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There is a man who is rich through his diligence and self-denial, and this is the reward allotted to him:
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when he says, "I have found rest, and now I shall enjoy my goods!" he does not know how much time will pass until he leaves them to others and dies.
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Stand by your covenant and attend to it, and grow old in your work.
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Do not wonder at the works of a sinner, but trust in the Lord and keep at your toil; for it is easy in the sight of the Lord to enrich a poor man quickly and suddenly.
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The blessing of the Lord is the reward of the godly, and quickly God causes his blessing to flourish.
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Do not say, "What do I need, and what prosperity could be mine in the future?"
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Do not say, "I have enough, and what calamity could happen to me in the future?"
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In the day of prosperity, adversity is forgotten, and in the day of adversity, prosperity is not remembered.
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For it is easy in the sight of the Lord to reward a man on the day of death according to his conduct.
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The misery of an hour makes one forget luxury, and at the close of a man's life his deeds will be revealed.
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Call no one happy before his death; a man will be known through his children.