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12 A righteous person wisely considers the house of a wicked person.
He throws wicked people into disasters.

13 Whoever shuts his ear to the cry of the poor will call and not be answered.
14 A gift ⌞given⌟ in secret calms anger,
and a secret bribe calms great fury.

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12 The Righteous One[a] takes note of the house of the wicked
    and brings the wicked to ruin.(A)

13 Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor
    will also cry out(B) and not be answered.(C)

14 A gift given in secret soothes anger,
    and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:12 Or The righteous person