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\c 11
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\v 1 Yahweh hates scales that are not accurate,
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\q but he delights in a precise weight.
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\q
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\v 2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace,
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\q but with humility comes wisdom.
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\q
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\v 3 The integrity of the upright guides them,
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\q but the crooked ways of the treacherous destroy them.
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\q
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\v 4 Wealth is worthless on the day of wrath,
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\q but doing right keeps you from death.
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\q
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\v 5 The right conduct of a blameless person makes his way straight,
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\q but the wicked will fall because of their own wickedness.
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\v 6 The right conduct of those who please God keeps them safe,
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\q but the treacherous are trapped by their cravings.
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\v 7 When a wicked man dies, his hope perishes,
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\q and the hope that was in his strength comes to nothing.
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\v 8 The one who does what is right is kept away from trouble,
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\q and it comes upon the wicked instead.
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\v 9 With his mouth the godless destroys his neighbor,
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\q but through knowledge those who do what is right are kept safe.
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\v 10 When those who do right prosper, a city rejoices;
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\q when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
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\v 11 Through the good gifts of those who please God, the city becomes great;
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\q by the mouth of the wicked, the city is torn down.
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\v 12 The man who has contempt for his friend has no sense,
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\q but a man of understanding keeps quiet.
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\v 13 Whoever goes around slandering reveals secrets,
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\q but a faithful person keeps a matter covered.
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\v 14 Where there is no wise direction, a nation falls,
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\q but victory comes by consulting many advisors.
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\v 15 Whoever guarantees a loan for a stranger will surely suffer harm,
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\q but the one who hates giving a pledge in that kind of promise is safe.
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\v 16 A gracious woman gets honor,
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\q but ruthless people grasp for wealth.
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\v 17 A kind person benefits himself,
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\q but one who is cruel hurts himself.
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\v 18 The wicked person lies to get his wages,
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\q but one who sows what is right reaps the wages of truth.
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\v 19 An honest person who does what is right will live,
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\q but the one who pursues evil will die.
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\v 20 Yahweh hates those whose hearts are perverse,
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\q but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.
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\v 21 Be sure of this—wicked people will not go unpunished,
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\q but the descendants of those who do what is right will be kept safe.
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\v 22 Like a gold ring in a pig's nose
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\q is a beautiful woman without discretion.
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\v 23 The desires of those who do what is right result in good,
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\q but wicked people can only hope for wrath.
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\v 24 There is one who sows seed—he will accumulate even more;
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\q another does not sow—he comes to poverty.
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\v 25 The generous person will prosper,
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\q and the one who gives water to others will have water for himself.
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\v 26 People curse the man who refuses to sell grain,
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\q but good gifts crown the head of him who sells it.
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\v 27 The one who diligently seeks good is also seeking favor,
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\q but the one who searches for evil will find it.
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\v 28 Those who trust in their riches will fall,
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\q but like the leaf, those who do right will flourish.
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\v 29 The one who brings trouble on his own household will inherit the wind,
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\q and the fool will become a servant to the wise of heart.
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\v 30 Those who do right will be like a tree of life,
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\q but violence takes away lives.
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\v 31 If those who do right receive what they deserve,
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\q how much more the wicked and the sinner!
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