12 (A)A worthless person, a wicked man,
    goes about with (B)crooked speech,
13 (C)winks with his eyes, signals[a] with his feet,
    points with his finger,
14 with (D)perverted heart (E)devises evil,
    continually (F)sowing discord;
15 therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly;
    (G)in a moment he will be broken (H)beyond healing.

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  1. Proverbs 6:13 Hebrew scrapes

The Folly of Causing Strife

12 A worthless man, a wicked man,
    goes around with devious speech,
13 winking with his eyes, making signs[a] with[b] his feet,
    pointing with his fingers,
14 planning evil with a perverse mind,[c]
    continually stirring up discord.
15 Therefore, disaster will overtake him suddenly.
    He will be broken in an instant,
        and he will never recover.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 6:13 Lit. scraping
  2. Proverbs 6:13 The Heb. lacks with
  3. Proverbs 6:14 Or heart