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Proverbs 17:11-13
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

11 The wicked pursue only rebellion,
    and a merciless messenger is sent against them.[a]
12 Face a bear robbed of her cubs,
    but never fools in their folly![b]
13 If you return evil for good,
    evil will not depart from your house.[c](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 17:11 The irony is that such people will meet up with what they so energetically pursue—in the form of an unrelenting emissary sent to them.
  2. 17:12 Humorous hyperbole. An outraged dangerous beast poses less danger than a fool.
  3. 17:13 The paradox is that to pay out evil for good means that the evil will never leave one’s own house.
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