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11:1  Dishonest scales are an abomination to Adonai, but an accurate weight is His delight.
11:2  When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.
11:3  The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.
11:4  Riches make no profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
11:5  The righteousness of the blameless man makes his way straight, but the wicked man is brought down by his wickedness.
11:6  The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are trapped by their desire.
11:7  When the wicked dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of the strong vanishes.
11:8  The righteous is rescued from trouble. Instead it comes on the wicked.
11:9  With his mouth the ungodly destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.
11:10  When the righteous do well, a city rejoices. When the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
11:11  Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.
11:12  One who despises his neighbor lacks sense, but one with discernment remains silent.
11:13  A gossip reveals secrets, but one who is trustworthy conceals a matter.
11:14  Without guidance people fall, with many counselors there is deliverance.
11:15  Whoever puts up security for a stranger will have trouble, but whoever avoids shaking hands on such a deal is secure.
11:16  A gracious woman gains honor, but ruthless men seize riches.
11:17  A kind man does his own soul good, but a cruel man harms his own flesh.
11:18  The wicked earn deceptive wages, but a sower of righteousness reaps a true reward.
11:19  Steadfast righteousness leads to life, but pursuing evil ends in death.
11:20  Perverse hearts are an abomination to Adonai. His favor is on those blameless in their ways.
11:21  Be sure, the evil will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.
11:22  Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
11:23  The desire of the righteous is only good, but the hope of the wicked only wrath.
11:24  One gives freely, yet gains even more. Another withholds unjustly, and comes to poverty.
11:25  A soul who blesses will prosper, and one who gives water will himself be satisfied.
11:26  People curse anyone withholding grain, but blessing is on the head of one who dispenses it.
11:27  A person who diligently seeks good finds favor, but to one who searches for evil, evil comes to him!
11:28  Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.
11:29  Whoever troubles his own household will inherit wind, and the fool will be a servant to the wise-hearted.
11:30  The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and whoever wins souls is wise.
11:31  If the righteous is rewarded on earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!