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Proverbs 16:17-19
English Standard Version Anglicised

17 The highway of the upright (A)turns aside from evil;
    whoever guards his way preserves his life.
18 (B)Pride goes before destruction,
    and a haughty spirit before a fall.
19 (C)It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor
    than to (D)divide the spoil with the proud.

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Proverbs 16:17-19
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17 The highway of the upright avoids evil;
    those who guard their ways preserve their lives.(A)

18 Pride(B) goes before destruction,
    a haughty spirit(C) before a fall.(D)

19 Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed
    than to share plunder with the proud.

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