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The light of the righteous rejoices,[a]
    but the lamp of the wicked goes out.(A)

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  1. 13.9 Or shines

The light of the righteous shines brightly,(A)
but the lamp of the wicked is put out.(B)

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14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
    so that one may avoid the snares of death.(A)
15 Good sense wins favor,
    but the way of the faithless is their ruin.[a](B)

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  1. 13.15 Cn Compare Gk Syr Vg Tg: Heb is enduring

14 A wise person’s instruction is a fountain of life,(A)
turning people away from the snares of death.(B)

15 Good sense wins favor,(C)
but the way of the treacherous never changes.[a]

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  1. 13:15 LXX, Syr, Tg read treacherous will perish

21 Misfortune pursues sinners,
    but prosperity rewards the righteous.(A)

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21 Disaster pursues sinners,
but good rewards the righteous.(A)

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