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63 lines
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Markdown
# Chapter 11
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1 A false balance is an abomination to the Lord,
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but a just weight is his delight.
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2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace,
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but with the humble is wisdom.
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3 The integrity of the upright guides them,
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but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
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4 Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
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but righteousness delivers from death.
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5 The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight,
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but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.
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6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
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but the treacherous are taken captive by their lust.
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7 When the wicked dies, his hope will perish,
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and the expectation of wealth perishes too.
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8 The righteous is delivered from trouble,
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and the wicked walks into it instead.
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9 With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor,
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but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.
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10 When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices,
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and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness.
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11 By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
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but by the mouth of the wicked it is overthrown.
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12 Whoever belittles his neighbor lacks sense,
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but a man of understanding remains silent.
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13 Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets,
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but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered.
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14 Where there is no guidance, a people falls,
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but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.
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15 Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer harm,
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but he who hates striking hands in pledge is secure.
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16 A gracious woman gets honor,
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and violent men get riches.
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17 A man who is kind benefits himself,
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but a cruel man hurts himself.
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18 The wicked earns deceptive wages,
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but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.
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19 Whoever is steadfast in righteousness will live,
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but he who pursues evil will die.
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20 Those of crooked heart are an abomination to the Lord,
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but those of blameless ways are his delight.
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21 Be assured, an evil person will not go unpunished,
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but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.
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22 Like a gold ring in a pig's snout
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is a beautiful woman without discretion.
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23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
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the expectation of the wicked in wrath.
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24 One gives freely, yet grows all the richer;
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another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
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25 Whoever brings blessing will be enriched,
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and one who waters will himself be watered.
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26 The people curse him who holds back grain,
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but a blessing is on the head of him who sells it.
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27 Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor,
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but evil comes to him who searches for it.
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28 Whoever trusts in his riches will fall,
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but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.
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29 Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind,
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and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
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and whoever captures souls is wise.
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31 If the righteous is repaid on earth,
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how much more the wicked and the sinner! |