Proverbs 29:1-9

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29 ^(A)He who is often reproved, yet stiffens his neck,
    will suddenly be ^(B)broken ^(C)beyond healing.
² When ^(D)the righteous increase, the people rejoice,
    but when ^(E)the wicked rule, the people groan.
³ He who ^(F)loves wisdom makes his father glad,
    but ^(G)a companion of prostitutes ^(H)squanders his wealth.
⁴ By justice a king ^(I)builds up the land,
    but he who exacts gifts^[a] tears it down.
^5 (J)A man who flatters his neighbor
    spreads ^(K)a net for his feet.
⁶ An evil man is ^(L)ensnared in his transgression,
    but a righteous man ^(M)sings and rejoices.
⁷ A righteous man ^(N)knows the rights of the poor;
    a wicked man does not ^(O)understand such knowledge.
^8 (P)Scoffers set a city aflame,
    but the wise turn away wrath.
⁹ If a wise man has an argument with a fool,
    the fool only rages and laughs, and there is ^(Q)no quiet.