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10 Severe discipline belongs to him who forsakes the way;
    he who hates a rebuke will die.

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10 Severe punishment awaits anyone who wanders off the path—
    anyone who despises reproof will die.

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11 An evil person will seek only rebellion,
    and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

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11 A rebellious person seeks evil;
    a cruel emissary will be sent to oppose him.

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18 He who is selfish seeks a craving;[a]
    against all sound judgment he shows contempt.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:1 Or “boundary”

How Fools Talk

18 Whoever isolates himself pursues selfish ends;
he resists all sound advice.

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As for the folly of humankind, its way leads to ruin,
    and against Yahweh his heart[a] will rage.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:3 Or “mind”

A man’s foolishness ruins his life,[a]
    yet his heart rages against the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:3 Lit. way