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20 If you have wise people as your friends, you will become wise yourself.
    But if you have foolish friends, you will hurt yourself.
21 Trouble chases sinners and it catches them.
    But righteous people will receive good things.
22 When a good person dies, he leaves good things for his grandchildren.
    But a sinner's riches will belong to righteous people in the end.

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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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