22 “How long, O (A)simple ones, will you love simplicity?And (B)scoffers delight in scoffingAnd [a]fools (C)hate knowledge?
22 “How long, O [a](A)naive ones, will you love [b]being simple-minded?And (B)scoffers delight themselves in scoffingAnd fools (C)hate knowledge?
7 Leave the (A)presence of a fool,As you have not known lips of knowledge there.
7 Leave the (A)presence of a fool,Or you will not [a]discern [b]words of knowledge.
20 There is desirable (A)treasure and oil in the abode of the wise,But a foolish man (B)swallows it up.
20 There is precious (A)treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise,But a foolish man (B)swallows it up.
12 A prudent man sees evil and hides,The simple pass on and are punished.
12 A prudent man sees evil and hides himself,The [a]naive proceed and pay the penalty.
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