The law of the wise is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.
The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.
The law of the wise is a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.
The teaching of the wise [man] is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.
Proverbs — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
P R O V E R B S CHAP. XIII. Moral Maxims. 1 A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke. Among the children of the same parents it is no new thing for some to be hopeful and others the contrary; now here we…