 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

For <integration by parts>, choose $u=\ln x$ and $dv=x^{-4}\,dx$. Then $du=dx/x$ and $v=-1/(3x^3)$, giving
$$
\int\frac{\ln x}{x^4}\,dx=-\frac{\ln x}{3x^3}+\frac13\int x^{-4}\,dx
=\boxed{-\frac{3\ln x+1}{9x^3}+C,\qquad x>0.}
$$
Here $C$ is an arbitrary <constant of integration>.

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