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11:1  A deceptive balance is an abomination to Yahweh, But a just weight is His delight.
11:2  When arrogance comes, then comes disgrace, But with the meek is wisdom.
11:3  The integrity of the upright will lead them, But the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.
11:4  Wealth will not profit in the day of wrath, But righteousness will deliver from death.
11:5  The righteousness of the blameless will make his way straight, But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.
11:6  The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, But the treacherous will be captured by their own desire.
11:7  When a wicked man dies, his hope will perish, And the expectation of vigorous men perishes.
11:8  The righteous is rescued from distress, But the wicked takes his place.
11:9  With his mouth the godless man corrupts his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be rescued.
11:10  When it goes well with the righteous, the city exults, And when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting.
11:11  By the blessing of the upright a city is raised up, But by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.
11:12  He who despises his neighbor lacks a heart of wisdom, But a man of discernment keeps silent.
11:13  He who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets, But he who is faithful in spirit conceals a matter.
11:14  Where there is no guidance the people fall, But in abundance of counselors there is salvation.
11:15  If one becomes a guarantor for a stranger, he will surely suffer, But he who hates striking hands in pledge is secure.
11:16  A gracious woman holds fast to glory, But ruthless men hold fast to riches.
11:17  The man of lovingkindness deals bountifully with his soul, But the cruel man brings trouble on his flesh.
11:18  The wicked earns deceptive wages, But he who sows righteousness gets a true reward.
11:19  He who is steadfast in righteousness will attain to life, And he who pursues evil will bring about his own death.
11:20  Those with a crooked heart are an abomination to Yahweh, But those of a blameless way are His delight.
11:21  Assuredly, the evil man will not go unpunished, But the seed of the righteous will escape.
11:22  As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout So is a beautiful woman who turns away from discretion.
11:23  The desire of the righteous is only good, But the hope of the wicked is wrath.
11:24  There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more, And there is one who holds back what is rightly due, and yet results only in want.
11:25  The soul that blesses will be enriched, And he who waters will himself be watered.
11:26  He who withholds grain, the people will curse him, But blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.
11:27  He who earnestly seeks good seeks favor, But he who searches for evil, evil will come to him.
11:28  He who trusts in his riches will fall, But the righteous will flourish like the green leaf.
11:29  He who troubles his own house will inherit wind, And the ignorant fool will be a slave to the wise of heart.
11:30  The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who is wise wins souls.
11:31  If the righteous will be repaid in the earth, How much more the wicked and the sinner!