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(A)Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,
But righteousness delivers from death.

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Ill-gotten gains do not profit anyone,
but righteousness rescues from death.(A)

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11 Wealth obtained from empty effort dwindles,
But the one who gathers [a]with his hand abounds.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:11 Or gradually

11 Wealth obtained by fraud will dwindle,(A)
but whoever earns it through labor[a] will multiply it.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:11 Lit whoever gathers upon [his] hand

17 (A)Bread obtained by lying is sweet to a man,
But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.

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17 Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man,(A)
but afterward his mouth is full of gravel.

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21 An inheritance gained hurriedly at the beginning
In the end will not be blessed.

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21 An inheritance gained prematurely
will not be blessed ultimately.(A)

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