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Those who forsake the law (A)praise the wicked,
But those who keep the law (B)strive with them.

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Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked,
    but those who heed it resist them.

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He who observes the law is a son who understands,
But he who befriends (A)gluttons humiliates his father.

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A discerning son heeds instruction,
    but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.(A)

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He who turns away his ear from listening to the law,
Even his (A)prayer is an abomination.

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If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction,
    even their prayers are detestable.(A)

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18 Where there is (A)no [a]vision, the people (B)are out of control,
But how (C)blessed is he who keeps the law.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:18 Or revelation

18 Where there is no revelation, people cast off restraint;
    but blessed is the one who heeds wisdom’s instruction.(A)

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