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31 Do not envy the violent
    and choose none of their ways:(A)

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31 Do not envy(A) the violent
    or choose any of their ways.

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Chapter 24

[a]Do not envy the wicked,
    nor desire to be with them;(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 24:1–22 A new section (24:1–14)—on the fates of the wicked and foolish—begins with a warning not to take the foolish as role models. The same admonition is repeated in 23:17–18 and 24:19–20. In 24:1, the verb means “to be jealous, zealous; to emulate.” The motive stated in the other passages—the wicked have no future—is indirectly stated here.

Saying 20

24 Do not envy(A) the wicked,
    do not desire their company;

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19 Do not be provoked at evildoers,
    do not envy the wicked;

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Saying 29

19 Do not fret(A) because of evildoers
    or be envious of the wicked,

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