Righteousness (A)guards the [a]one whose way is blameless,
But wickedness subverts the [b]sinner.
There is one who (B)pretends to be rich, but has nothing;
Another [c]pretends to be (C)poor, but has great wealth.
The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth,
But the poor hears no rebuke.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:6 Lit blamelessness of way
  2. Proverbs 13:6 Lit sin
  3. Proverbs 13:7 Lit impoverishes himself

Righteousness guards the person of integrity,
    but wickedness overthrows the sinner.(A)

One person pretends to be rich, yet has nothing;(B)
    another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.(C)

A person’s riches may ransom their life,
    but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes.(D)

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