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20 [a]Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise;
But the companion of fools shall [b]smart for it.
21 Evil pursueth sinners;
But the righteous shall be recompensed with good.
22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children;
And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:20 According to another reading, He that walketh with wise men shall be wise.
  2. Proverbs 13:20 Hebrew be broken.

20 Walk with the wise and become wise,
    for a companion of fools suffers harm.(A)

21 Trouble pursues the sinner,(B)
    but the righteous(C) are rewarded with good things.(D)

22 A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children,
    but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.(E)

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