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The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
    keeping watch on the evil and the good.(A)

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The eyes of the Lord are everywhere,
observing the wicked and the good.(A)

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13 Evil will not depart from the house
    of one who returns evil for good.(A)

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13 If anyone returns evil for good,(A)
evil will never depart from his house.(B)

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26 To impose a fine on the innocent is not right
    or to flog the noble for their integrity.(A)

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26 It is certainly not good to fine an innocent person
or to beat a noble for his honesty.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 17:26 Or noble unfairly

A king who sits on the throne of judgment
    winnows all evil with his eyes.

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A king sitting on a throne to judge
separates out all evil with his eyes.(A)

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10 Those who mislead the upright into evil ways
    will fall into pits of their own making,
    but the blameless will have a goodly inheritance.(A)

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10 The one who leads the upright into an evil way
will fall into his own pit,(A)
but the blameless will inherit what is good.(B)

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21 To show partiality is not good,
    yet for a piece of bread a person may do wrong.

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21 It is not good to show partiality(A)
yet even a courageous person may sin for a piece of bread.(B)

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Ode to a Woman of Strength

10 A woman of strength who can find?
    She is far more precious than jewels.(A)
11 The heart of her husband trusts in her,
    and he will have no lack of gain.
12 She does him good and not harm
    all the days of her life.

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In Praise of a Wife of Noble Character

10 Who can find a wife of noble character?[a](A)
She is far more precious than jewels.[b]
11 The heart of her husband trusts in her,
and he will not lack anything good.
12 She rewards him with good, not evil,
all the days of her life.

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Footnotes

  1. 31:10 Or a wife of quality, or a capable wife
  2. 31:10 Vv. 10–31 form an acrostic.