Proverbs 14:31-33

Contemporary English Version

³¹If you mistreat the poor,
    you insult your Creator;
if you are kind to them,
    you show him respect.
³²In times of trouble
    the wicked are destroyed,
but even at death
    the innocent have faith.^[a]

³³Wisdom is found in the minds
of people with good sense,
but fools don't know it.^[b]

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Footnotes

14.32 but even … faith: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text. Some ancient translations “but good people trust their innocence.”
14.33 but … it: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text; some ancient translations “but not in the mind of a fool.”