Proverbs 1 17
There's no point in trying to lure birds into a net when they can see it.
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NIV Proverbs 1:17How useless to spread a net where every bird can see it!
KJV Proverbs 1:17Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
YLT Proverbs 1:17Surely in vain is the net spread out before the eyes of any bird.