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In the house of the righteous there is much treasure,
    but trouble befalls the income of the wicked.

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The house of the righteous contains great treasure,(A)
    but the income of the wicked brings ruin.(B)

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21 endowing with wealth those who love me
    and filling their treasuries.

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21 bestowing a rich inheritance on those who love me
    and making their treasuries full.(A)

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20 Precious treasure remains[a] in the house of the wise,
    but the fool devours it.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 21.20 Gk: Heb and oil

20 The wise store up choice food and olive oil,
    but fools gulp theirs down.

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22 The blessing of the Lord makes rich,
    and toil adds nothing to it.(A)

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22 The blessing of the Lord(A) brings wealth,(B)
    without painful toil for it.(C)

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Wealth and riches are in their houses,
    and their righteousness endures forever.

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Wealth and riches(A) are in their houses,
    and their righteousness endures(B) forever.

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Better is a little with righteousness
    than large income with injustice.

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Better a little with righteousness
    than much gain(A) with injustice.(B)

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26 He considered abuse suffered for the Christ[a] to be greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to the reward.

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Footnotes

  1. 11.26 Or the Messiah

26 He regarded disgrace(A) for the sake of Christ(B) as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward.(C)

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Better is a handful with quiet
    than two handfuls with toil
    and a chasing after wind.(A)

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Better one handful with tranquillity
    than two handfuls with toil(A)
    and chasing after the wind.

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16 Better is a little with the fear of the Lord
    than great treasure and trouble with it.(A)

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

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22 The good leave an inheritance to their children’s children,
    but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.(A)

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22 A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children,
    but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.(A)

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16 Better is a little that the righteous person has
    than the abundance of many wicked.(A)

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16 Better the little that the righteous have
    than the wealth(A) of many wicked;

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19 For they have crushed and abandoned the poor;
    they have seized a house that they did not build.(A)

20 “For they knew no quiet in their bellies;
    in their greed they let nothing escape.(B)
21 There was nothing left after they had eaten;
    therefore their prosperity will not endure.(C)
22 In full sufficiency they will be in distress;
    all the force of misery will come upon them.
23 To fill their belly to the full,
    God[a] will send his fierce anger into them
    and rain it upon them as their food.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 20.23 Heb he

19 For he has oppressed the poor(A) and left them destitute;(B)
    he has seized houses(C) he did not build.

20 “Surely he will have no respite from his craving;(D)
    he cannot save himself by his treasure.(E)
21 Nothing is left for him to devour;
    his prosperity will not endure.(F)
22 In the midst of his plenty, distress will overtake him;(G)
    the full force of misery will come upon him.(H)
23 When he has filled his belly,(I)
    God will vent his burning anger(J) against him
    and rain down his blows on him.(K)

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Warning to Rich Oppressors

Come now, you rich people, weep and wail for the miseries that are coming to you. Your riches have rotted, and your clothes are moth-eaten.(A) Your gold and silver have rusted, and their rust will be evidence against you, and it will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure[a] during the last days.

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  1. 5.3 Or will eat your flesh, since you have stored up fire

Warning to Rich Oppressors

Now listen,(A) you rich people,(B) weep and wail(C) because of the misery that is coming on you. Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes.(D) Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days.(E)

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