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14 The words of a bad woman
    are like a deep pit;
if you make the Lord angry,
    you will fall right in.
15 All children are foolish,
but firm correction
    will make them change.
16 Cheat the poor to make profit
or give gifts to the rich—
    either way you lose.

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14 The mouth of an adulterous woman is a deep pit;(A)
    a man who is under the Lord’s wrath falls into it.(B)

15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
    but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.(C)

16 One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth
    and one who gives gifts to the rich—both come to poverty.

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