Those who reject the law praise the wicked,(A)
but those who keep the law pit themselves against them.(B)

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Those who abandon the Law (A)praise the wicked,
But those who keep the Law (B)strive against them.

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A discerning son keeps the law,
but a companion of gluttons humiliates his father.(A)

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He who keeps the Law is a discerning son,
But he who is a companion of (A)gluttons humiliates his father.

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Anyone who turns his ear away from hearing the law—
even his prayer is detestable.(A)

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One who turns his ear away from listening to the Law,
Even his (A)prayer is an abomination.

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18 Without revelation[a](A) people run wild,(B)
but one who follows divine instruction will be happy.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 29:18 Lit vision

18 Where there is (A)no [a]vision, the people (B)are unrestrained,
But (C)happy is one who keeps the Law.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:18 Or revelation