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The good obtain favour from the Lord,
    but those who devise evil he condemns.
No one finds security by wickedness,
    but the root of the righteous will never be moved.
A good wife is the crown of her husband,
    but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.

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Good people obtain favor from the Lord,(A)
    but he condemns those who devise wicked schemes.(B)

No one can be established through wickedness,
    but the righteous cannot be uprooted.(C)

A wife of noble character(D) is her husband’s crown,
    but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.(E)

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A good man (A)obtains favor from the Lord,
    but a man of evil devices he condemns.
No one is established by wickedness,
    but the root of (B)the righteous will never be moved.
(C)An excellent wife is (D)the crown of her husband,
    but she who (E)brings shame is like (F)rottenness in his bones.

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