Wise people see danger and go to a safe place. But childish people keep going and suffer for it.

通达人见祸藏躲；愚蒙人前往受害。

通达人见祸就藏躲；愚蒙人却前往受害。

通达人见祸就藏躲；愚蒙人却前往受害。

明哲人遇祸躲避，愚昧人前往受害。

精明人看见灾祸，就躲藏起来；愚蒙人却往前走，自取祸害。

聪明人看见恶事就会躲藏；无知的人却前去自招惩罚。

通達人見禍藏躲；愚蒙人前往受害。

通達人見禍就藏躲；愚蒙人卻前往受害。

通達人見禍就藏躲；愚蒙人卻前往受害。

明哲人遇禍躲避，愚昧人前往受害。

精明人看見災禍，就躲藏起來；愚蒙人卻往前走，自取禍害。

精明人一見災禍就躲藏；愚蠢人卻前往去受罰受害。

聰明人看見惡事就會躲藏；無知的人卻前去自招懲罰。

精明者見害而隱避、樸拙者前往而遘災、

智者先機以避害、愚者前往而遭刑。

明哲人見害則避、愚拙人冒往遭刑、

The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it.

A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions. The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.

A sensible person sees danger and takes cover, but the inexperienced keep going and are punished.

A prudent person sees evil and hides himself, But the naive proceed, and pay the penalty.

A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself, But the simple pass on and are punished.

A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

A sensible person sees danger and takes cover, but the inexperienced keep going and are punished.

A prudent[ man] foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going and suffer for it.

A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

A wise person has respect for the Lord and avoids evil. But a foolish person has a bad temper and yet feels secure.

Wise people see danger and go to a safe place. But childish people keep on going and suffer for it.

Whoever still won’t obey after being warned many times will suddenly be destroyed. Nothing can save them.

You know very well how the day of the Lord will come. It will come like a thief in the night.People will be saying that everything is peaceful and safe. Then suddenly they will be destroyed. It will happen like birth pains coming on a pregnant woman. None of the people will escape.Brothers and sisters, you are not in darkness. So that day should not surprise you as a thief would.All of you are children of the light. You are children of the day. We don’t belong to the night. We don’t belong to the darkness.So let us not be like the others. They are asleep. Instead, let us be wide awake and in full control of ourselves.

Among those who were childish I saw a young man who had no sense.

Noah had faith. So he built an ark to save his family. He built it because of his great respect for God. God had warned him about things that could not yet be seen. Because of his faith Noah showed the world that it was guilty. Because of his faith he was considered right with God.

My people, go into your houses. Shut the doors behind you. Hide yourselves for a little while. Do it until the Lord’ s anger is over.He is coming from the place where he lives. He will punish the people of the earth for their sins. The blood spilled on the earth will be brought out into the open. The ground will no longer hide those who have been killed.

The officials of Pharaoh who had respect for what the Lord had said obeyed him. They hurried to bring their slaves and their livestock inside.But others didn’t pay attention to what the Lord had said. They left their slaves and livestock outside.

“ The prophet Daniel spoke about‘ the hated thing that destroys.’( Daniel 9:27; 11:31; 12:11) Someday you will see it standing in the holy place. The reader should understand this.Then those who are in Judea should escape to the mountains.No one on the housetop should go down into the house to take anything out.No one in the field should go back to get their coat.

“ Let all who are childish come to my house!” She speaks to those who have no sense.She says,“ Stolen water is sweet. Food eaten in secret tastes good!”But they don’t know that dead people are there. They don’t know that her guests are deep in the place of the dead.

When God made his promise, he gave his word. He did this so we would have good reason not to give up. Instead, we have run to take hold of the hope set before us. This hope is set before us in God’s promise. So God made his promise and gave his word. These two things can’t change. He couldn’t lie about them.

All at once he followed her. He was like an ox going to be killed. He was like a deer stepping into a trapuntil an arrow struck its liver. He was like a bird rushing into a trap. Little did he know it would cost him his life!