The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way,
But the folly of fools is deceit.

(A)Fools mock at [a]sin,
But among the upright there is favor.

10 The heart knows its own bitterness,
And a stranger does not share its joy.

11 (B)The house of the wicked will be overthrown,
But the tent of the upright will flourish.

12 (C)There is a way that seems right to a man,
But (D)its end is the way of (E)death.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:9 Lit. guilt

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