Holy Scripture
Proverbs 1:20
A church father on this verse
“It is written: "Wisdom is made known in death," that is to say, the life of the wise man is praised at the end of his life. Wherefore we read also in another place: "Do not praise a man during his lifetime"and again, "Praise not any man before death." Now suppose someone says: praise a man after death, for in the prai…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
20Wisdom sings aloud in passages, And in the broad places speaks boldly.
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18For they that are concerned in murder store up evils for themselves; And the overthrow of transgressors is evil.
19These are the ways of all that perform lawless deeds; For by ungodliness they destroy their own life.
— Proverbs 1:20 —
21And she makes proclamation on the top of the walls, And sits by the gates of princes; And at the gates of the city boldly says,
22So long as the simple cleave to justice, they shall not be ashamed: But the foolish being lovers of haughtiness, Having become ungodly have hated knowledge, And are become subject to reproofs.