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Fools make a mockery of guilt and repentance,
    but those who do what is right receive special standing.[a]
10 Only the heart can know its own resentment;
    likewise no stranger can experience its joy.
11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
    while the tent of the upright will prosper.

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Footnotes

  1. 14:9 Meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.

Fools mock at making amends for sin,
    but goodwill is found among the upright.

10 Each heart knows its own bitterness,
    and no one else can share its joy.

11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed,(A)
    but the tent of the upright will flourish.(B)

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