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Proverbs 24:9-11
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

9 The scheme of a fool gains no acceptance,
    the scoffer is an abomination to the community.
10 [a]Did you fail in a day of adversity,
    did your strength fall short?
11 Did you fail to rescue those who were being dragged off to death,[b]
    those tottering, those near death,

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Footnotes

  1. 24:10–12 Excuses for not coming to the aid of one’s neighbor in serious trouble do not suffice before God, who sees through self-serving excuses.
  2. 24:11 Rescue…death: perhaps refers to the legal rescue of those unjustly condemned to death.
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