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14 The mouth of a loose[a] woman is a deep pit;
    he with whom the Lord is angry falls into it.
15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a boy,
    but the rod of discipline drives it far away.
16 Oppressing the poor in order to enrich oneself,
    and giving to the rich, will lead only to loss.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 22:14 Heb strange

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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