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16 Whoever wanders from the way of understanding,
    in the assembly of the dead[a] he will rest.
17 A man of want is he who loves pleasure;
    he who loves wine and oil[b] will not become rich.
18 A ransom for the righteous is the wicked,
    and the faithless instead of the upright.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:16 Or “Rephaim”
  2. Proverbs 21:17 Or “fat”