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Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath,
    but righteousness delivers from death.

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Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
    but righteousness delivers from death.(A)

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15 He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it,
    but he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure.
16 A gracious woman obtains honor,
    but violent men obtain riches.

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15 To guarantee loans for a stranger brings trouble,
    but there is safety in refusing to do so.
16 A gracious woman gets honor,
    but she who hates virtue is covered with shame.[a]
The timid become destitute,[b]
    but the aggressive gain riches.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 11.16 Compare Gk Syr: Heb lacks but she . . . shame
  2. 11.16 Gk: Heb lacks The timid . . . destitute

28 He who trusts in his riches will fall,
    but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

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28 Those who trust in their riches will wither,[a]
    but the righteous will flourish like green leaves.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 11.28 Cn: Heb fall