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When anyone turns a deaf ear to the law,
    even his prayer is detestable.[a]
10 Whoever tempts the upright into following evil ways
    will fall into his own pit,
    but the blameless will have a good inheritance.
11 The rich man may believe he is wise,
    but the poor man with discernment will see through him.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:9 Prayers offered without good faith are detestable—like the sacrifice of the wicked (see Prov 15:8; see also Prov 3:32; Ps 66:18; Isa 1:15; 59:1-2).