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When the grain they had brought from Egypt was almost gone, Jacob said to his sons, “Go back and buy us a little more food.”

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So when they had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt,(A) their father said to them, “Go back and buy us a little more food.”(B)

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Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth. After all, we brought nothing with us when we came into the world, and we can’t take anything with us when we leave it. So if we have enough food and clothing, let us be content.

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But godliness with contentment(A) is great gain.(B) For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.(C) But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.(D)

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But those who won’t care for their relatives, especially those in their own household, have denied the true faith. Such people are worse than unbelievers.

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Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied(A) the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

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16 She goes to inspect a field and buys it;
    with her earnings she plants a vineyard.

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16 She considers a field and buys it;
    out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.

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18 Pride goes before destruction,
    and haughtiness before a fall.

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18 Pride(A) goes before destruction,
    a haughty spirit(B) before a fall.(C)

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16 Better to have little, with fear for the Lord,
    than to have great treasure and inner turmoil.

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16 Better a little with the fear of the Lord
    than great wealth with turmoil.(A)

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20 “Sir,” they said, “we came to Egypt once before to buy food.

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20 “We beg your pardon, our lord,” they said, “we came down here the first time to buy food.(A)

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If you send Benjamin with us, we will go down and buy more food.

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If you will send our brother along with us, we will go down and buy food for you.(A)

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Joseph’s Brothers Go to Egypt

42 When Jacob heard that grain was available in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why are you standing around looking at one another? I have heard there is grain in Egypt. Go down there, and buy enough grain to keep us alive. Otherwise we’ll die.”

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Joseph’s Brothers Go to Egypt

42 When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt,(A) he said to his sons, “Why do you just keep looking at each other?” He continued, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us,(B) so that we may live and not die.”(C)

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