If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou scoffest, thou alone shalt bear it.

If¹ thou be wise,ª° thou shalt be wiseª° for thyself: but [if] thou scornest,ª° thou alone¹ shalt bearª° [it].

If¹ thou be wise,ª° thou shalt be wiseª° for thy selfe: but [if] thou scornest,ª° thou alone¹ shalt beareª° it.

Son, if thou be wise for thyself, thou shalt also be wise for thy neighbours; and if thou shouldest prove wicked, thou alone wilt bear the evil. He that stays himself upon falsehoods, attempts to rule the winds, and the same will pursue birds in their fight: for he has forsaken the ways of his own vineyard, and he has caused the axles of his own husbandry to go astray; and he goes through a dry desert, and a [land] appointed to drought, and he gathers barrenness with his hands.

If¹ thou be wise,ª° thou shalt be wiseª° for thyself: but [if] thou scornest,ª° thou alone¹ shalt bearª° [it].

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