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The biblical Book of Proverbs was compiled in the seventh century BCE and credited to King Solomon. In this fresh translation, Rami Shapiro unpacks the book, writing that its wisdom transcends time and place and instructs readers to live simply, without rationalizations and excuses.

2:14–22 Wisdom rescues you from evil18 and saves you from the snare of empty pleasure and lies. She keeps you from those whose paths are false and lifeless, who find joy in doing evil and take pleasure in causing suffering. She keeps you from those who sell physical pleasure for profit and those who love without loyalty. They walk a lifeless way; and to follow them is to live as if dead.19 Choose differently: seek wisdom and walk the good path. The upright dwell in timeless wisdom; the wholehearted
Proverbs 2:14–22