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Proverbs 7:23

Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
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English Standard Version

till an arrow pierces its liver; as a bird rushes into a snare; he does not know that it will cost him his life.

New International Version

till an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare, little knowing it will cost him his life.

Catholic Public Domain Version

until the arrow pierces his liver. It is just as if a bird were to hurry into the snare. And he does not know that his actions endanger his own soul