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17 The highway of the upright, it turns from evil,
    he who guards himself[a] keeps his way.

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  1. Proverbs 16:17 Or “soul,” or “inner self”

The clever sees danger and hides,
    but the simple go on and suffer.

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Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;
    he who guards himself[a] will keep away from them.

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  1. Proverbs 22:5 Or “soul,” or “life”