(A)The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
    but the treacherous (B)are taken captive by their lust.

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The righteousness of the upright saves them,
    but the treacherous are taken captive by their schemes.(A)

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12 Whoever is wicked covets (A)the spoil of evildoers,
    but the root of the righteous bears fruit.

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12 The wicked covet the proceeds of wickedness,[a]
    but the root of the righteous bears fruit.

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  1. 12.12 Or covet the catch of the wicked

21 (A)An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning
    will not be blessed in the end.

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21 An estate quickly acquired in the beginning
    will not be blessed in the end.(A)

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The plans of (A)the diligent lead surely to abundance,
    but everyone who is (B)hasty comes (C)only to poverty.

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The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance,
    but everyone who is hasty comes only to want.(A)

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20 (A)Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man's dwelling,
    but a foolish man (B)devours it.

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20 Precious treasure remains[a] in the house of the wise,
    but the fool devours it.(A)

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  1. 21.20 Gk: Heb and oil

20 (A)Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man's dwelling,
    but a foolish man (B)devours it.

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20 Precious treasure remains[a] in the house of the wise,
    but the fool devours it.(A)

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  1. 21.20 Gk: Heb and oil

(A)Do not toil to acquire wealth;
    (B)be discerning enough to desist.

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Do not wear yourself out to get rich;
    be wise enough to desist.(A)

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20 (A)Sheol and Abaddon are (B)never satisfied,
    and (C)never satisfied are the eyes of man.

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20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied,
    and human eyes are never satisfied.(A)

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20 (A)Sheol and Abaddon are (B)never satisfied,
    and (C)never satisfied are the eyes of man.

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20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied,
    and human eyes are never satisfied.(A)

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20 A faithful man will abound with blessings,
    but whoever hastens to be rich (A)will not go unpunished.

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20 The faithful will abound with blessings,
    but one who is in a hurry to be rich will not go unpunished.(A)

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15 The leech has two daughters:
    Give and Give.[a]
(A)Three things are never satisfied;
    (B)four never say, “Enough”:
16 (C)Sheol, (D)the barren womb,
    the land never satisfied with water,
    and the fire that never says, “Enough.”

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  1. Proverbs 30:15 Or “Give, give,” they cry

15 The leech has two daughters;
    “Give, give,” they cry.
Three things are never satisfied;
    four never say, “Enough”:
16 Sheol, the barren womb,
    the earth ever-thirsty for water,
    and the fire that never says, “Enough.”(A)

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