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