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Respecting the Lord and not being proud
    will bring you wealth, honor, and life.

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Humility is the fear of the Lord;
    its wages are riches and honor(A) and life.(B)

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The rich rule over the poor,
    and borrowers are servants to lenders.

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The rich rule over the poor,
    and the borrower is slave to the lender.

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16 Whoever gets rich by mistreating the poor,
    and gives presents to the wealthy, will become poor.

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16 One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth
    and one who gives gifts to the rich—both come to poverty.

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Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich;
    be wise enough to control yourself.
Wealth can vanish in the wink of an eye.
    It can seem to grow wings
    and fly away like an eagle.

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Saying 8

Do not wear yourself out to get rich;
    do not trust your own cleverness.
Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone,(A)
    for they will surely sprout wings
    and fly off to the sky like an eagle.(B)

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11 Rich people may think they are wise,
    but the poor with understanding will prove them wrong.

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11 The rich are wise in their own eyes;
    one who is poor and discerning sees how deluded they are.

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19 Those who work their land will have plenty of food,
    but the ones who chase empty dreams instead will end up poor.

20 A truthful person will have many blessings,
    but those eager to get rich will be punished.

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

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

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22 Selfish people are in a hurry to get rich
    and do not realize they soon will be poor.

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22 The stingy are eager to get rich
    and are unaware that poverty awaits them.(A)

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25 A greedy person causes trouble,
    but the one who trusts the Lord will succeed.

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25 The greedy stir up conflict,(A)
    but those who trust in the Lord(B) will prosper.

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Keep me from lying and being dishonest.
    And don’t make me either rich or poor;
    just give me enough food for each day.
If I have too much, I might reject you
    and say, ‘I don’t know the Lord.’
If I am poor, I might steal
    and disgrace the name of my God.

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Keep falsehood and lies far from me;
    give me neither poverty nor riches,
    but give me only my daily bread.(A)
Otherwise, I may have too much and disown(B) you
    and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’(C)
Or I may become poor and steal,
    and so dishonor the name of my God.(D)

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