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19 Evil people will have to bow down to good people.
    The wicked will bow down at the door of those who do right.

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22 Those who make evil plans will be ruined.
    But people love and trust those who plan to do good.

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34 Doing what is right makes a nation great.
    But sin will bring disgrace to any people.

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There is much wealth in the houses of good people.
    But evil people are paid only with trouble.

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The Lord hates what evil people do.
    But he loves those who do what is right.

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A person should live so that he pleases the Lord.
    If he does, even his enemies will make peace with him.

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13 If a person gives evil in return for good,
    his house will always be full of trouble.

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Do something evil, and people won’t like you.
    Do something shameful, and they will make fun of you.

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A person’s own foolishness ruins his life.
    But in his mind he blames the Lord for it.

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19 A person who is always getting angry will pay for it.
    If you help him, you will have to do it again and again.

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29 People who make fun of wisdom will be punished.
    And the backs of foolish people will be beaten.

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The good person who lives an honest life
    is a blessing to his children.

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The violence of the wicked will destroy them
    because they refuse to do what is right.

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12 God, who is always right, sees the house of the wicked.
    And he brings about the ruin of every evil person.

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16 A person who does not use understanding
    will join the dead.

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18 Wicked people will suffer instead of good people.
    And those who cannot be trusted will suffer instead of those who can.

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21 A person who tries to live right and be loyal
    finds life, success and honor.

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27 The Lord hates sacrifices made by evil people,
    particularly when they make them for the wrong reasons.

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A person who does evil things will receive trouble in return.
    Then he won’t be cruel to others any longer.

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15 Don’t be like the wicked and attack a good man’s house.
    Don’t rob the place where he lives.
16 A good man may be bothered by trouble seven times, but he does not give up.
    But the wicked are overwhelmed by trouble.

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26 It shouldn’t snow in summer or rain at harvest.
    Neither should a foolish person ever be honored.

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A whip is used to guide a horse, and a harness is used for a donkey.
    In the same way, a paddle is used on a foolish person to guide him.

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27 Whoever digs a deep trap for others will fall into it himself.
    Whoever tries to roll a boulder over others will be crushed by it.

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16 When there are many wicked people, there is much sin.
    But those who do right will see them destroyed.

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