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25 It is a snare to humankind to say rashly “It is holy,”
    and after vows, to scrutinize.
26 A wise king winnows the wicked,
    and he will drive a wheel over them.
27 The lamp of Yahweh is the spirit[a] of humankind,
    he who searches every innermost part.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:27 Or “soul”
  2. Proverbs 20:27 Literally “parts of the inmost”