Proverbs 11:8

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Good people escape from trouble, but the wicked come along and are trapped by it.

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The wicked must pay for what happens to good people—the cheaters will be taken in exchange for the honest.

When the wicked die, all their hopes are lost; everything they thought they could do comes to nothing.

With their words hypocrites can destroy their neighbors. But with what they know, good people can escape.

The wicked are trapped by their foolish words, but good people escape from such trouble.

The Lord saves those who are good. When they have troubles, he is their strength.

Then King Darius wrote this letter to all the people from other nations and language groups all around the world: Greetings: