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23 A foolish person is happy when he does wicked things.
    But a wise person enjoys doing things that are right.
24 The trouble that wicked people are afraid of will certainly happen to them.
    But righteous people will receive the things that they want.
25 When the storm has finished, wicked people are no longer there.
    But righteous people are still standing safely.

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23 A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes,(A)
    but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

24 What the wicked dread(B) will overtake them;(C)
    what the righteous desire will be granted.(D)

25 When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,
    but the righteous stand firm(E) forever.(F)

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