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13 The atzel (sluggard, lazy one) saith, There is an ari (lion) outside; I shall be murdered in the streets.

14 The peh (mouth) of zarot (strange women) is a deep pit; he that is under the wrath of Hashem shall fall therein.

15 Folly is bound in the lev na’ar, but the shevet musar (rod of correction) shall drive it far from him.

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13 The sluggard says, “There’s a lion outside!(A)
    I’ll be killed in the public square!”

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

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

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