5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; the cautious will keep far from them.(A)
6 Therefore I will hedge up her[a] way with thorns, and I will build a wall against her so that she cannot find her paths.(A)
7 Some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew with it and choked it.
8 But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is worthless and on the verge of being cursed; its end is to be burned over.(A)
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