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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The purposes in the human mind are like deep water,
    but the intelligent will draw them out.(A)
Many proclaim themselves loyal,
    but who can find one worthy of trust?(B)

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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 have made my heart clean;
    I am pure from my sin”?(A)

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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 The glory of youths is their strength,
    but the beauty of the aged is their gray hair.(A)

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