11GOD hates cheating in the marketplace; he loves it when business is aboveboard.H4820H3976H8441H3068H8003H68H75222The stuck-up fall flat on their faces, but down-to-earth people stand firm.H2087H935H935H7036H6800H24513The integrity of the honest keeps them on track; the deviousness of crooks brings them to ruin.H8538H3477H5148H5558H898H7703H77034A thick bankroll is no help when life falls apart, but a principled life can stand up to the worst.H1952H3276H3117H5678H6666H5337H41945Moral character makes for smooth traveling; an evil life is a hard life.H6666H8549H3474H1870H7563H5307H75646Good character is the best insurance; crooks get trapped in their sinful lust.H6666H3477H5337H898H3920H19427When the wicked die, that's it— the story's over, end of hope.H7563H120H4194H8615H6H8431H205H68A good person is saved from much trouble; a bad person runs straight into it.H6662H2502H6869H7563H9359The loose tongue of the godless spreads destruction; the common sense of the godly preserves them.H2611H6310H7843H7453H1847H6662H250210When it goes well for good people, the whole town cheers; when it goes badly for bad people, the town celebrates.H2898H6662H7151H5970H7563H6H744011When right-living people bless the city, it flourishes; evil talk turns it into a ghost town in no time.H1293H3477H7176H7311H2040H6310H756312Mean-spirited slander is heartless; quiet discretion accompanies good sense.H2638H3820H936H7453H376H8394H279013A gadabout gossip can't be trusted with a secret, but someone of integrity won't violate a confidence.H1980H7400H1540H5475H539H7307H3680H169714Without good direction, people lose their way; the more wise counsel you follow, the better your chances.H8458H5971H5307H7230H3289H866815Whoever makes deals with strangers is sure to get burned; if you keep a cool head, you'll avoid rash bargains.H6148H2114H7321H7451H8130H8628H98216A woman of gentle grace gets respect, but men of rough violence grab for loot.H2580H802H8551H3519H6184H8551H6239
A God-Shaped Life
17When you're kind to others, you help yourself; when you're cruel to others, you hurt yourself.H2617H376H1580H5315H394H5916H760718Bad work gets paid with a bad check; good work gets solid pay.H7563H6213H8267H6468H2232H6666H571H793819Take your stand with God's loyal community and live, or chase after phantoms of evil and die.H6666H2416H7291H7451H419420GOD can't stand deceivers, but oh how he relishes integrity.H6141H3820H8441H3068H8549H1870H752221Count on this: The wicked won't get off scot-free, and God's loyal people will triumph.H3027H3027H7451H5352H2233H6662H442222Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful face on an empty head.H5141H2091H2386H639H3303H802H5493H294023The desires of good people lead straight to the best, but wicked ambition ends in angry frustration.H8378H6662H2896H8615H7563H567824The world of the generous gets larger and larger; the world of the stingy gets smaller and smaller.H3426H6340H3254H2820H3476H427025The one who blesses others is abundantly blessed; those who help others are helped.H1293H5315H1878H7301H338426Curses on those who drive a hard bargain! Blessings on all who play fair and square!H4513H1250H3816H5344H1293H7218H766627The one who seeks good finds delight; the student of evil becomes evil.H7836H2896H1245H7522H1875H7451H93528A life devoted to things is a dead life, a stump; a God-shaped life is a flourishing tree.H982H6239H5307H6662H6524H592929Exploit or abuse your family, and end up with a fistful of air; common sense tells you it's a stupid way to live.H5916H1004H5157H7307H191H5650H2450H382030A good life is a fruit-bearing tree; a violent life destroys souls.H6529H6662H6086H2416H3947H5315H245031If good people barely make it, what's in store for the bad!H6662H7999H776H7563H2398
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