An [a](A)excellent wife is the crown of her husband,
But she who shames him is like (B)rottenness in his bones.

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  1. Proverbs 12:4 Or virtuous

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

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16 I heard, and my [a]inner parts (A)trembled;
At the sound, my lips quivered.
Decay enters my (B)bones,
And in my place I tremble;
Because I [b]must (C)wait quietly for the day of distress,
[c]For the (D)people to arise who will attack us.

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  1. Habakkuk 3:16 Lit belly
  2. Habakkuk 3:16 Or sigh for
  3. Habakkuk 3:16 Or To come upon the people who will

16 I heard and my heart pounded,
    my lips quivered at the sound;
decay crept into my bones,
    and my legs trembled.(A)
Yet I will wait patiently(B) for the day of calamity
    to come on the nation invading us.

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