12 May a man meet a she-bear robbed of offspring and not a fool in his folly.
12 Let a man meet (A)a she-bear robbed of her cubs (B)rather than a fool in his folly.
12 A ring of gold and an ornament of fine gold is a rebuke of the wise to the ear of a listener.
12 Like (A)a gold ring or an ornament of gold is a wise reprover to (B)a listening ear.
17 As iron sharpens[a] iron, so one man sharpens another.[b]
17 Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.[a]
23 He who rebukes a person will afterward find more favor than he who flatters with the tongue.
23 Whoever (A)rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than (B)he who flatters with his tongue.
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