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At the death of a wicked man, his hope will perish,
and his confidence in his strength[a] perishes.
A righteous person is rescued from trouble,
and a wicked person takes his place.
With his mouth the godless person destroys his neighbor,
but righteous people are rescued by knowledge.

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  1. Proverbs 11:7 Or wealth

Hopes placed in mortals die with them;(A)
    all the promise of[a] their power comes to nothing.(B)

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

With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors,
    but through knowledge the righteous escape.(D)

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  1. Proverbs 11:7 Two Hebrew manuscripts; most Hebrew manuscripts, Vulgate, Syriac and Targum When the wicked die, their hope perishes; / all they expected from