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11 They may say, “Come and join us
    as we lie in ambush to shed someone’s blood;
    let us waylay some innocent man;
12 like the netherworld we can swallow him alive,
    in his prime like those who go down to the pit.
13 We will discover riches of every sort[a]
    with which we can fill our houses;

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  1. Proverbs 1:13 Riches of every sort: Proverbs teaches that, contrary to the belief of sinners, it is wisdom that gives people the greatest riches they could ever have (see Prov 3:14-16; 16:16; see also Job 28:12-19).