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15 When justice is done, the upright rejoice,
    but evildoers are filled with terror.
16 Anyone who strays from the way of prudence
    will rest in the company of the shades.[a]
17 Whoever craves pleasure will end up in want;
    whoever loves wine and oil will never grow rich.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:16 Company of the shades: i.e., the dead in the netherworld.