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22 Those who make evil plans will be ruined,
    but those who plan to do good will be loved and trusted.

23 Those who work hard make a profit,
    but those who only talk will be poor.

24 Wise people are rewarded with wealth,
    but fools only get more foolishness.

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22 Do not those who plot evil go astray?(A)
    But those who plan what is good find[a] love and faithfulness.

23 All hard work brings a profit,
    but mere talk leads only to poverty.

24 The wealth of the wise is their crown,
    but the folly of fools yields folly.(B)

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  1. Proverbs 14:22 Or show