31 (A)Do not envy the oppressor,
And choose none of his ways;
32 For the perverse person is an abomination to the Lord,
(B)But His secret counsel is with the upright.

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31 Envy thou not the oppressor,
and choose none of his ways.
32 For the froward is abomination to the Lord:
but his secret is with the righteous.

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The violence of the wicked will [a]destroy them,
Because they refuse to do justice.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:7 Lit. drag them away

The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them;
    because they refuse to do judgment.

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29 A wicked man hardens his face,
But as for the upright, he [a]establishes his way.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:29 Qr., LXX understands

29 A wicked man hardeneth his face:
    but as for the upright, he directeth his way.

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