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21 An inheritance acquired hastily at the beginning[a]
    will not be blessed at its end.
22 Do not say “I will repay evil”;
    wait for Yahweh and he will deliver you.
23 An abomination of Yahweh is a stone and a weight,[b]
    and scales of falsehood are not good.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:21 Literally “at the first”
  2. Proverbs 20:23 Literally “a stone and a stone”

21 An inheritance claimed too soon
    will not be blessed at the end.

22 Do not say, “I’ll pay you back for this wrong!”(A)
    Wait for the Lord, and he will avenge you.(B)

23 The Lord detests differing weights,
    and dishonest scales do not please him.(C)

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