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Dishonest scales are detestable to the Lord, but an accurate weight is His delight.
2
When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.
3
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them.
4
Wealth is not profitable on a day of wrath, but righteousness rescues from death.
5
The righteousness of the blameless clears his path, but the wicked person will fall because of his wickedness.
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The righteousness of the upright rescues them, but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.
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When the wicked dies, his expectation comes to nothing, and hope placed in wealth vanishes.
8
The righteous is rescued from trouble; in his place, the wicked goes in.
9
With his mouth the ungodly destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.
10
When the righteous thrive, a city rejoices, and when the wicked die, there is joyful shouting.
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A city is built up by the blessing of the upright, but it is torn down by the mouth of the wicked.
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Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks sense, but a man with understanding keeps silent.