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Proverbs 29:4-6
Contemporary English Version
Proverbs 29:4-6
Contemporary English Version
4 An honest ruler
makes the nation strong;
a ruler who takes bribes
will bring it to ruin.
5 Flattery is nothing less
than setting a trap.
6 Your sins will catch you,
but everyone who lives right
will sing and celebrate.
Contemporary English Version (CEV) 
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