12 May a man meet a she-bear robbed of offspring and not a fool in his folly.
12 Let a (A)person meet a (B)bear robbed of her cubs,Rather than a fool in his foolishness.
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]an (A)earring of gold and a (B)jewelry piece of (C)fine gold,Is a wise person who offers rebukes to a (D)listening ear.
17 As iron sharpens[a] iron, so one man sharpens another.[b]
17 As iron sharpens iron,So one person sharpens another.
23 He who rebukes a person will afterward find more favor than he who flatters with the tongue.
23 One who (A)rebukes a person will afterward find more favorThan one who (B)flatters with the tongue.
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