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28 Those who trust in their riches will wither,[a]
    but the righteous will flourish like green leaves.(A)

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  1. 11.28 Cn: Heb fall

28 Trust in your money and down you go!
    But the godly flourish like leaves in spring.

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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
    and the wise capture souls.(A)
31 If the righteous are repaid on earth,
    how much more the wicked and the sinner!(B)

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30 The seeds of good deeds become a tree of life;
    a wise person wins friends.[a]

31 If the righteous are rewarded here on earth,
    what will happen to wicked sinners?[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 11:30 Or and those who win souls are wise.
  2. 11:31 Greek version reads If the righteous are barely saved, / what will happen to godless sinners? Compare 1 Pet 4:18.

19 The evil bow down before the good,
    the wicked at the gates of the righteous.(A)

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19 Evil people will bow before good people;
    the wicked will bow at the gates of the godly.

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32 The wicked are overthrown by their evildoing,
    but the righteous find a refuge in their integrity.[a](A)

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  1. 14.32 Gk Syr: Heb in their death

32 The wicked are crushed by disaster,
    but the godly have a refuge when they die.

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In the house of the righteous there is much treasure,
    but trouble befalls the income of the wicked.

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There is treasure in the house of the godly,
    but the earnings of the wicked bring trouble.

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28 The mind of the righteous ponders how to answer,
    but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil.(A)
29 The Lord is far from the wicked,
    but he hears the prayer of the righteous.(B)

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28 The heart of the godly thinks carefully before speaking;
    the mouth of the wicked overflows with evil words.

29 The Lord is far from the wicked,
    but he hears the prayers of the righteous.

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

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10 The name of the Lord is a strong fortress;
    the godly run to him and are safe.

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15 When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous
    but dismay to evildoers.

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15 Justice is a joy to the godly,
    but it terrifies evildoers.

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18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous
    and the faithless for the upright.(A)

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18 The wicked are punished in place of the godly,
    and traitors in place of the honest.

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26 All day long the wicked covet,[a]
    but the righteous give and do not hold back.(A)

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  1. 21.26 Gk: Heb all day long one covets covetously

26 Some people are always greedy for more,
    but the godly love to give!

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15 Do not lie in wait like an outlaw against the home of the righteous;
    do no violence to the place where the righteous live;(A)
16 for though they fall seven times, they will rise again,
    but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.(B)

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15 Don’t wait in ambush at the home of the godly,
    and don’t raid the house where the godly live.
16 The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again.
    But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked.

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28 The wicked flee when no one pursues,
    but the righteous are as bold as a lion.(A)

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28 The wicked run away when no one is chasing them,
    but the godly are as bold as lions.

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