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1To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
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2Haughty eyes and a proud heart, 3the lamp of the wicked, are sin.
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The plans of 4the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is 5hasty comes 6only to poverty.
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7The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a 8fleeting 9vapor and a 10snare of death.
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The violence of the wicked will 11sweep them away, because they refuse to do what is just.
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The way of the guilty 12is crooked, but the conduct of the pure is upright.
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It is 13better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
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The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.
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When 14a scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise; when a wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge.
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The Righteous One 15observes the house of the wicked; he throws the wicked down to ruin.
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16Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself call out and not be answered.
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17A gift in secret averts anger, and a concealed bribe, strong wrath.
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When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous 18but terror to evildoers.
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One who wanders from the way of good sense 19will rest in the assembly of the dead.
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Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
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20The wicked is a 21ransom for the righteous, and the traitor for the upright.
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It is 22better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman.
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23Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man's dwelling, but a foolish man 24devours it.
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Whoever 25pursues righteousness and kindness will find 26life, righteousness, and honor.
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27A wise man scales the city of the mighty and brings down the stronghold in which they trust.
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28Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue 29keeps himself out of 30trouble.