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The righteousness of the upright rescues them,
    but the treacherous are trapped by their own intrigues.
When a wicked man dies, his hope perishes;
    what he hopes for from evil comes to nothing.
The righteous is delivered from trouble,
    and the wicked comes to take his place.

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The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
    but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.(A)

Hopes placed in mortals die with them;(B)
    all the promise of[a] their power comes to nothing.(C)

The righteous person is rescued from trouble,
    and it falls on the wicked instead.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:7 Two Hebrew manuscripts; most Hebrew manuscripts, Vulgate, Syriac and Targum When the wicked die, their hope perishes; / all they expected from