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26 The people curse those who hold back grain, but a blessing is on the head of those who sell it.
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People curse the one who hoards grain, but they pray God’s blessing on the one who is willing to sell.
27 Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor, but evil comes to the one who searches for it.
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Whoever seeks good finds favor, but evil comes to one who searches for it.
28 Those who trust in their riches will wither, but the righteous will flourish like green leaves.
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Those who trust in their riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.
29 Those who trouble their households will inherit wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise.
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Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise.
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, but violence takes lives away.
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The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who is wise saves lives.
31 If the righteous are repaid on earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!
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If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!
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