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Yahweh’s eyes are everywhere,
    keeping watch on the evil and the good.

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

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13 Whoever rewards evil for good,
    evil shall not depart from his house.

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13 If anyone (A)returns evil for good,
    (B)evil will not depart from his house.

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26 Also to punish the righteous is not good,
    nor to flog officials for their integrity.

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26 (A)To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good,
    nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

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

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

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10 Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way,
    he will fall into his own trap;
    but the blameless will inherit good.

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10 Whoever misleads the upright into an evil way
    (A)will fall into his own pit,
    but the blameless (B)will have a goodly inheritance.

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21 To show partiality is not good;
    yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.

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21 To show (A)partiality is not good,
    but for (B)a piece of bread a man will do wrong.

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10 [a]Who can find a worthy woman?
    For her price is far above rubies.
11 The heart of her husband trusts in her.
    He shall have no lack of gain.
12 She does him good, and not harm,
    all the days of her life.

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Footnotes

  1. 31:10 Proverbs 31:10-31 form an acrostic, with each verse starting with each letter of the Hebrew alphabet, in order.

The Woman Who Fears the Lord

10 [a] (A)An excellent wife who can find?
    She is far more precious than (B)jewels.
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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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 31:10 Verses 10–31 are an acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet