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| 1The LORD hates false scales, but he delights in accurate weights. | 1The LORD detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with him. |
| 2When pride appears, disgrace accompanies it, but humility is present with wisdom. | 2When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. |
| 3The integrity of the righteous guides them, but the hypocrisy of the treacherous destroys them. | 3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity. |
| 4Wealth won't help in the time of judgment, but righteousness will deliver from death. | 4Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. |
| 5The righteousness of the innocent creates a level path, but the wicked fall by their wickedness. | 5The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness. |
| 6The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are trapped by their evil desires. | 6The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires. |
| 7When a wicked person dies, his hope vanishes; and what he expected from his scheming comes to nothing. | 7Hopes placed in mortals die with them; all the promise of their power comes to nothing. |
| 8The righteous person is delivered from trouble; it comes upon the wicked instead. | 8The righteous person is rescued from trouble, and it falls on the wicked instead. |
| 9By what he says, the godless person can destroy his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous escape. | 9With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors, but through knowledge the righteous escape. |
| 10The city rejoices when the righteous prosper, and when the wicked perish there is jubilation. | 10When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy. |
| 11Through the blessing of the righteous a city is built up, but what the wicked say tears it down. | 11Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed. |
| 12Whoever belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but the discerning man controls his comments. | 12Whoever derides their neighbor has no sense, but the one who has understanding holds their tongue. |
| 13Whoever spreads gossip betrays secrets, but the trustworthy person keeps a confidence. | 13A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy person keeps a secret. |
| 14A nation falls through a lack of guidance, but victory comes through the counsel of many. | 14For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisers. |
| 15Securing a loan for a stranger will bring suffering, but by refusing to do so, one remains safe. | 15Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but whoever refuses to shake hands in pledge is safe. |
| 16A gracious woman attains honor, but ruthless men attain wealth. | 16A kindhearted woman gains honor, but ruthless men gain only wealth. |
| 17A gracious man benefits himself, but the cruel person damages himself. | 17Those who are kind benefit themselves, but the cruel bring ruin on themselves. |
| 18Evil people earn deceptive wages, but those who plant righteousness are truly rewarded. | 18A wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward. |
| 19Genuine righteousness leads to life, but whoever pursues evil will die. | 19Truly the righteous attain life, but whoever pursues evil finds death. |
| 20Devious minds are abhorrent to the LORD, but those whose ways are innocent are his delight. | 20The LORD detests those whose hearts are perverse, but he delights in those whose ways are blameless. |
| 21Be sure of this: the wicked will not go unpunished, but the descendants of the righteous will go free. | 21Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will go free. |
| 22Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman without discretion. | 22Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion. |
| 23The desire of the righteous is to seek good, but the hope of the wicked results in wrath. | 23The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of the wicked only in wrath. |
| 24Those who give freely gain even more; others hold back what they owe, becoming even poorer. | 24One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. |
| 25A generous person will prosper, and anyone who gives water will receive a flood in return. | 25A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. |
| 26People will curse whoever withholds grain, but blessing will come to whoever is selling. | 26People curse the one who hoards grain, but they pray God's blessing on the one who is willing to sell. |
| 27The person seeking good will find favor, but anyone who searches for evil—it will find him! | 27Whoever seeks good finds favor, but evil comes to one who searches for it. |
| 28The person who trusts in his wealth will fall, but the righteous will flourish like green leaves. | 28Those who trust in their riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf. |
| 29Whoever troubles his household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be a servant to the wise. | 29Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise. |
| 30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who wins people is wise. | 30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who is wise saves lives. |
| 31If the righteous receive what they are due here on earth, how much more will the wicked and the sinner. | 31If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner! |
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