Proverbs 13:7-9

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⁷ Some people pretend they are rich, but they have nothing. Others pretend they are poor, but they are really rich.

⁸ The rich might have to pay a ransom to save their lives, but the poor never receive such threats.

⁹ The light of those who do right shines brighter and brighter, but the lamp of the wicked becomes darker and darker.^[a]