I saw among the simple,
    I noticed among the young men,
    a youth who had no sense.(A)

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and I noticed among the naïve—
    that is, I discerned among the youths—
        a senseless young man.

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21 Folly brings joy to one who has no sense,(A)
    but whoever has understanding keeps a straight course.

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21 Stupidity is the delight of the senseless,
    but an understanding man walks uprightly.

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18 One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge
    and puts up security for a neighbor.(A)

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18 A man who lacks sense[a] cosigns a loan,[b]
    becoming a guarantor for his neighbor.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:18 Lit. heart
  2. Proverbs 17:18 Lit. sense strikes the palm