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20 Precious treasure and oil are in the house of the wise,
    but the foolish person[a] will devour them.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:20 Or “foolish of mankind”
  2. Proverbs 21:20 Literally “it”

20 There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise;
    but a foolish man swallows it up.

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22 To a city of warriors, the wise ascends,
    and he will bring down the stronghold—its object of trust.

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22 A wise man scales the city of the mighty,
    and brings down the strength of its confidence.

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