19 Better the poor whose walk is blameless
    than a fool whose lips are perverse.(A)

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19 Better to be poor and honest
    than to be dishonest and a fool.

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A person’s own folly(A) leads to their ruin,
    yet their heart rages against the Lord.(B)

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People ruin their lives by their own foolishness
    and then are angry at the Lord.

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10 It is not fitting for a fool(A) to live in luxury—
    how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!(B)

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10 It isn’t right for a fool to live in luxury
    or for a slave to rule over princes!

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29 Penalties are prepared for mockers,
    and beatings for the backs of fools.(A)

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29 Punishment is made for mockers,
    and the backs of fools are made to be beaten.

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