22 All at once he follows her,
    as an ox goes to the slaughter,
or as a stag is caught fast[a]
23     till an arrow pierces its liver;
as (A)a bird rushes into a snare;
    he does not know that it will cost him his life.

24 And (B)now, O sons, listen to me,
    and be attentive to the words of my mouth.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 7:22 Probable reading (compare Septuagint, Vulgate, Syriac); Hebrew as a chain to discipline a fool

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