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The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
    but transgressors will be taken by their schemes.

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The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
    but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.(A)

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12 The wicked covet the plunder of evil men,
    but the root of the righteous yields fruit.

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12 The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers,
    but the root of the righteous endures.

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21 An inheritance may be gained hastily at the beginning,
    but the end of it will not be blessed.

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21 An inheritance claimed too soon
    will not be blessed at the end.

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The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenty,
    but of everyone who is hasty only to want.

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The plans of the diligent lead to profit(A)
    as surely as haste leads to poverty.

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20 There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise,
    but a foolish man squanders it.

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

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20 There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise,
    but a foolish man squanders it.

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

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Saying Eight

Do not labor to be rich;
    cease from your own wisdom.

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Saying 8

Do not wear yourself out to get rich;
    do not trust your own cleverness.

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20 Death and destruction are never full;
    so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

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20 Death and Destruction[a] are never satisfied,(A)
    and neither are human eyes.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:20 Hebrew Abaddon

20 Death and destruction are never full;
    so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

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20 Death and Destruction[a] are never satisfied,(A)
    and neither are human eyes.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:20 Hebrew Abaddon

20 A faithful man will abound with blessings,
    but he who makes haste to be rich will not be innocent.

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

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15 The leech has two daughters,
    crying, “Give, give.”

There are three things that are never satisfied,
    indeed, four things never say, “It is enough”:
16 the grave, the barren womb,
    the earth that is not filled with water,
    and the fire that never says, “It is enough.”

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15 “The leech has two daughters.
    ‘Give! Give!’ they cry.

“There are three things that are never satisfied,(A)
    four that never say, ‘Enough!’:
16 the grave,(B) the barren womb,
    land, which is never satisfied with water,
    and fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’

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