13 The slothful man saith, [a]A lion is without, I shall be slain in the street.

14 The mouth of strange women is as a deep pit: he with whom the Lord is angry, [b]shall fall therein.

15 Foolishness is bound [c]in the heart of a child: but the rod of correction shall drive it away from him.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 22:13 He derideth them that invent vain excuses, because they would not do their duty.
  2. Proverbs 22:14 So God punisheth one sin by another, when he suffereth the wicked to fall into the acquaintance of an harlot.
  3. Proverbs 22:15 He is naturally given unto it.

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