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He who plans to do evil for[a] himself,
    they will call him “master[b] of mischief.”
Devising folly is a sin,
    and an abomination to humankind is a scoffer.
10 If you faint on the day of adversity,
    little is your strength.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 24:8 Or “to”
  2. Proverbs 24:8 Or “owner”

Saying 24

Whoever plots evil
    will be known as a schemer.
The schemes of folly are sin,
    and people detest a mocker.

Saying 25

10 If you falter in a time of trouble,
    how small is your strength!(A)

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