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1 A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, but an accurate weight is his delight.
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The LORD detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with him.
2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace; but wisdom is with the humble.
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When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
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The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.
4 Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
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Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
5 The righteousness of the blameless keeps their ways straight, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.
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The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.
6 The righteousness of the upright saves them, but the treacherous are taken captive by their schemes.
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The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.
7 When the wicked die, their hope perishes, and the expectation of the godless comes to nothing.
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Hopes placed in mortals die with them; all the promise of their power comes to nothing.
8 The righteous are delivered from trouble, and the wicked get into it instead.
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The righteous person is rescued from trouble, and it falls on the wicked instead.
9 With their mouths the godless would destroy their neighbors, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.
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With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors, but through knowledge the righteous escape.
10 When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices; and when the wicked perish, there is jubilation.
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When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
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