[a](A)Ill-gotten gains do not benefit,
But righteousness rescues from death.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:2 Lit Treasures of wickedness

Tainted wealth has no lasting value,
    but right living can save your life.

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11 Wealth obtained from [a]nothing dwindles,
But one who gathers [b]by labor increases it.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:11 Prob. referring to fraud
  2. Proverbs 13:11 Lit by hand

11 Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears;
    wealth from hard work grows over time.

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17 (A)Bread obtained by a lie is sweet to a person,
But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.

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17 Stolen bread tastes sweet,
    but it turns to gravel in the mouth.

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21 An inheritance gained in a hurry at the beginning
Will not be blessed in the end.

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21 An inheritance obtained too early in life
    is not a blessing in the end.

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