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30 Do not men despise[a] a thief if he steals
    to satisfy his appetite when he is hungry?
31 And if he is caught, he will pay sevenfold;
    he will give all the goods of his house.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 6:30 Or Men do not despise

30 People do not despise a thief if he steals
    to satisfy his hunger when he is starving.
31 Yet if he is caught, he must pay sevenfold,(A)
    though it costs him all the wealth of his house.

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22 Do not rob the poor, because he is poor,
    or crush the afflicted at the gate;

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Saying 2

22 Do not exploit the poor(A) because they are poor
    and do not crush the needy in court,(B)

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24 He who robs his father or his mother
    and says, “That is no transgression,”
    is the companion of a man who destroys.

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24 Whoever robs their father or mother(A)
    and says, “It’s not wrong,”
    is partner to one who destroys.(B)

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24 The partner of a thief hates his own life;
    he hears the curse, but discloses nothing.

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24 The accomplices of thieves are their own enemies;
    they are put under oath and dare not testify.(A)

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Two things I ask of thee;
    deny them not to me before I die:
Remove far from me falsehood and lying;
    give me neither poverty nor riches;
    feed me with the food that is needful for me,
lest I be full, and deny thee,
    and say, “Who is the Lord?”
or lest I be poor, and steal,
    and profane the name of my God.

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“Two things I ask of you, Lord;
    do not refuse me before I die:
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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