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The violence of the wicked will destroy them,
    because they refuse to do justice.

The way of a guilty man is perverse;
    but as for the pure, his work is right.

It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop
    than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

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The violence of the wicked will drag them away,(A)
    for they refuse to do what is right.

The way of the guilty is devious,(B)
    but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

Better to live on a corner of the roof
    than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.(C)

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