16 The labor of the righteous leads to life;
the activity of the wicked leads to sin.(A)

17 The one who follows instruction is on the path to life,
but the one who rejects correction goes astray.(B)

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16 The wages of the righteous is life,(A)
    but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.(B)

17 Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life,(C)
    but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.

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