Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences. Young's Literal Translation The prudent hath seen the evil, and is hidden, And the simple have passed on, and are punished. King James Bible A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, and hideth {08675;05641:08799} himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished. Hebrew The prudentעָר֤וּם ׀ (‘ā·rūm) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6175: Crafty, shrewd, sensible see רָאָ֣ה (rā·’āh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see danger רָעָ֣ה (rā·‘āh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil and take cover, וְנִסְתָּ֑ר (wə·nis·tār) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5641: To hide, conceal but the simple וּ֝פְתָיִ֗ים (ū·p̄ə·ṯā·yîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6612: Simple, perhaps open-minded keep going עָבְר֥וּ (‘ā·ḇə·rū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on and suffer the consequences. וְֽנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃ (wə·ne·‘ĕ·nā·šū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 6064: To urge, to inflict a, penalty, to fine |