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The LORD detests dishonest scales, but delights in an accurate weight.
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When pride comes, so does shame, but wisdom brings humility.
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Integrity guides the virtuous, but dishonesty ruins the treacherous.
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Riches don't help in the day of wrath, but righteousness rescues from death.
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The righteousness of the innocent makes their path straight, but the wicked fall in their wickedness.
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Those who do right are saved by their righteousness, but the untrustworthy are caught by their own desires.
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When the wicked die, their hope perishes. Yes, any hope based on money perishes.
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The righteous are saved from distress, and the wicked take their place.
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The godless destroy their neighbors by their words, but the righteous are saved by their knowledge.
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When the righteous succeed, a city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.