10 Stern discipline awaits anyone who leaves the path;
    the one who hates correction will die.(A)

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10 There is severe discipline for one who forsakes the way;
    one who hates a rebuke will die.(A)

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11 Evildoers foster rebellion against God;
    the messenger of death will be sent against them.

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11 Evil people seek only rebellion,
    but a cruel messenger will be sent against them.

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18 An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends
    and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.

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18 The one who lives alone is self-indulgent,
    showing contempt for all sound judgment.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 18.1 Meaning of Heb uncertain

A person’s own folly(A) leads to their ruin,
    yet their heart rages against the Lord.(B)

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One’s own folly leads to ruin,
    yet the heart rages against the Lord.(A)

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