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¹ A ^(C1)deceptive balance is an abomination to Yahweh,
But a ^(C2)just weight is His delight.

² When ^(C1)arrogance comes, then comes disgrace,
But with the meek is wisdom.

³ The ^(C1)integrity of the upright will lead them,
But the ^(C2)crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.

^4 (C1)Wealth will not profit in the day of wrath,
But ^(C2)righteousness will deliver from death.

⁵ The ^(C1)righteousness of the blameless will make his way straight,
But ^(C2)the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.

⁶ The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
But the treacherous will ^(C1)be captured by their own desire.

⁷ When a wicked man dies, his ^(C1)hope will perish,
And the ^(C2)expectation of vigorous men perishes.

⁸ The righteous is rescued from ^(F1)distress,
But the wicked ^(F2)takes his place.

⁹ With his ^(C1)mouth the godless man corrupts his neighbor,
But through knowledge the ^(C2)righteous will be rescued.

¹⁰ When it ^(C1)goes well with the righteous, the city exults,
And when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting.

¹¹ By the blessing of the upright a city is raised up,
But by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.

¹² He who despises his neighbor lacks a heart of wisdom,
But a man of discernment keeps silent.

¹³ He ^(C1)who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets,
But he who is faithful in spirit ^(C2)conceals a matter.

¹⁴ Where there is no ^(C1)guidance the people fall,
But in abundance of counselors there is salvation.

¹⁵ If one becomes a ^(C1)guarantor for a stranger, he will surely suffer,
But he who hates ^(F1)striking hands in pledge is secure.

¹⁶ A ^(C1)gracious woman holds fast to glory,
But ruthless men hold fast to riches.

¹⁷ The man of ^(C1)lovingkindness deals bountifully with his soul,
But the cruel man brings trouble on his flesh.

¹⁸ The wicked earns deceptive wages,
But he who ^(C1)sows righteousness gets a true reward.

¹⁹ He who is steadfast in ^(C1)righteousness will attain to life,
And ^(C2)he who pursues evil will bring about his own death.

²⁰ Those with a crooked heart are an abomination to Yahweh,
But those of a ^(C1)blameless way are His ^(C2)delight.

^21 (F1)Assuredly, the evil man will not go unpunished,
But the seed of the righteous will escape.

²² As a ^(C1)ring of gold in a swine's snout
So is a beautiful woman who turns away from ^(F1)discretion.

²³ The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the ^(C1)hope of the wicked is wrath.

²⁴ There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more,
And there is one who holds back what is rightly due, and yet results only in want.

²⁵ The soul ^(F1)that ^(C1)blesses will be ^(F2)enriched,
And he who ^(C2)waters will himself be watered.

²⁶ He who withholds grain, the ^(C1)people will curse him,
But ^(C2)blessing will be on the head of him who ^(C3)sells it.

²⁷ He who earnestly seeks good seeks favor,
But ^(C1)he who searches for evil, evil will come to him.

²⁸ He who ^(C1)trusts in his riches will fall,
But ^(C2)the righteous will flourish like the green leaf.

²⁹ He who ^(C1)troubles his own house will ^(C2)inherit wind,
And ^(C3)the ignorant fool will be a slave to the wise of heart.

³⁰ The fruit of the righteous is ^(C1)a tree of life,
And ^(C2)he who is wise ^(F1)wins souls.

³¹ If ^(C1)the righteous will be repaid in the earth,
How much more the wicked and the sinner!