Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value,(A)
    but righteousness delivers from death.(B)

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

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11 Dishonest money dwindles away,(A)
    but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.

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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 Food gained by fraud tastes sweet,(A)
    but one ends up with a mouth full of gravel.(B)

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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 claimed too soon
    will not be blessed at the end.

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

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