18 The one whose way of life is blameless is kept safe,
    but the one whose ways are perverse will fall into the pit.[a]

19 Those who work their land will have abundant food,
    but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty.

20 A faithful person will be richly blessed,
    but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:18 Syriac (see Septuagint); Hebrew into one