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1The LORD detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with him.

1The LORD hates false scales, but he delights in accurate weights.

2When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.

2When pride appears, disgrace accompanies it, but humility is present with wisdom.

3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.

3The integrity of the righteous guides them, but the hypocrisy of the treacherous destroys them.

4Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

4Wealth won't help in the time of judgment, but righteousness will deliver from death.

5The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.

5The righteousness of the innocent creates a level path, but the wicked fall by their wickedness.

6The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.

6The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are trapped by their evil desires.

7Hopes placed in mortals die with them; all the promise of their power comes to nothing.

7When a wicked person dies, his hope vanishes; and what he expected from his scheming comes to nothing.

8The righteous person is rescued from trouble, and it falls on the wicked instead.

8The righteous person is delivered from trouble; it comes upon the wicked instead.

9With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors, but through knowledge the righteous escape.

9By what he says, the godless person can destroy his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous escape.

10When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.

10The city rejoices when the righteous prosper, and when the wicked perish there is jubilation.

11Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.

11Through the blessing of the righteous a city is built up, but what the wicked say tears it down.

12Whoever derides their neighbor has no sense, but the one who has understanding holds their tongue.

12Whoever belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but the discerning man controls his comments.

13A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.

13Whoever spreads gossip betrays secrets, but the trustworthy person keeps a confidence.

14For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisers.

14A nation falls through a lack of guidance, but victory comes through the counsel of many.

15Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but whoever refuses to shake hands in pledge is safe.

15Securing a loan for a stranger will bring suffering, but by refusing to do so, one remains safe.

16A kindhearted woman gains honor, but ruthless men gain only wealth.

16A gracious woman attains honor, but ruthless men attain wealth.

17Those who are kind benefit themselves, but the cruel bring ruin on themselves.

17A gracious man benefits himself, but the cruel person damages himself.

18A wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

18Evil people earn deceptive wages, but those who plant righteousness are truly rewarded.

19Truly the righteous attain life, but whoever pursues evil finds death.

19Genuine righteousness leads to life, but whoever pursues evil will die.

20The LORD detests those whose hearts are perverse, but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.

20Devious minds are abhorrent to the LORD, but those whose ways are innocent are his delight.

21Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will go free.

21Be sure of this: the wicked will not go unpunished, but the descendants of the righteous will go free.

22Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.

22Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman without discretion.

23The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.

23The desire of the righteous is to seek good, but the hope of the wicked results in wrath.

24One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.

24Those who give freely gain even more; others hold back what they owe, becoming even poorer.

25A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.

25A generous person will prosper, and anyone who gives water will receive a flood in return.

26People curse the one who hoards grain, but they pray God's blessing on the one who is willing to sell.

26People will curse whoever withholds grain, but blessing will come to whoever is selling.

27Whoever seeks good finds favor, but evil comes to one who searches for it.

27The person seeking good will find favor, but anyone who searches for evil—it will find him!

28Those who trust in their riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.

28The person who trusts in his wealth will fall, but the righteous will flourish like green leaves.

29Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise.

29Whoever troubles his household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be a servant to the wise.

30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who is wise saves lives.

30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who wins people is wise.

31If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!

31If the righteous receive what they are due here on earth, how much more will the wicked and the sinner.

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