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Do not wear yourself out to get rich;
    be wise enough to desist.(A)

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Saying 8

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

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Relations with Others

18 Do not exchange a friend for money
    or a real brother for the gold of Ophir.(A)

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'Sirach 7:18' not found for the version: New International Version.

But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.(A)

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Those who want to get rich(A) fall into temptation and a trap(B) and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.

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10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and in their eagerness to be rich some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.

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10 For the love of money(A) is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith(B) and pierced themselves with many griefs.(C)

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