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¹⁸The wicked earneth deceitful wages;

But he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward.

 

¹⁹Stedfast righteousness tendeth to life;

But he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.

 

²⁰They that are perverse in heart are an abomination to the Lord;

But such as are upright in their way are His delight.

 

²¹My hand upon it! the evil man shall not be unpunished;

But the seed of the righteous shall escape.

 

²²As a ring of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman that turneth aside from discretion.

 

²³The desire of the righteous is only good;

But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

 

²⁴There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth;

And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth only to want.

 

²⁵The beneficent soul shall be made rich,

And he that satisfieth abundantly shall be satisfied also himself.

 

²⁶He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him;

But blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

 

²⁷He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favour;

But he that searcheth for evil, it shall come unto him.

 

²⁸He that trusteth in his riches shall fall;

But the righteous shall flourish as foliage.

 

²⁹He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind;

And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

 

³⁰The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life;

And he that is wise winneth souls.

 

³¹Behold, the righteous shall be requited in the earth;

How much more the wicked and the sinner!

12 Whoso loveth knowledge loveth correction;

But he that is brutish hateth reproof.

 

²A good man shall obtain favour of the Lord;

But a man of wicked devices will He condemn.

 

³A man shall not be established by wickedness;

But the root of the righteous shall never be moved.

 

⁴A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband;

But she that doeth shamefully is as rottenness in his bones.

 

⁵The thoughts of the righteous are right;

But the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

 

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