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30 Men do not despise a thief if he steals
    to satisfy himself when he is hungry.
31 But if he is found, he will restore sevenfold;
    he will give all the substance of his house.

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Saying Two

22 Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
    neither oppress the afflicted in the gate;

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24 Whoever robs his father or his mother
    and says, “It is no transgression,”
    the same is the companion of a destroyer.

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24 Whoever is partner with a thief hates his own soul;
    he hears the oath but tells nothing.

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Two things I have required of you;
    do not deny me them before I die:
Remove vanity and lies far from me—
    give me neither poverty nor riches;
    feed me with food convenient for me;
lest I be full, and deny You,
    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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