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Proverbs 11:31
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

31 If the just are recompensed on the earth,
    how much more the wicked and the sinner![a](A)

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  1. 11:31 The saying is not about life after death; “on the earth” means life in the present world. The meaning is that divine judgment is exercised on all human action, even the best. The thought should strike terror into the hearts of habitual wrongdoers.
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