The integrity of the upright will guide (A)them,
But the perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them.
(B)Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
But (C)righteousness delivers from death.
The righteousness of the blameless will [a]direct his way aright,
But the wicked will fall by his own (D)wickedness.
The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
But the unfaithful will be caught by their lust.

When a wicked man dies, his expectation will (E)perish,
And the hope of the unjust perishes.
(F)The righteous is delivered from trouble,
And it comes to the wicked instead.

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  1. Proverbs 11:5 Or make smooth or straight

The integrity of the upright guides them,
    but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.(A)

Wealth(B) is worthless in the day of wrath,(C)
    but righteousness delivers from death.(D)

The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight,(E)
    but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.(F)

The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
    but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.(G)

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

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

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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