A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself:
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Wisdom does not wait for damage to become visible before it responds. It notices early and adjusts in time.
The proverb honors foresight rather than fear. Prudence is not panic. It is disciplined attention to where a road is clearly tending before you are trapped on it.
Its usefulness remains obvious because many crises are predictable long before they are unavoidable.
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