Saying 24

Whoever plots evil
    will be known as a schemer.
The schemes of folly are sin,
    and people detest a mocker.

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Those who plot evil
    will be called master schemers.
The scheming of fools is sin;
    people detest mockers.

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Saying 27

15 Do not lurk like a thief near the house of the righteous,
    do not plunder their dwelling place;
16 for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again,
    but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.(A)

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15 Wicked one, don’t wait secretly at the home of the righteous.
    Don’t destroy their dwelling.
16 The righteous may fall seven times but still get up,
    but the wicked will stumble into trouble.

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20 for the evildoer has no future hope,
    and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.(A)

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20 Indeed, there is no future for the evil;
    the lamp of the wicked will be put out.

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