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17 A man who loves pleasure becomes poor; wine and luxury are not the way to riches!

18 The wicked will finally lose; the righteous will finally win.[a]

19 Better to live in the desert than with a quarrelsome, complaining woman.

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  1. Proverbs 21:18 The wicked will finally lose; the righteous will finally win, literally, “The wicked is a ransom for the righteous.”

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