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20 Precious treasure remains[a] in the house of the wise,
    but the fool devours it.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 21.20 Gk: Heb and oil

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”

22 One wise person went up against a city of warriors
    and brought down the stronghold in which they trusted.(A)

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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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