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Proverbs 1:17
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Truly, to no purpose is the net stretched out before the eyes of the bird:
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My son, do not go with them; keep your feet from their ways:
16
For their feet are running after evil, and they are quick to take a man's life.
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Truly, to no purpose is the net stretched out before the eyes of the bird:
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And they are secretly waiting for their blood and making ready destruction for themselves.
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Such is the fate of everyone who goes in search of profit; it takes away the life of its owners.
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