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11:1  The Lord hates anyone who cheats, but he likes everyone who is honest.
11:2  Too much pride can put you to shame. It's wiser to be humble.
11:3  If you do the right thing, honesty will be your guide. But if you are crooked, you will be trapped by your own dishonesty.
11:4  When God is angry, money won't help you. Obeying God is the only way to be saved from death.
11:5  If you are truly good, you will do right; if you are wicked, you will be destroyed by your own sin.
11:6  Honesty can keep you safe, but if you can't be trusted, you trap yourself.
11:7  When the wicked die, their hopes die with them.
11:8  Trouble goes right past the Lord's people and strikes the wicked.
11:9  Dishonest people use gossip to destroy their neighbors; good people are protected by their own good sense.
11:10  When honest people prosper and the wicked disappear, the whole city celebrates.
11:11  Good people bring prosperity to their city, but deceitful liars can destroy a city.
11:12  It's stupid to say bad things about your neighbors. If you are sensible, you will keep quiet.
11:13  A gossip tells everything, but a true friend will keep a secret.
11:14  A city without wise leaders will end up in ruin; a city with many wise leaders will be kept safe.
11:15  It's a dangerous thing to guarantee payment for someone's debts. Don't do it!
11:16  A gracious woman will be respected, but a ruthless man will only get rich.
11:17  Kindness is rewarded— but if you are cruel, you hurt yourself.
11:18  Meanness gets you nowhere, but goodness is rewarded.
11:19  Always do the right thing, and you will live; keep on doing wrong, and you will die.
11:20  The Lord hates sneaky people, but he likes everyone who lives right.
11:21  You can be sure of this: All crooks will be punished, but God's people won't.
11:22  A beautiful woman who acts foolishly is like a gold ring on the snout of a pig.
11:23  Good people want what is best, but troublemakers hope to stir up trouble.
11:24  Sometimes you can become rich by being generous or poor by being greedy.
11:25  Generosity will be rewarded: Give a cup of water, and you will receive a cup of water in return.
11:26  Charge too much for grain, and you will be cursed; sell it at a fair price, and you will be praised.
11:27  Try hard to do right, and you will win friends; go looking for trouble, and you will find it.
11:28  Trust in your wealth, and you will be a failure, but God's people will prosper like healthy plants.
11:29  Fools who cause trouble in the family won't inherit a thing. They will end up as slaves of someone with good sense.
11:30  Live right, and you will eat from the life-giving tree. And if you act wisely, others will follow.
11:31  If good people are rewarded here on this earth, all who are cruel and mean will surely be punished.