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22 Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it,
    but the instruction of fools is folly.

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22 Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it, but the instruction of fools is folly.

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12 Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs
    rather than a fool in his folly.

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12 Let a man meet a bear robbed of her whelps, rather than a fool in his folly.

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A fool has no delight in understanding,
    but in expressing his own heart.

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A fool hath no delight in understanding, unless his heart may discover itself.

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The foolishness of man perverts his way,
    and his heart frets against the Lord.

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The foolishness of man perverteth his way, and his heart fretteth against the Lord.

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10 Delight is not seemly for a fool,
    much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

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10 Delight is not seemly for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

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11 When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise;
    and when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

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11 When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise; and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

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Saying Twenty-Three

Wisdom is too high for a fool;
    he does not open his mouth in the gate.

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Wisdom is too high for a fool; he openeth not his mouth in the gate.

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Saying Twenty-Six

13 My son, eat honey because it is good,
    and the honeycomb that is sweet to your taste;
14 so shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul;
    when you have found it, then there will be a reward,
    and your expectation will not be cut off.

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13 My son, eat thou honey because it is good, and the honeycomb which is sweet to thy taste.

14 So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul when thou hast found it; then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

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12 Do you see a man wise in his own conceit?
    There is more hope for a fool than for him.

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12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

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25 He who is of a proud heart stirs up strife,
    but he who puts his trust in the Lord will prosper.

26 He who trusts in his own heart is a fool,
    but whoever walks wisely will be delivered.

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25 He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife, but he that putteth his trust in the Lord shall prosper.

26 He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool, but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

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11 A fool utters all his mind,
    but a wise man keeps it in until afterwards.

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11 A fool uttereth all his mind, but a wise man keepeth it in until afterwards.

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20 Do you see a man who is hasty in his words?
    There is more hope for a fool than for him.

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20 Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

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