22 A beautiful woman who rejects good sense
is like a gold ring in a pig’s snout.(A)

23 The desire of the righteous turns out well,(B)
but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.(C)

24 One person gives freely,
yet gains more;(D)
another withholds what is right,
only to become poor.(E)

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22 Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout
    is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.

23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
    but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.

24 One person gives freely, yet gains even more;
    another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.

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