Proverbs 24:14-16
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
14 Such, you must know, is wisdom to your soul.
If you find it, you will have a future,
and your hope will not be cut off.(A)
15 [a]Do not lie in wait at the abode of the just,
do not ravage their dwelling places;
16 Though the just fall seven times, they rise again,
but the wicked stumble from only one mishap.
Footnotes
- 24:15–16 The just will overcome every misfortune that oppresses them. Seven times is an indefinite number.
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