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19 Better to be poor and live one’s life uprightly
    than engage in crooked speech, for such a one is a fool.

To act without knowing how you function is not good;
    and if you rush ahead, you will miss your goal.

A person’s own folly is what ruins his way,
    but he rages in his heart against Adonai.

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19 Better the poor whose walk is blameless
    than a fool whose lips are perverse.(A)

Desire without knowledge is not good—
    how much more will hasty feet miss the way!(B)

A person’s own folly(C) leads to their ruin,
    yet their heart rages against the Lord.(D)

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