Counsel in a person’s heart is deep water;(A)
but a person of understanding draws it out.

Many a person proclaims his own loyalty,
but who can find a trustworthy person?(B)

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Advice comes from the deep waters of the heart;
    those with understanding can draw it out.
Many people will say that they are loyal,
    but who can find a reliable person?

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Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure;
I am cleansed from my sin”?(A)

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Who can say, “I’m innocent to the core;
    I’m cleansed from my sin”?

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29 The glory of young men is their strength,
and the splendor of old men is gray hair.(A)

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29 Strength is the glory of young men;
    gray hair is the splendor of old age.

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