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28 Those who trust in their riches will fall like dead leaves, but good people will blossom.

29 Those who cause trouble for their families will inherit nothing but the wind. A foolish person will end up as a servant to one who is wise.

30 What good people produce is like a life-giving tree. Those who are wise give new life to others.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 11:30 Or, according to one ancient version, “The fruit of a good man is a tree of life, but a violent man takes lives.”

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