28 He said to mankind,
“The fear of the Lord is this: wisdom.
And to turn from evil is understanding.”(A)

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28 And he said to the human race,
    “The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom,
    and to shun evil(A) is understanding.”(B)

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14 Turn away from evil and do what is good;(A)
seek peace and pursue it.(B)

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14 Turn from evil and do good;(A)
    seek peace(B) and pursue it.

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Don’t consider yourself to be wise;(A)
fear the Lord and turn away from evil.(B)

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Do not be wise in your own eyes;(A)
    fear the Lord(B) and shun evil.(C)

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A sensible person sees danger and takes cover,
but the inexperienced keep going and are punished.(A)

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The prudent see danger and take refuge,(A)
    but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.(B)

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