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15 Whoever approves of wicked people
    and whoever condemns righteous people
        is disgusting to Yahweh.

16 Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom
    when he doesn’t have a mind to grasp anything?
17 A friend always loves,
    and a brother is born to share trouble.

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15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent(A)
    the Lord detests them both.(B)

16 Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom,
    when they are not able to understand it?(C)

17 A friend loves at all times,
    and a brother is born for a time of adversity.(D)

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