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28 Those who trust in their riches will wither,[a]
    but the righteous will flourish like green leaves.
29 Those who trouble their households will inherit wind,
    and the fool will be servant to the wise.
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
    but violence[b] takes lives away.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:28 Cn: Heb fall
  2. Proverbs 11:30 Cn Compare Gk Syr: Heb a wise man

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