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

The righteous one is rescued from trouble;
in his place, the wicked one goes in.(B)

With his mouth the ungodly destroys his neighbor,
but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.

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Footnotes

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

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