Proverbs 1:19-21

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¹⁹ All greedy people end up this way;
    ·greed kills selfish people [^Lthey take their own lives].

²⁰ Wisdom [^Cthe personification of God’s wisdom; 8:1–36; 9:1–6] ·is like a woman shouting [^Lshouts] in the street;
    she ·raises her voice [yells out] in the city squares [^Cthe hub for business, government, and social interaction].
²¹ She cries out ·in the noisy street [^Lat the top of the noisy throng]
    and shouts at the [^Lentrances of] city gates: