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Through wisdom a house is built;
    by understanding it is established;

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A house is built by wisdom,(A)
and it is established by understanding;

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Saying 21

By wisdom a house is built,(A)
    and through understanding it is established;

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Wisdom is too high for a fool.
    He doesn’t open his mouth in the gate.

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Wisdom is inaccessible to[a] a fool;(A)
he does not open his mouth at the city gate.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 24:7 Lit is too high for

Saying 23

Wisdom is too high for fools;
    in the assembly at the gate they must not open their mouths.

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13 My son, eat honey, for it is good,
    the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste;
14 so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul.
    If you have found it, then there will be a reward:
    Your hope will not be cut off.

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13 Eat honey,(A) my son, for it is good,
and the honeycomb is sweet to your palate;(B)
14 realize that wisdom is the same for you.(C)
If you find it, you will have a future,
and your hope will never fade.(D)

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Saying 26

13 Eat honey, my son, for it is good;
    honey from the comb is sweet to your taste.
14 Know also that wisdom is like honey for you:
    If you find it, there is a future hope for you,
    and your hope will not be cut off.(A)

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