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Treasures of wickedness profit nothing,
    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 gained dishonestly dwindles away,
    but he who gathers by hand 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. 13:11 Lit whoever gathers upon his hand

17 Fraudulent food is sweet to a man,
    but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.

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

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21 An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning,
    won’t be blessed in the end.

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

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