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Evil people are trapped by sin,
    but the righteous escape, shouting for joy.

The godly care about the rights of the poor;
    the wicked don’t care at all.

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The wicked are snared by their own sin;[a]
    the righteous sing and rejoice.
The righteous know the rights of the poor,
    but the wicked don’t understand.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:6 Tg, Syr; MT In the sin of an evil man is a snare

10 The bloodthirsty hate blameless people,
    but the upright seek to help them.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 29:10 Or The bloodthirsty hate blameless people, / and they seek to kill the upright; Hebrew reads The bloodthirsty hate blameless people; / as for the upright, they seek their life.

10 Murderous people hate the innocent,
    and they seek the lives of the virtuous.

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16 When the wicked are in authority, sin flourishes,
    but the godly will live to see their downfall.

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16 When the wicked become numerous, so do crimes;
    the righteous will see their downfall.

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27 The righteous despise the unjust;
    the wicked despise the godly.

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27 The unjust person is disgusting to the righteous;
    the straight path is disgusting to the wicked.

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