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A woman of strength[a] is the crown of her master,[b]
    but like rot in his bones is she who brings shame.
The thoughts of the righteous are[c] just;
    the advice of the wicked is treacherous.
The words of the wicked are an ambush of blood,
    but the mouth of the upright delivers them.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:4 Or “honor”
  2. Proverbs 12:4 Or “lord, owner”
  3. Proverbs 12:5 Hebrew “is”