28 The hope of the righteous is joy,(A)
but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.(B)

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When the wicked man dies,
his expectation comes to nothing,
and hope placed in wealth[a][b] vanishes.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:7 LXX reads hope of the ungodly
  2. Proverbs 11:7 Or strength

but wrath and indignation to those who are self-seeking(A) and disobey the truth(B) but are obeying unrighteousness; affliction and distress(C) for every human being who does evil, first to the Jew, and also to the Greek;(D)

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