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Saying Twenty-Seven

15 Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;
    do not spoil his resting place;
16 for a just man falls seven times and rises up again,
    but the wicked will fall into mischief.

Saying Twenty-Eight

17 Do not rejoice when your enemy falls,
    and do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;

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Saying 27

15 Do not lurk like a thief near the house of the righteous,
    do not plunder their dwelling place;
16 for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again,
    but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.(A)

Saying 28

17 Do not gloat(B) when your enemy falls;
    when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice,(C)

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