Purpose and Theme

The proverbs(A) of Solomon(B) son of David, king of Israel:(C)

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The Beginning of Knowledge

The (A)proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:

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The Beginning of Knowledge

(A)The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:

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12 Moreover, no one knows when their hour will come:

As fish are caught in a cruel net,
    or birds are taken in a snare,
so people are trapped by evil times(A)
    that fall unexpectedly upon them.(B)

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12 For (A)man also does not know his time:
Like fish taken in a cruel net,
Like birds caught in a snare,
So the sons of men are (B)snared in an evil time,
When it falls suddenly upon them.

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12 For man (A)does not know his time. Like fish that are taken in an evil net, and (B)like birds that are caught in a snare, so the children of man are (C)snared at an evil time, when it suddenly falls upon them.

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