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Entrust your works to the Lord,
    and your plans will succeed.
The Lord has made everything for a purpose,
    even the wicked for the evil day.[a]
Every proud heart[b] is an abomination to the Lord;(A)
    be assured that none will go unpunished.

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Footnotes

  1. 16:4 Even the wicked do not lie outside God’s plan.
  2. 16:5 Proud heart: lit., “high of heart.” To forget one is a fallible human being is so basic an error that one cannot escape exposure and punishment.

Commit to the Lord whatever you do,
    and he will establish your plans.(A)

The Lord works out everything to its proper end(B)
    even the wicked for a day of disaster.(C)

The Lord detests all the proud of heart.(D)
    Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.(E)

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