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26 The just act as guides to their neighbors,
    but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
27 Sloth does not catch its prey,
    but the wealth of the diligent is splendid.
28 In the path of justice is life,
    but the way of abomination leads to death.

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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.