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32 The wicked person is thrown down by his own wrongdoing,
    but the righteous person has a place of safety in death.[a]

33 Wisdom is at rest in the mind of the discerning—
    even fools know this.[b]

34 Righteousness makes a nation great,
    but sin diminishes[c] any people.

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  1. Proverbs 14:32 So MT DSS 4QProvb; LXX reads in his own piety
  2. Proverbs 14:33 So MT; LXX reads but in the heart of fools it is not discerned
  3. Proverbs 14:34 So DSS 4QProb LXX; MT reads sin is a disgrace to

32 When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down,(A)
    but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God.(B)

33 Wisdom reposes in the heart of the discerning(C)
    and even among fools she lets herself be known.[a]

34 Righteousness exalts a nation,(D)
    but sin condemns any people.

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  1. Proverbs 14:33 Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac discerning / but in the heart of fools she is not known