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26 The righteous offer guidance to their neighbors,[a]
    but the path of the wicked makes them wander.
27 The lazy don’t roast[b] their prey,
    but hard workers receive precious riches.
28 The way of the righteous leads to life,
    but the detestable[c] path leads to death.

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  1. Proverbs 12:26 Heb uncertain
  2. Proverbs 12:27 Heb uncertain
  3. Proverbs 12:28 LXX; MT the path of the trail

26 The righteous choose their friends carefully,
    but the way of the wicked leads them astray.(A)

27 The lazy do not roast[a] any game,
    but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.

28 In the way of righteousness there is life;(B)
    along that path is immortality.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:27 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.