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22 for you will heap coals of fire on their heads,
    and the Lord will reward you.(A)
23 The north wind produces rain,
    and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.(B)
24 It is better to live in a corner of the housetop
    than in a house shared with a contentious wife.(C)

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22 In doing this, you will heap burning coals(A) on his head,
    and the Lord will reward you.(B)

23 Like a north wind that brings unexpected rain
    is a sly tongue—which provokes a horrified look.

24 Better to live on a corner of the roof
    than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.(C)

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