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22 Like a gold ring in a swine’s snout
    is a beautiful woman without discretion.
23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good;
    the expectation of the wicked in wrath.
24 One man gives freely, yet grows all the richer;
    another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.

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22 Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout
    is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.

23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
    but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.

24 One person gives freely, yet gains even more;
    another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.

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