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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.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.