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34 Justice exalts a nation,
    but sin is a people’s disgrace.[a]
35 The king favors the skillful servant,
    but the shameless one incurs his wrath.

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Footnotes

  1. 14:34 The rare noun “disgrace” occurs elsewhere only in Lv 20:17. In measuring the greatness of a nation, one is tempted to consider territory, wealth, history, but the most important criterion is its relationship to God (“justice”).