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14 Have thou mind (or Think upon) thy father and mother; for (or when) thou standest in the midst of great men. Lest peradventure God forget thee in the sight of them; and lest thou made a fool by thus customableness, suffer shame, either scorning [or and through thy busyness greatly made (a) fool, reproof thou suffer], and haddest rather to be not born, and curse the day of thy birth.

15 A man customable in the words of shame, in all (his) days shall not be taught. [A man used in (or to) words of reproof, in all his days shall not be learned.]

16 Two kinds be plenteous [or abound] in sins, and the third bringeth ire [or wrath] and perdition. An hot soul burning as fire shall not be quenched, till it swallow something; and a wicked, [or shrewd, (or depraved)] man in the mouth of his flesh shall not fail, till he kindle (a) fire.

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