12 Better for a man to meet a bear robbed of her cubs(A)than a fool in his foolishness.
12 May a man meet a she-bear robbed of offspring and not a fool in his folly.
12 A wise correction to a receptive ear(A)is like a gold ring or an ornament of gold.
12 A ring of gold and an ornament of fine gold is a rebuke of the wise to the ear of a listener.
17 Iron sharpens iron,and one man sharpens another.[a]
17 As iron sharpens[a] iron, so one man sharpens another.[b]
23 One who rebukes a person will later find more favor(A)than one who flatters[a] with his tongue.(B)
23 He who rebukes a person will afterward find more favor than he who flatters with the tongue.
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