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Doing what is wrong keeps everyone off balance and insecure,
    but those who do right will never be uprooted.
A dignified wife brings honor to her husband,
    but a shameful wife is like decay eating away at his bones.
The thoughts of the right-living tend toward justice,
    but the guidance of the wicked is trickery and treachery.

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

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

The plans of the righteous are just,
    but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

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A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

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