“A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.”
The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty—an exhortation to foresight as a distinguishing mark of wisdom, establishing that the wise person anticipates trouble while the simple person stumbles into it. The verb 'see danger' (ra'ah) describes perception; prudence operates through careful observation. The consequence for the simple (naive/open-minded) is that they 'pay the penalty' (yenashu onesh). The theological significance involves the principle that wisdom operates through perception and preparation.
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