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When pride is nurtured, disgrace soon follows,
    but wisdom is the hallmark of the humble.
The upright are guarded by their integrity;
    the treacherous are destroyed by their own duplicity.
Riches will be of no avail on the day of wrath,[a]
    but righteousness delivers from death.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:4 Day of wrath: i.e., the day of judgment (see Isa 10:3; Zep 1:18).

When pride comes, then comes disgrace,(A)
    but with humility comes wisdom.(B)

The integrity of the upright guides them,
    but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.(C)

Wealth(D) is worthless in the day of wrath,(E)
    but righteousness delivers from death.(F)

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