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A plain cup of water and broken bread are partly concealed by a dark curtain on a stone ledge.
Artwork is an interpretation. Scripture is quoted from the People's Open Bible.

Proverbs 9:17

Stolen Water and Secret Bread

Wisdom’s Banquet and Folly’s Hidden Guests · Proverbs 9

Story guide: Hidden bread and water illustrate Folly’s quoted claim; the guide does not endorse it or invent a theft.

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17Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”

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