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18 He who walks blamelessly will be delivered, But he who is crooked will fall all at once.
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18 He whose walk is blameless is kept safe, but he whose ways are perverse will suddenly fall.
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19 He who tills his land will have plenty of food, But he who follows empty pursuits will have poverty in plenty.
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19 He who works his land will have abundant food, but the one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
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20 A faithful man will abound with blessings, But he who makes haste to be rich will not go unpunished.
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20 A faithful man will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.
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21 To show partiality is not good, Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress.
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21 To show partiality is not good-- yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.
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22 A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth And does not know that want will come upon him.
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22 A stingy man is eager to get rich and is unaware that poverty awaits him.
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23 He who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor Than he who flatters with the tongue.
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23 He who rebukes a man will in the end gain more favor than he who has a flattering tongue.
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24 He who robs his father or his mother And says, "It is not a transgression," Is the companion of a man who destroys.
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24 He who robs his father or mother and says, "It's not wrong"-- he is partner to him who destroys.
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25 An arrogant man stirs up strife, But he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.
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25 A greedy man stirs up dissension, but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.
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26 He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, But he who walks wisely will be delivered.
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26 He who trusts in himself is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom is kept safe.
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27 He who gives to the poor will never want, But he who shuts his eyes will have many curses.
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27 He who gives to the poor will lack nothing, but he who closes his eyes to them receives many curses.
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28 When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; But when they perish, the righteous increase.
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28 When the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding; but when the wicked perish, the righteous thrive.
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