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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.
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.