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When righteous people increase, the people ⌞of God⌟ rejoice,
but when a wicked person rules, everybody groans.
A person who loves wisdom makes his father happy,
but one who pays prostitutes wastes his wealth.
By means of justice, a king builds up a country,
but a person who confiscates religious contributions tears it down.

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