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30 [a]Men do not despise a thief if he steals
To (A)fill [b]himself when he is hungry;
31 But when he is found, he must (B)repay sevenfold;
He must give all the [c]substance of his house.

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  1. Proverbs 6:30 Or Do not men...?; lit They do not
  2. Proverbs 6:30 Lit his soul
  3. Proverbs 6:31 Or wealth

22 (A)Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
And do not (B)crush the afflicted at the gate;

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24 He who (A)robs his father or his mother
And says, “It is not a transgression,”
Is the (B)companion of a man who destroys.

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24 He who [a]divides the spoil with a thief hates his own soul;
He (A)hears the oath but declares nothing.

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  1. Proverbs 29:24 Or partners

Two things I asked of You,
Do not withhold from me before I die:
Keep worthlessness and every false word far from me,
Give me neither poverty nor riches;
Feed me with the (A)food that is my portion,
Lest I be (B)full and deny (C)You and say, “Who is Yahweh?”
Or lest I be (D)impoverished and steal,
And [a](E)profane the name of my God.

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  1. Proverbs 30:9 Lit take hold of