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When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
when you lie down, your sleep will be
sweet.
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Have no fear of sudden disaster
or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
for the Lord will be at your side
and will keep your foot from being snared.
Do not withhold good from those to whom it
is due,
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when it is in your power to act.
Do not say to your neighbor,
“Come back tomorrow and I’ll give it to
when you already have it with you.
you” —
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Do not plot harm against your neighbor,
who lives trustfully near you.
Do not accuse anyone for no reason —
when they have done you no harm.
Do not envy the violent
or choose any of their ways.
For the Lord detests the perverse
but takes the upright into his confidence.
33 The Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked,
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but he blesses the home of the righteous.
He mocks proud mockers
but shows favor to the humble and
oppressed.
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The wise inherit honor,
but fools get only shame.
348 l Proverbs 3