The words of a man's mouth are (A)deep waters;
    the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.

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The words of the mouth are deep waters;
    the fountain of wisdom is a gushing stream.(A)

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(A)Whoever gets sense loves his own soul;
    he who keeps understanding will (B)discover good.

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To get wisdom is to love oneself;
    to keep understanding is to prosper.(A)

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By (A)wisdom a house is built,
    and by understanding it is established;

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By wisdom a house is built,
    and by understanding it is established;(A)

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

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Wisdom is too high for fools;
    in the gate they do not open their mouths.(A)

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14 Know that wisdom is such to your soul;
    if you find it, there will be (A)a future,
    and your hope will not be cut off.

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14 Know that wisdom is such to your soul;
    if you find it, you will find a future,
    and your hope will not be cut off.(A)

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26 Whoever (A)trusts in his own mind is a fool,
    but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.

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26 Those who trust in their own wits are fools,
    but those who walk in wisdom come through safely.

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24 (A)Four things on earth are small,
    but they are exceedingly wise:
25 (B)the ants are a people not strong,
    yet they provide their food in the summer;
26 (C)the rock badgers are a people not mighty,
    yet they make their homes in the cliffs;
27 the locusts have no (D)king,
    yet all of them march in (E)rank;
28 the lizard you can take in your hands,
    yet it is in kings' palaces.

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24 Four things on earth are small,
    yet they are exceedingly wise:
25 the ants are a people without strength,
    yet they provide their food in the summer;(A)
26 the badgers are a people without power,
    yet they make their homes in the rocks;(B)
27 the locusts have no king,
    yet all of them march in rank;
28 the lizard[a] can be grasped in the hand,
    yet it is found in kings’ palaces.

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Footnotes

  1. 30.28 Or spider