Proverbs 14:31-33

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³¹Those who oppress the poor insult their Maker,
    but those who are kind to the needy honor him.
³²The wicked are overthrown by their evildoing,
    but the righteous find a refuge in their integrity.^[a]
³³Wisdom is at home in the mind of one who has understanding,
    but it is not^[b] known in the heart of fools.

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Proverbs 14:32 Gk Syr: Heb in their death
Proverbs 14:33 Gk Syr: Heb lacks not

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