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Proverbs 1:19-21
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

19 Such is the end[a] of all who are greedy for gain;
    it takes away the life of its possessors.

The Call of Wisdom

20 Wisdom cries out in the street;
    in the squares she raises her voice.
21 At the busiest corner she cries out;
    at the entrance of the city gates she speaks:

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 1:19 Gk: Heb are the ways
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Proverbs 1:19-21
New International Version

19 Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain;
    it takes away the life of those who get it.(A)

Wisdom’s Rebuke

20 Out in the open wisdom calls aloud,(B)
    she raises her voice in the public square;
21 on top of the wall[a] she cries out,
    at the city gate she makes her speech:

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 1:21 Septuagint; Hebrew / at noisy street corners
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