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13 My child, eat honey, for it is good,
    and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.(A)
14 Know that wisdom is such to your soul;
    if you find it, you will find a future,
    and your hope will not be cut off.(B)

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13 My son, (A)eat honey, for it is good,
    and (B)the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.
14 Know that wisdom is such to your soul;
    if you find it, there will be (C)a future,
    and your hope will not be cut off.

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16 for though they fall seven times, they will rise again,
    but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.(A)

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16 (A)for the righteous falls (B)seven times and rises again,
    but (C)the wicked stumble in times of calamity.

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20 for the evil have no future;
    the lamp of the wicked will go out.(A)

21 My child, fear the Lord and the king,
    and do not disobey either of them,[a](B)
22 for disaster comes from them suddenly,
    and who knows the ruin that both can bring?

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Footnotes

  1. 24.21 Gk: Heb do not associate with those who change

20 for the evil man has no (A)future;
    (B)the lamp of the wicked will be put out.

21 My son, (C)fear the Lord and the king,
    and do not join with those who do otherwise,
22 for disaster will arise suddenly from them,
    and who knows the ruin that will come from them both?

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