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² When pride comes, then comes disgrace;
   but wisdom is with the humble.
⁴ Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
   but righteousness delivers from death.
²¹ Be assured, the wicked will not go unpunished,
   but those who are righteous will escape.
¹⁰ The righteous know the needs of their animals,
   but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.
³ The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
   keeping watch on the evil and the good.
²⁵ The Lord tears down the house of the proud,
   but maintains the widow’s boundaries.
³¹ Grey hair is a crown of glory;
   it is gained in a righteous life.
¹⁵ One who justifies the wicked and one who condemns the righteous
   are both alike an abomination to the Lord.
¹⁷ Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,
   and will be repaid in full.
¹³ If you close your ear to the cry of the poor,
   you will cry out and not be heard.
¹⁷ Do not rejoice when your enemies fall,
   and do not let your heart be glad when they stumble,
¹⁸ or else the Lord will see it and be displeased,
   and turn away his anger from them.

⁸ Speak out for those who cannot speak,
   for the rights of all the destitute.^*
9 Speak out, judge righteously,
   defend the rights of the poor and needy.