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27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
    when it is in the power of your hand to do it.
28 Do not say to your neighbor,
    “Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give it,”
    when you have it with you.
29 Do not devise evil against your neighbor,
    seeing he dwells securely by you.
30 Do not strive with a man without cause,
    if he has done you no harm.

31 Do not envy the oppressor,
    and choose none of his ways;
32 for the perverse is an abomination to the Lord,
    but His secret counsel is with the righteous.

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27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
    when it is in your power to act.
28 Do not say to your neighbor,
    “Come back tomorrow and I’ll give it to you”—
    when you already have it with you.(A)
29 Do not plot harm against your neighbor,
    who lives trustfully near you.(B)
30 Do not accuse anyone for no reason—
    when they have done you no harm.

31 Do not envy(C) the violent
    or choose any of their ways.

32 For the Lord detests the perverse(D)
    but takes the upright into his confidence.(E)

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Treasures of wickedness profit nothing,
    but righteousness delivers from death.

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Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value,(A)
    but righteousness delivers from death.(B)

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11 A false balance is abomination to the Lord,
    but a just weight is His delight.

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11 The Lord detests dishonest scales,(A)
    but accurate weights find favor with him.(B)

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He who guards his mouth preserves his life,
    but he who opens wide his lips will have destruction.

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Those who guard their lips(A) preserve their lives,(B)
    but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.(C)

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11 Wealth gained by vanity will be diminished,
    but he who gathers by labor will increase.

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11 Dishonest money dwindles away,(A)
    but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.

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He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord,
    but he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.

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Whoever fears the Lord walks uprightly,
    but those who despise him are devious in their ways.

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A faithful witness will not lie,
    but a false witness will utter lies.

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An honest witness does not deceive,
    but a false witness pours out lies.(A)

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27 He who is greedy of gain troubles his own house,
    but he who hates bribes will live.

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27 The greedy bring ruin to their households,
    but the one who hates bribes will live.(A)

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By mercy and truth iniquity is purged;
    and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.

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Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for;
    through the fear of the Lord(A) evil is avoided.(B)

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Better is a little with righteousness
    than great revenues with injustice.

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Better a little with righteousness
    than much gain(A) with injustice.(B)

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11 A just weight and balance belong to the Lord;
    all the weights of the bag are His work.

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11 Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord;
    all the weights in the bag are of his making.(A)

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A wise servant will have rule over a son who causes shame,
    and will have part of the inheritance among the brothers.

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A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son
    and will share the inheritance as one of the family.

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A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him who has it;
    wherever he turns, it prospers.

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A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it;
    they think success will come at every turn.(A)

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