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Let a man weighed down with anyone's blood flee to a pit; give him no support.
18
Whoever lives blamelessly will be saved, but he whose ways are crooked will fall in one [of those ways].
19
He who farms his land will have plenty of food, but he who follows futilities will have plenty of poverty.
20
A trustworthy person will receive many blessings, but one rushing to get rich will not go unpunished.
21
To show partiality is not good, though a person may do wrong for a crust of bread.
22
He who is greedy rushes after riches, not knowing that want will overtake him.
23
He who rebukes another person in the end gets more thanks than the flatterer.
24
Whoever robs mother or father and says, "That's not a crime!"is comrade to the destroyer.
25
A grasping disposition stirs up strife, but he who trusts in ADONAI will prosper.
26
He who trusts in himself is a fool, but he who lives by wisdom will escape.
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He who gives to the poor will lack nothing, but he who hides his eyes will get curses in plenty.