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1 Balances of deceit [are] an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight [is] His delight.
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1 The LORD abhors dishonest scales, but accurate weights are his delight.
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2 Pride hath come, and shame cometh, And with the lowly [is] wisdom.
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2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
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3 The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them.
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3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.
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4 Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.
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4 Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
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5 The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall.
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5 The righteousness of the blameless makes a straight way for them, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.
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6 The righteousness of the upright delivereth them, And in mischief the treacherous are captured.
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6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.
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7 In the death of a wicked man, hope perisheth, And the expectation of the iniquitous hath been lost.
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7 When a wicked man dies, his hope perishes; all he expected from his power comes to nothing.
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8 The righteous from distress is drawn out, And the wicked goeth in instead of him.
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8 The righteous man is rescued from trouble, and it comes on the wicked instead.
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9 With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out.
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9 With his mouth the godless destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous escape.
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10 In the good of the righteous a city exulteth, And in the destruction of the wicked [is] singing.
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10 When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
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11 By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.
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11 Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.
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12 Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.
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12 A man who lacks judgment derides his neighbor, but a man of understanding holds his tongue.
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13 A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.
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13 A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret.
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14 Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counsellors.
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14 For lack of guidance a nation falls, but many advisers make victory sure.
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15 Evil [one] suffereth when he hath been surety [for] a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.
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15 He who puts up security for another will surely suffer, but whoever refuses to strike hands in pledge is safe.
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16 A gracious woman retaineth honour, And terrible [men] retain riches.
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16 A kindhearted woman gains respect, but ruthless men gain only wealth.
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17 A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.
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17 A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.
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18 The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness -- a true reward.
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18 The wicked man earns deceptive wages, but he who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
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19 Rightly [is] righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil -- for his own death.
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19 The truly righteous man attains life, but he who pursues evil goes to his death.
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20 An abomination to Jehovah [are] the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way [are] His delight.
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20 The LORD detests men of perverse heart but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.
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21 Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous hath escaped.
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21 Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will go free.
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22 A ring of gold in the nose of a sow -- A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.
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22 Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.
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23 The desire of the righteous [is] only good, The hope of the wicked [is] transgression.
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23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.
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24 There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.
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24 One man gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.
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25 A liberal soul is made fat, And whoso is watering, he also is watered.
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25 A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
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26 Whoso is withholding corn, the people execrate him, And a blessing [is] for the head of him who is selling.
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26 People curse the man who hoards grain, but blessing crowns him who is willing to sell.
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27 Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil -- it meeteth him.
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27 He who seeks good finds goodwill, but evil comes to him who searches for it.
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28 Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.
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28 Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.
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29 Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant [is] the fool to the wise of heart.
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29 He who brings trouble on his family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise.
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30 The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls [is] wise.
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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
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31 Lo, the righteous in the earth is recompensed, Surely also the wicked and the sinner!
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31 If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!
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