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31 Those who oppress the poor insult their Maker,
    but those who are kind to the needy honour him.
32 The wicked are overthrown by their evildoing,
    but the righteous find a refuge in their integrity.[a]
33 Wisdom is at home in the mind of one who has understanding,
    but it is not[b] known in the heart of fools.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:32 Gk Syr: Heb in their death
  2. Proverbs 14:33 Gk Syr: Heb lacks not

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