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Proverbs 21:8-18

8 The ways of some people are twisted and strange, but the behavior of those who do right is pure.

8 The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

9 Better to live on the edge of a roof than with a contentious woman in a large house.

9 Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

10 Wicked people desire evil; their neighbors receive no mercy from them.

10 The wicked crave evil; their neighbors get no mercy from them.

11 When a mocker is punished, the naive person gains wisdom; when insight comes to the wise, knowledge increases.

11 When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; by paying attention to the wise they get knowledge.

12 The righteous one observes the house of the wicked, turning the wicked toward trouble.

12 The Righteous One takes note of the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.

13 Those who close their ears to the cries of the poor will themselves call out but receive no answer.

13 Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.

14 A secret gift calms anger, and a hidden bribe removes furious wrath.

14 A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.

15 Acting justly is a joy to the righteous, but dreaded by those who do evil.

15 When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.

16 People who wander from the path of insight will rest in the company of the dead.

16 Whoever strays from the path of prudence comes to rest in the company of the dead.

17 Those who love pleasure end up poor; lovers of wine and oil won't get rich.

17 Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich.

18 The wicked are a ransom for the righteous; the treacherous will be punished in the place of the virtuous.

18 The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the unfaithful for the upright.