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25 Yahweh will uproot the house of the proud,
    but he will keep the widow’s borders intact.

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25 The Lord tears apart the house of the proud,
but he protects the widow’s territory.(A)

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Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to Yahweh:
    they shall certainly not be unpunished.

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Everyone with a proud heart is detestable to the Lord;(A)
be assured,[a] he will not go unpunished.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 16:5 Lit hand to hand

19 It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor,
    than to divide the plunder with the proud.

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19 Better to be lowly of spirit with the humble[a](A)
than to divide plunder with the proud.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 16:19 Alt Hb tradition reads afflicted

24 The proud and arrogant man—“Scoffer” is his name—
    he works in the arrogance of pride.

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24 The arrogant and proud person, named “Mocker,”
acts with excessive arrogance.(A)

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