And I saw among the fools, and considered among the children a young man destitute of understanding,

Who passed through the street by her corner, and went toward her house,

In the twilight in the evening, when the night began to be [a]black and dark.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 7:9 He showeth that there was almost none so impudent, but they were afraid to be seen, and also their own consciences did accuse them which caused them to seek the night to cover their filthiness.

I saw among the simple,
    I noticed among the young men,
    a youth who had no sense.(A)
He was going down the street near her corner,
    walking along in the direction of her house
at twilight,(B) as the day was fading,
    as the dark of night set in.

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