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1A false balance is an abomination to the LORD,
2but a just weight is his delight.
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3When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with
4the humble is wisdom.
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5The integrity of the upright guides them,
6but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
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7Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
8but righteousness delivers from death.
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The righteousness of the blameless
9keeps his way straight, but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.
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10The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous
11are taken captive by their lust.
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When the wicked dies, his
12hope will perish, and
13the expectation of wealth perishes too.
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14The righteous is delivered from trouble, and the wicked walks into it instead.
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With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.
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15When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness.