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Proverbs 20:14
Bad! bad! saith the buyer, but, going his way, then, he boasteth.
Proverbs 20:14 · Rotherham Emphasised Bible
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Proverbs 20:14 in other translations
It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
“Worthless, worthless!” says the buyer, but on the way out, he gloats.
“It’s no good, it’s no good,” says the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.
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In context
11 Even, by his doings, doth a youth make himself known, whether, pure and upright, be his work.
12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Yahweh hath made them, both.
13 Do not love sleep, lest thou come to poverty, open thine eyes, be satisfied with bread.
14 Bad! bad! saith the buyer, but, going his way, then, he boasteth.
15 There are gold, and an abundance of corals, but, precious jewels, are the lips of knowledge.
16 Take his garment who is pledge for a stranger,—then, for a woman unknown, accept him as surety.
17 Sweet to a man, may be the bread of falsehood, but, afterward, shall his mouth be filled with gravel.
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