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God hates cheating in the marketplace; he loves it when business is aboveboard.
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The stuck-up fall flat on their faces, but down-to-earth people stand firm.
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The integrity of the honest keeps them on track; the deviousness of crooks brings them to ruin.
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A thick bankroll is no help when life falls apart, but a principled life can stand up to the worst.
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Moral character makes for smooth traveling; an evil life is a hard life.
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Good character is the best insurance; crooks get trapped in their sinful lust.
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When the wicked die, that's it - the story's over, end of hope.
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A good person is saved from much trouble; a bad person runs straight into it.
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The loose tongue of the godless spreads destruction; the common sense of the godly preserves them.
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When it goes well for good people, the whole town cheers; when it goes badly for bad people, the town celebrates.
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When right-living people bless the city, it flourishes; evil talk turns it into a ghost town in no time.