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31 Don’t envy violent people
    or copy their ways.

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31 Do not envy a violent man,
    and do not emulate his lifestyle.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:31 Lit. ways

16 A gracious woman gains respect,
    but ruthless men gain only wealth.

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16 A gracious woman attains honor,[a]
    but[b] ruthless men attain[c] wealth.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:16 So MT; LXX reads honor for her husband
  2. Proverbs 11:16 So MT; LXX reads but a seat of dishonor is for the woman who hates justice
  3. Proverbs 11:16 So MT; LXX reads justice. The deficient shrink from wealth, but the diligent support themselves with

29 Violent people mislead their companions,
    leading them down a harmful path.

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29 A violent man entices his companion
    and leads him on a path that is not good.

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