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21 A slave pampered from childhood
    will come to a bad end.[a]
22 One given to anger stirs up strife,
    and the hothead causes much transgression.
23 A person’s pride will bring humiliation,
    but one who is lowly in spirit will obtain honour.

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  1. Proverbs 29:21 Vg: Meaning of Heb uncertain

21 A servant pampered from youth
    will turn out to be insolent.

22 An angry person stirs up conflict,
    and a hot-tempered person commits many sins.(A)

23 Pride brings a person low,(B)
    but the lowly in spirit gain honor.(C)

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