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27 No one who gives to the poor will suffer want,
    but one who closes his eyes to them will get many a curse.[a]
28 When the wicked gain power, people go into hiding,
    but when the wicked perish, the righteous increase in number.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:27 Generosity to the poor brings blessings (see Prov 11:24 and note; 14:21; 19:17).