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LXX

Proverbs 17:12

Care may befall a man of understanding; but fools will meditate evils.

Parallel Translations

LXX2012View canonical →
Care may befall a man of understanding; but fools will meditate evils.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
World English Bible
GNVView canonical →
It is better for a man to meete a beare robbed of her whelpes, then a foole in his follie.
Geneva Bible

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