Bible verse
“Worthless, worthless!” says the buyer, but on the way out, he gloats.
Proverbs 20:14 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 20.
10 Differing weights and unequal measures—both are detestable to the LORD.
11 Even a young man is known by his actions—whether his conduct is pure and upright.
12 Ears that hear and eyes that see—the LORD has made them both.
13 Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.
14 “Worthless, worthless!” says the buyer, but on the way out, he gloats.
15 There is an abundance of gold and rubies, but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure.
16 Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
17 Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is full of gravel.
18 Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.
KJV
[It is] naught, [it is] naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
ASV
It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
ERV
It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
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