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Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath,
    but righteousness delivers from death.

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Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
    but righteousness delivers from death.(A)

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16 A gracious woman obtains honor,
    but violent men obtain riches.
17 The merciful man does good to his own soul,
    but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.
18 Wicked people earn deceitful wages,
    but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

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16 A gracious woman gets honor,
    but she who hates virtue is covered with shame.[a]
The timid become destitute,[b]
    but the aggressive gain riches.(A)
17 Those who are kind reward themselves,
    but the cruel do themselves harm.
18 The wicked earn no real gain,
    but those who sow righteousness get a true reward.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 11.16 Compare Gk Syr: Heb lacks but she . . . shame
  2. 11.16 Gk: Heb lacks The timid . . . destitute

28 He who trusts in his riches will fall,
    but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

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28 Those who trust in their riches will wither,[a]
    but the righteous will flourish like green leaves.(A)

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  1. 11.28 Cn: Heb fall

11 Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away,
    but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.

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11 Wealth hastily gotten[a] will dwindle,
    but those who gather little by little will increase it.(A)

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  1. 13.11 Gk Vg: Heb from vanity

16 Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh,
    than great treasure with trouble.

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16 Better is a little with the fear of the Lord
    than great treasure and trouble with it.(A)

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27 He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house,
    but he who hates bribes will live.

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27 Those greedy for unjust gain make trouble for their households,
    but those who hate bribes will live.(A)

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A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it;
    wherever he turns, he prospers.

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A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of those who give it;
    wherever they turn they prosper.(A)

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

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17 Bread gained by deceit is sweet,
    but afterward the mouth will be full of gravel.(A)

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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 estate quickly acquired in the beginning
    will not be blessed in the end.(A)

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The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit;
    and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.
Getting treasures by a lying tongue
    is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.
The violence of the wicked will drive them away,
    because they refuse to do what is right.

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The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance,
    but everyone who is hasty comes only to want.(A)
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue
    is a fleeting vapor and a snare[a] of death.(B)
The violence of the wicked will sweep them away
    because they refuse to do what is just.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 21.6 Gk: Heb seekers

14 A gift in secret pacifies anger,
    and a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.

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14 A gift in secret averts anger,
    and a concealed bribe, strong wrath.(A)

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Better is the poor who walks in his integrity,
    than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.

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Better to be poor and walk in integrity
    than to be crooked in one’s ways even though rich.(A)

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