Proverbs 22:3
The prudent man saw the evil, and hid himself: the simple passed on, and suffered loss.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Callidus vidit malum, et abscondit se ; innocens pertransiit, et afflictus est damno.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- πανοῦργος ἰδὼν πονηρὸν τιμωρούμενον κραταιῶς αὐτὸς παιδεύεται, οἱ δὲ ἄφρονες παρελθόντες ἐζημιώθησαν.
- Hebrew (WLC)
- עָר֤וּם רָאָ֣ה רָעָ֣ה ויסתר וּ֝פְתָיִ֗ים עָבְר֥וּ וְֽנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ
The Fathers on this verse
Clement of Alexandria The Stromata, or Miscellanies, Chapter XXVII. The Law, Even in Correcting and Punishing, Aims at the Good of Men
And to prove that example corrects, he says directly to the purpose: “A clever man, when he seeth the wicked punished, will himself be severely chastised, for the fear of the Lord is the source of wisdom.”