GOD'S WORD Translation GW
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7 The violence of wicked people will drag them away since they refuse to do what is just.
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The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do what is right.
8 The way of a guilty person is crooked, but the behavior of those who are pure is moral.
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The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
9 Better to live on a corner of a roof than to share a home with a quarreling woman.
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Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
10 The mind of a wicked person desires evil and has no consideration for his neighbor.
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The wicked crave evil; their neighbors get no mercy from them.
11 When a mocker is punished, a gullible person becomes wise, and when a wise person is instructed, he gains knowledge.
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When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; by paying attention to the wise they get knowledge.
12 A righteous person wisely considers the house of a wicked person. He throws wicked people into disasters.
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The Righteous One takes note of the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
13 Whoever shuts his ear to the cry of the poor will call and not be answered.
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Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.
14 A gift [given] in secret calms anger, and a secret bribe calms great fury.
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A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.
15 When justice is done, a righteous person is delighted, but troublemakers are terrified.
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When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.
16 A person who wanders from the way of wise behavior will rest in the assembly of the dead.
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Whoever strays from the path of prudence comes to rest in the company of the dead.
17 Whoever loves pleasure will become poor. Whoever loves wine and expensive food will not become rich.
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Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich.
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