To be wicked or to be righteous? That is the question. Or, at least, that is the question that I found most evident in chapter 11. The entire chapter goes a bit like this, "The wicked man does _____ so _____ happens, and the righteous does _____ so ______ happens." Hopefully my readers digest version makes a little sense.
When reading this chapter, I imagine a balance. One side wicked, the other side righteousness. Of course, we always want the righteous to weigh more than the wicked, but things keep getting added to this balance. Its all about adding and taking away items to keep it that way. Getting rid of the wicked, and adding to the righteous.
The one verse that really hit me in this chapter was verse 2: "When pride comes, then comes shame. But with the humble is wisdom." I know it's not just me, but I have a really hard time keeping myself humble. But, as Proverbs tells us, pride does not do us any good. Only shame will come from it.
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