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¶ Man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

¶ The virtuous woman is a crown to her husband, but she that makes ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

¶ The thoughts of the righteous are upright, but the astuteness of the wicked is deceit.

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No one can be established through wickedness,
    but the righteous cannot be uprooted.(A)

A wife of noble character(B) is her husband’s crown,
    but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.(C)

The plans of the righteous are just,
    but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

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