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Don’t be wise in your own eyes.
    Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.
It will be health to your body,
    and nourishment to your bones.

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Do not be wise in your own eyes;(A)
    fear the Lord(B) and shun evil.(C)
This will bring health to your body(D)
    and nourishment to your bones.(E)

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29 The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright,
    but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

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29 The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless,
    but it is the ruin of those who do evil.(A)

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When a wicked man dies, hope perishes,
    and expectation of power comes to nothing.

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Hopes placed in mortals die with them;(A)
    all the promise of[a] their power comes to nothing.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:7 Two Hebrew manuscripts; most Hebrew manuscripts, Vulgate, Syriac and Targum When the wicked die, their hope perishes; / all they expected from

22 A cheerful heart makes good medicine,
    but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

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22 A cheerful heart is good medicine,
    but a crushed(A) spirit dries up the bones.(B)

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10 Yahweh’s name is a strong tower:
    the righteous run to him, and are safe.
11 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
    like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.

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10 The name of the Lord is a fortified tower;(A)
    the righteous run to it and are safe.(B)

11 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city;(C)
    they imagine it a wall too high to scale.

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29 The glory of young men is their strength.
    The splendor of old men is their gray hair.

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29 The glory of young men is their strength,
    gray hair the splendor of the old.(A)

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22 A wise man scales the city of the mighty,
    and brings down the strength of its confidence.

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22 One who is wise can go up against the city of the mighty(A)
    and pull down the stronghold in which they trust.

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Through wisdom a house is built;
    by understanding it is established;

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Saying 21

By wisdom a house is built,(A)
    and through understanding it is established;

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A wise man has great power;
    and a knowledgeable man increases strength;

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Saying 22

The wise prevail through great power,
    and those who have knowledge muster their strength.

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10 If you falter in the time of trouble,
    your strength is small.

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Saying 25

10 If you falter in a time of trouble,
    how small is your strength!(A)

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25     The ants are not a strong people,
    yet they provide their food in the summer.

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25 Ants are creatures of little strength,
    yet they store up their food in the summer;(A)

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17 She arms her waist with strength,
    and makes her arms strong.

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17 She sets about her work vigorously;
    her arms are strong for her tasks.

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25 Strength and dignity are her clothing.
    She laughs at the time to come.

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25 She is clothed with strength and dignity;
    she can laugh at the days to come.

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