[a](A)Ill-gotten gains do not benefit,
But righteousness rescues from death.

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  1. Proverbs 10:2 Lit Treasures of wickedness

Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,
    but righteousness delivers from death.

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11 Wealth obtained from [a]nothing dwindles,
But one who gathers [b]by labor increases it.

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  1. Proverbs 13:11 Prob. referring to fraud
  2. Proverbs 13:11 Lit by hand

11 Wealth hastily gotten[a] will dwindle,
    but he who gathers little by little will increase it.

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  1. Proverbs 13:11 Gk Vg: Heb from vanity

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

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17 Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man,
    but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel.

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21 An inheritance gained in a hurry at the beginning
Will not be blessed in the end.

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21 An inheritance gotten hastily in the beginning
    will in the end not be blessed.

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