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A gracious woman retaineth honour, And terrible [men] retain riches.
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A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.
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The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness -- a true reward.
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Rightly [is] righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil -- for his own death.
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An abomination to Jehovah [are] the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way [are] His delight.
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Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous hath escaped.
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A ring of gold in the nose of a sow -- A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.
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The desire of the righteous [is] only good, The hope of the wicked [is] transgression.
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There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.
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A liberal soul is made fat, And whoso is watering, he also is watered.
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Whoso is withholding corn, the people execrate him, And a blessing [is] for the head of him who is selling.