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14 A (A)gift in secret subdues anger,
And a bribe in the bosom, strong wrath.
15 To do justice is [a]pleasure for the righteous,
But is (B)ruin to the workers of iniquity.
16 A man who wanders from the way of insight
Will (C)rest in the assembly of the [b]dead.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:15 Lit gladness
  2. Proverbs 21:16 Lit departed spirits