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19 Anyone who tills the land will have plenty of bread, but one who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
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Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty.
20 The faithful will abound with blessings, but one who is in a hurry to be rich will not go unpunished.
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A faithful person will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.
21 To show partiality is not good— yet for a piece of bread a person may do wrong.
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To show partiality is not good— yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.
22 The miser is in a hurry to get rich and does not know that loss is sure to come.
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The stingy are eager to get rich and are unaware that poverty awaits them.
23 Whoever rebukes a person will afterward find more favor than one who flatters with the tongue.
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Whoever rebukes a person will in the end gain favor rather than one who has a flattering tongue.
24 Anyone who robs father or mother and says, "That is no crime," is partner to a thug.
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Whoever robs their father or mother and says, “It’s not wrong,” is partner to one who destroys.
25 The greedy person stirs up strife, but whoever trusts in the Lord will be enriched.
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The greedy stir up conflict, but those who trust in the LORD will prosper.
26 Those who trust in their own wits are fools; but those who walk in wisdom come through safely.
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Those who trust in themselves are fools, but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe.
27 Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, but one who turns a blind eye will get many a curse.
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Those who give to the poor will lack nothing, but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses.
28 When the wicked prevail, people go into hiding; but when they perish, the righteous increase.
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When the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding; but when the wicked perish, the righteous thrive.
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