Proverbs 11:8-10

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⁸ The ·good [righteous] person is saved from ·trouble [distress];
it comes to the wicked instead.

⁹ With ·words [^Ltheir mouth] an ·evil [godless] person can destroy a neighbor,
but a ·good [righteous] person will escape by ·being resourceful [^Ltheir knowledge].

¹⁰ When ·good [righteous] people ·succeed [flourish], the city is happy.
When evil people ·die [perish], there are shouts of joy.