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A false
abalance is an abomination to Jehovah,
But a full weight is His delight.
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When pride comes, then comes dishonor;
But wisdom is with the humble.
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The integrity of the upright will guide them,
But the perverseness of the treacherous will destroy them.
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aRiches do not profit in the day of wrath,
But righteousness delivers from death.
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The righteousness of the perfect man will make his way straight,
But the wicked man will fall by his own wickedness.
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The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
But the treacherous will be taken in their own craving.
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When a wicked man dies,
his expectation will perish;
And the hope of the strong perishes.
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The righteous man is delivered out of trouble,
And the wicked man comes
into it instead of him.
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With his mouth the profane man destroys his neighbor,
But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.
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When it goes well with the righteous, the city exults;
And when the wicked perish, there is a ringing shout.
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By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted,
But it is torn down by the mouth of the wicked.
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He who despises his neighbor lacks sense,
But a man of understanding keeps silent.
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aHe who goes about as a gossip reveals secrets,
But he who is of a faithful spirit conceals a matter.
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Where no sound counsel is, the people fall;
But in the
amultitude of counselors there is safety.
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He who is surety for a stranger will surely be troubled,
But he who hates giving pledges is secure.
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A gracious woman lays hold of honor,
And violent men lay hold of riches.
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The amerciful man rewards his own soul,
But the cruel troubles his own flesh.
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The wicked man earns deceitful wages,
But he who
asows righteousness
gets a true reward.
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He who is steadfast in righteousness
shall attain to life,
And he who pursues evil
advances to his own death.
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Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Jehovah,
But those who are perfect in
their way are His delight.
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1Be assured: The evil man will not go unpunished;
But the seed of the righteous will be delivered.
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Like a nose-ring of gold in a pig’s snout,
So is a beautiful woman who is without discretion.
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The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
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There is one who
ascatters and increases yet more,
And there is one who withholds what is appropriate
but ends up only in want.
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The ablessing soul will prosper,
And he who waters will also be watered himself.
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As for him who withholds grain, the people will curse him;
But blessing will be upon the head of him who sells
it..
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He who diligently seeks good seeks favor;
But as for him who searches after evil, it will come to him.
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He who
atrusts in his riches will fall,
But the righteous will flourish like the green leaf.
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He who troubles his own house will inherit the wind,
And a fool will be servant to the wise in heart.
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The fruit of the righteous man is a tree of life,
And he who is wise wins
asouls.
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If the righteous man will be
arecompensed on the earth,
How much more the wicked man and the sinner!
