10 Stern discipline awaits anyone who leaves the path;
    the one who hates correction will die.(A)

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10 Discipline is harsh for the one who leaves the path;
the one who hates correction will die.

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11 Evildoers foster rebellion against God;
    the messenger of death will be sent against them.

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11 An evil person desires only rebellion;
a cruel messenger[a](A) will be sent against him.

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Footnotes

  1. 17:11 Or a merciless angel

18 An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends
    and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.

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18 One who isolates himself pursues selfish desires;
he rebels against all sound wisdom.

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A person’s own folly(A) leads to their ruin,
    yet their heart rages against the Lord.(B)

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A person’s own foolishness leads him astray,
yet his heart rages against the Lord.(A)

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