Proverbs 28:18-20
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18 He who walks uprightly shall be safe, but he who willfully goes in double and wrong ways shall fall in one of them.
19 He who cultivates his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless people and pursuits will have poverty enough.
20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings, but he who makes haste to be rich [at any cost] shall not go unpunished.(A)
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Proverbs 28:18-20
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18 The one whose walk is blameless is kept safe,(A)
but the one whose ways are perverse will fall(B) into the pit.[a]
19 Those who work their land will have abundant food,
but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty.(C)
20 A faithful person will be richly blessed,
but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.(D)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:18 Syriac (see Septuagint); Hebrew into one
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