Proverbs 3:25-27

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Do not be afraid of sudden fear
Nor of the storm of the wicked when it comes [since you will be blameless];
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For the Lord will be your confidence, firm and strong,
And will keep your foot from being caught [in a trap].

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^[a]Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due [its rightful recipients],
When it is in your power to do it.^(A)

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Footnotes

Proverbs 3:27 Using this verse as a proof text, the ancient rabbis offered the example of an employer who tells his foreman to hire workers at four zuz (small silver coins) each to do a job, and the foreman hires them at three instead. Even though they accepted the terms, the rabbis rule that they have the right to complain. Compare this with the parable of the landowner who hires workers for a denarius each. The difference there is that the first group receives a fair wage, while the last is overpaid as a matter of generosity (Matt 20:15).