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Melech by mishpat establisheth eretz, but an ish terumot (a man of bribes) bringeth it down.

A gever that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a reshet (net) for his feet.

By peysha (transgression) an ish rah is snared, but the tzaddik doth sing and have simchah.

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By justice a king gives a country stability,(A)
    but those who are greedy for[a] bribes tear it down.

Those who flatter their neighbors
    are spreading nets for their feet.(B)

Evildoers are snared by their own sin,(C)
    but the righteous shout for joy and are glad.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:4 Or who give