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29 Whoever brings trouble to his family will be left with nothing but the wind.
    And a foolish person will become a servant to the wise.

30 As a tree makes fruit, a good person gives life to others.
    The wise person shows others how to be wise.

31 Good people will be rewarded on earth.
    So the wicked and the sinners will also be punished.

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29 Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind,
    and the fool will be servant to the wise.(A)

30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,(B)
    and the one who is wise saves lives.

31 If the righteous receive their due(C) on earth,
    how much more the ungodly and the sinner!

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