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Proverbs 9:16-18
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16 “Come in with me,” she urges the simple.
    To those who lack good judgment, she says,
17 “Stolen water is refreshing;
    food eaten in secret tastes the best!”
18 But little do they know that the dead are there.
    Her guests are in the depths of the grave.[a]

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  1. 9:18 Hebrew in Sheol.
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Proverbs 9:16-18
New International Version

16     “Let all who are simple come to my house!”
To those who have no sense(A) she says,
17     “Stolen water is sweet;
    food eaten in secret is delicious!(B)”
18 But little do they know that the dead are there,
    that her guests are deep in the realm of the dead.(C)

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