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Through wisdom a house is built;
    by understanding it is established;

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A house is built by wisdom
    and becomes strong through good sense.

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Wisdom is too high for a fool.
    He doesn’t open his mouth in the gate.

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Wisdom is too lofty for fools.
    Among leaders at the city gate, they have nothing to say.

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13 My son, eat honey, for it is good,
    the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste;
14 so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul.
    If you have found it, then there will be a reward:
    Your hope will not be cut off.

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13 My child,[a] eat honey, for it is good,
    and the honeycomb is sweet to the taste.
14 In the same way, wisdom is sweet to your soul.
    If you find it, you will have a bright future,
    and your hopes will not be cut short.

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Footnotes

  1. 24:13 Hebrew My son; also in 24:21.