15 The (A)rich person’s wealth is his [a]fortress,
The (B)ruin of the poor is their poverty.
16 The [b](C)wages of the righteous is life,
The income of the wicked, punishment.
17 One who (D)is on the path of life follows instruction,
But one who ignores a rebuke goes astray.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:15 Lit strong city
  2. Proverbs 10:16 Or work

15 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city,(A)
    but poverty is the ruin of the poor.(B)

16 The wages of the righteous is life,(C)
    but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.(D)

17 Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life,(E)
    but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.

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