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A person of kindness rewards himself, but a cruel [person] harms his own flesh.
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The wicked earns {deceptive gain}, but he who sows righteousness, a {true reward}.
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He who is steadfast in righteousness [is] to life as he who pursues evil [is] to death.
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An abomination of Yahweh [are] the {crooked of heart}, but his delight [are] {those with blameless ways}.
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{Rest assured}, the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.
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A ring of gold in [the] snout of a pig [is] a woman [who is] beautiful but without discretion.
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The desire of the righteous [is] only good, but the expectation of the wicked, wrath.
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There is one who gives yet {grows richer}, but he who withholds {what is right} only [finds] need.
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A person of blessing will be enriched, and he who gives water also will be refreshed.
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He who withholds grain, the people curse him, but a blessing [is] for the head of him who sells.
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He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who inquires of evil, it will come to him.