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108 lines
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# Chapter 11
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1. Dishonest scales are detestable to the Lord,
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but an accurate weight is his delight.
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2. When arrogance comes, disgrace follows,
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but with humility comes wisdom.
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3. The integrity of the upright guides them,
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but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them.
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4. Wealth is not profitable on a day of wrath,
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but righteousness rescues from death.
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5. The righteousness of the blameless clears his path,
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but the wicked person will fall because of his wickedness.
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6. The righteousness of the upright rescues them,
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but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.
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7. When the wicked person dies,
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his expectation comes to nothing,
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and hope placed in wealth vanishes.
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8. The righteous one is rescued from trouble;
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in his place, the wicked one goes in.
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9. With his mouth the ungodly destroys his neighbor,
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but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.
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10. When the righteous thrive, a city rejoices;
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when the wicked die, there is joyful shouting.
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11. A city is built up by the blessing of the upright,
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but it is torn down by the mouth of the wicked.
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12. Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks sense,
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but a person with understanding keeps silent.
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13. A gossip goes around revealing a secret,
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but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.
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14. Without guidance, a people will fall,
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but with many counselors there is deliverance.
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15. If someone puts up security for a stranger,
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he will suffer for it,
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but the one who hates such agreements is protected.
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16. A gracious woman gains honor,
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but violent people gain only riches.
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17. A kind man benefits himself,
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but a cruel person brings ruin on himself.
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18. The wicked person earns an empty wage,
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but the one who sows righteousness, a true reward.
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19. Genuine righteousness leads to life,
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but pursuing evil leads to death.
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20. Those with twisted minds are detestable to the Lord,
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but those with blameless conduct are his delight.
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21. Be assured that a wicked person
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will not go unpunished,
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but the offspring of the righteous will escape.
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22. A beautiful woman who rejects good sense
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is like a gold ring in a pig's snout.
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23. The desire of the righteous turns out well,
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but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.
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24. One person gives freely,
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yet gains more;
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another withholds what is right,
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only to become poor.
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25. A generous person will be enriched,
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and the one who gives a drink of water
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will receive water.
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26. People will curse anyone who hoards grain,
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but a blessing will come to the one who sells it.
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27. The one who searches for what is good seeks favor,
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but if someone looks for trouble, it will come to him.
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28. Anyone trusting in his riches will fall,
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but the righteous will flourish like foliage.
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29. The one who brings ruin on his household
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will inherit the wind,
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and a fool will be a slave
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to someone whose heart is wise.
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30. The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
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but a cunning person takes lives.
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31. If the righteous will be repaid on earth,
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how much more the wicked and sinful.
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