13 Therefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evil.
Amos 5:13
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2 The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is Maker of them all. 3 The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences. 4 The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life.
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Proverbs 27:11–13
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