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14 In the same way, wisdom is pleasing to you.
    If you find it, you have hope for the future.
Your wishes will come true.

15 Don’t be like the wicked and attack a good man’s house.
    Don’t rob the place where he lives.
16 A good man may be bothered by trouble seven times, but he does not give up.
    But the wicked are overwhelmed by trouble.

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14 Know also that wisdom is like honey for you:
    If you find it, there is a future hope for you,
    and your hope will not be cut off.(A)

Saying 27

15 Do not lurk like a thief near the house of the righteous,
    do not plunder their dwelling place;
16 for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again,
    but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.(B)

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