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11:1  False scales are an abomination to the Lord, but an honest weight, his delight.
11:2  When pride comes, disgrace comes; but with the humble is wisdom.
11:3  The honesty of the upright guides them; the faithless are ruined by their duplicity.
11:4  Wealth is useless on a day of wrath, but justice saves from death.
11:5  The justice of the honest makes their way straight, but by their wickedness the wicked fall.
11:6  The justice of the upright saves them, but the faithless are caught in their own intrigue.
11:7  When a person dies, hope is destroyed; expectation pinned on wealth is destroyed.
11:8  The just are rescued from a tight spot, but the wicked fall into it instead.
11:9  By a word the impious ruin their neighbors, but through their knowledge the just are rescued.
11:10  When the just prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there is jubilation.
11:11  Through the blessing of the upright the city is exalted, but through the mouth of the wicked it is overthrown.
11:12  Whoever reviles a neighbor lacks sense, but the intelligent keep silent.
11:13  One who slanders reveals secrets, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.
11:14  For lack of guidance a people falls; security lies in many counselors.
11:15  Harm will come to anyone going surety for another, but whoever hates giving pledges is secure.
11:16  A gracious woman gains esteem, and ruthless men gain wealth.
11:17  Kindly people benefit themselves, but the merciless harm themselves.
11:18  The wicked make empty profits, but those who sow justice have a sure reward.
11:19  Justice leads toward life, but pursuit of evil, toward death.
11:20  The crooked in heart are an abomination to the Lord, but those who walk blamelessly are his delight.
11:21  Be assured, the wicked shall not go unpunished, but the offspring of the just shall escape.
11:22  Like a golden ring in a swine’s snout is a beautiful woman without judgment.
11:23  The desire of the just ends only in good; the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
11:24  One person is lavish yet grows still richer; another is too sparing, yet is the poorer.
11:25  Whoever confers benefits will be amply enriched, and whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.
11:26  Whoever hoards grain, the people curse, but blessings are on the head of one who distributes it!
11:27  Those who seek the good seek favor, but those who pursue evil will have evil come upon them.
11:28  Those who trust in their riches will fall, but like green leaves the just will flourish.
11:29  Those who trouble their household inherit the wind, and fools become slaves to the wise of heart.
11:30  The fruit of justice is a tree of life, and one who takes lives is a sage.
11:31  If the just are recompensed on the earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!