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22 The miser is in a hurry to get rich
    and does not know that loss is sure to come.

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22 He who hurries for wealth is a man with an evil eye,[a]
    but he does not know that poverty will come upon him.

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  1. Proverbs 28:22 Literally “a man of evil of eye”

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

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25 The greedy person stirs up strife,
    but whoever trusts in the Lord will be enriched.(A)

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25 The greedy person[a] will stir up strife,
    but he who trusts in Yahweh will be enriched.

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  1. Proverbs 28:25 Literally “wide soul”

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

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