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Rh :The wicked earneth deceitful wages;
 * But he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward.


 * Stedfast righteousness tendeth to life;
 * But he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.


 * They that are perverse in heart are an abomination to the ;
 * But such as are upright in their way are His delight.


 * My hand upon it! the evil man shall not be unpunished;
 * But the seed of the righteous shall escape.


 * As a ring of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman that turneth aside from discretion.


 * The desire of the righteous is only good;
 * But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.


 * There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth;
 * And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth only to want.


 * The beneficent soul shall be made rich,
 * And he that satisfieth abundantly shall be satisfied also himself.


 * He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him;
 * But blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.


 * He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favour;
 * But he that searcheth for evil, it shall come unto him.


 * He that trusteth in his riches shall fall;
 * But the righteous shall flourish as foliage.


 * He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind;
 * And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.


 * The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life;
 * And he that is wise winneth souls.


 * Behold, the righteous shall be requited in the earth;
 * How much more the wicked and the sinner!


 * Whoso loveth knowledge loveth correction;
 * But he that is brutish hateth reproof.


 * A good man shall obtain favour of the ;
 * But a man of wicked devices will He condemn.


 * A man shall not be established by wickedness;
 * But the root of the righteous shall never be moved.


 * A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband;
 * But she that doeth shamefully is as rottenness in his bones.


 * The thoughts of the righteous are right;
 * But the counsels of the wicked are deceit.