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16 A heartless leader is a fool,
    but anyone who refuses
to get rich by cheating others
    will live a long time.
17 Don't give help to murderers!
Make them stay on the run
    for as long as they live.[a]

18 Honesty will keep you safe,
but everyone who is crooked
    will suddenly fall.

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Footnotes

  1. 28.17 live: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 17.

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