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22 The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.
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The blessing of the LORD brings wealth, without painful toil for it.
23 Doing wrong is like sport to a fool, but wise conduct is pleasure to a person of understanding.
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A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.
24 What the wicked dread will come upon them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
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What the wicked dread will overtake them; what the righteous desire will be granted.
25 When the tempest passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are established forever.
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When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever.
26 Like vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so are the lazy to their employers.
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As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so are sluggards to those who send them.
27 The fear of the Lord prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be short.
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The fear of the LORD adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
28 The hope of the righteous ends in gladness, but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.
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The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.
29 The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the upright, but destruction for evildoers.
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The way of the LORD is a refuge for the blameless, but it is the ruin of those who do evil.
30 The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not remain in the land.
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The righteous will never be uprooted, but the wicked will not remain in the land.
31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
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From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be silenced.
32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked what is perverse.
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The lips of the righteous know what finds favor, but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.
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