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12 The strong tower of the wicked comes to ruin,
    but the root of the righteous stands firm.[a]
13 An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips,
    but the righteous escapes from trouble.
14 From the fruit of his words a man is satisfied with good,
    and the work of a man’s hand comes back to him.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:12 Cn: The Hebrew of verse 12 is obscure

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