a direct translation
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from the latin Vulgata. The old language will not give you false
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impressions that you are actually understanding it fully.
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- No effort was done to remove the original comments. Non-Christians
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may rightfully feel the translation is biased.
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This is meant to be a general aid for Christian meditation: it is not
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generally to be taken as my message-of-the-day from God.
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To use, you need UNIX fortune(6) utility and you should follow the
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instructions from the corresponding man page.
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