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Proverbs 29:14-16 Good News Bible (GNB)

14. If a king defends the rights of the poor, he will rule for a long time.

15. Correction and discipline are good for children. If they have their own way, they will make their mothers ashamed of them.

16. When evil people are in power, crime increases. But the righteous will live to see the downfall of such people.

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