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22 At once he followed her
like an ox on the way
    to be slaughtered,
or like a fool on the way
to be punished[a]
23     and killed with arrows.
He was no more than a bird
    rushing into a trap,
without knowing
    it would cost him his life.

24 My son, pay close attention
    to what I have said.

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Footnotes

  1. 7.22 a fool … punished: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.

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