The eyes(A) of the Lord are everywhere,(B)
    keeping watch on the wicked and the good.(C)

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Yahweh’s eyes are everywhere,
    keeping watch on the evil and the good.

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The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.

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13 Evil will never leave the house
    of one who pays back evil(A) for good.(B)

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13 Whoever rewards evil for good,
    evil shall not depart from his house.

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13 Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

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26 If imposing a fine on the innocent is not good,(A)
    surely to flog honest officials is not right.

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26 Also to punish the righteous is not good,
    nor to flog officials for their integrity.

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26 Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.

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When a king sits on his throne to judge,(A)
    he winnows out all evil with his eyes.(B)

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A king who sits on the throne of judgment
    scatters away all evil with his eyes.

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A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

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10 Whoever leads the upright along an evil path
    will fall into their own trap,(A)
    but the blameless will receive a good inheritance.

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10 Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way,
    he will fall into his own trap;
    but the blameless will inherit good.

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10 Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.

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21 To show partiality(A) is not good(B)
    yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.(C)

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21 To show partiality is not good;
    yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.

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21 To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.

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Epilogue: The Wife of Noble Character

10 [a]A wife of noble character(A) who can find?(B)
    She is worth far more than rubies.
11 Her husband(C) has full confidence in her
    and lacks nothing of value.(D)
12 She brings him good, not harm,
    all the days of her life.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 31:10 Verses 10-31 are an acrostic poem, the verses of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.

10 [a]Who can find a worthy woman?
    For her price is far above rubies.
11 The heart of her husband trusts in her.
    He shall have no lack of gain.
12 She does him good, and not harm,
    all the days of her life.

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Footnotes

  1. 31:10 Proverbs 31:10-31 form an acrostic, with each verse starting with each letter of the Hebrew alphabet, in order.

10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.

12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.

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