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14 so shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul;
    when you have found it, then there will be a reward,
    and your expectation will not be cut off.

Saying Twenty-Seven

15 Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;
    do not spoil his resting place;
16 for a just man falls seven times and rises up again,
    but the wicked will fall into mischief.

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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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