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20 Do you see someone who is hasty in speech? There is more hope for a fool than for anyone like that.
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Do you see someone who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for them.
21 A slave pampered from childhood will come to a bad end.
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A servant pampered from youth will turn out to be insolent.
22 One given to anger stirs up strife, and the hothead causes much transgression.
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An angry person stirs up conflict, and a hot-tempered person commits many sins.
23 A person's pride will bring humiliation, but one who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.
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Pride brings a person low, but the lowly in spirit gain honor.
24 To be a partner of a thief is to hate one's own life; one hears the victim's curse, but discloses nothing.
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The accomplices of thieves are their own enemies; they are put under oath and dare not testify.
25 The fear of others lays a snare, but one who trusts in the Lord is secure.
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Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is kept safe.
26 Many seek the favor of a ruler, but it is from the Lord that one gets justice.
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Many seek an audience with a ruler, but it is from the LORD that one gets justice.
27 The unjust are an abomination to the righteous, but the upright are an abomination to the wicked.
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The righteous detest the dishonest; the wicked detest the upright.
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