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11:1  Dishonesty in business disgusts the Eternal, but fair dealing delights Him.
11:2  When pride comes, shame is not far behind, but wisdom accompanies those who are humble.
11:3  The right-living are guided by integrity, but the crooked ways of the faithless will lead to ruin.
11:4  Riches won’t matter on the day of wrath, but right living will rescue from death.
11:5  The good deeds of the blameless pave a peaceful, productive path, but wrongdoers trip over their own faults.
11:6  The good deeds of the upright will rescue them, but the faithless will be conquered by their shallow desires.
11:7  When wrongdoers die, their hopes die with them. Their great expectations vanish into nothing more than a dream.
11:8  Those who do right are pulled from trouble; it falls on wrongdoers instead who are left to sink in their own problems.
11:9  The words of the godless ruin those close to them, but through insight the right-living are spared.
11:10  When prosperity comes to those who do right, the whole city celebrates; but when the wicked get their just punishment, there is joyous cheering.
11:11  A city thrives through the blessing of those living right, but the words of a wrongdoer will bring it to ruin.
11:12  Whoever puts down another is not wise, but one who knows better keeps quiet.
11:13  A gossip can’t keep anything confidential, but a reliable person protects a secret.
11:14  Without wise guidance, a nation falls; but victory is certain when there are plenty of wise counselors.
11:15  Trouble compounds when you guarantee a stranger’s debt, but you’ll be safe if you refuse the pledge.
11:16  A gracious woman acquires honor, but cruel people are only interested in acquiring money.
11:17  Kindness is its own reward, but cruelty is a self-inflicted wound.
11:18  The wicked earn a living by deception, but the one who plants righteousness gathers a true harvest.
11:19  Indeed, those who do what is right will live a good life, but those who pursue evil will die.
11:20  The Eternal detests a crooked heart and a warped mind, but He takes great pleasure in those who follow the right way.
11:21  Certainly those who do wrong will not escape punishment, but those who do right will go free.
11:22  Much like a gold ring in the snout of a pig, so is a beautiful woman who lacks good judgment.
11:23  Those who live right crave what is good, but the prospect of wrongdoers is wrath.
11:24  One shares liberally and yet gains even more, while another hoards more than is right and still has need.
11:25  A giving person will receive much in return, and someone who gives water will also receive the water he needs.
11:26  Curses fall upon those who hoard food, but blessings come to those who sell food.
11:27  Those who seek good find the goodwill of others, but those who look for evil are sure to find it.
11:28  Those who trust in their wealth are headed for great disappointment, but those who do right will sprout like green leaves in the spring.
11:29  A person who stirs up trouble in his family will inherit stormy winds, and foolish troublers will end up serving the wise.
11:30  The tree of life grows where the fruit of right-living falls, and whoever wins souls is wise.
11:31  If the righteous can expect to be repaid on earth, how much more can the ungodly and the sinners?