19 (A)He who tills his land will have plenty of bread,
But he who follows frivolity will have poverty enough!

20 A faithful man will abound with blessings,
(B)But he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.

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19 He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread:
but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings:
but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

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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 A man with an evil eye hastens after riches,
And does not consider that (A)poverty will come upon him.

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22 He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye,
and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

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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)He who is of a proud heart stirs up strife,
(B)But he who trusts in the Lord will be prospered.

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25 He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife:
but he that putteth his trust in the Lord shall be made fat.

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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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Remove falsehood and lies far from me;
Give me neither poverty nor riches—
(A)Feed me with the food allotted to me;
(B)Lest I be full and deny You,
And say, “Who is the Lord?”
Or lest I be poor and steal,
And profane the name of my God.

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remove far from me vanity and lies:
give me neither poverty nor riches;
feed me with food convenient for me:
lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord?
or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.

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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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