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The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
But the treacherous will (A)be captured by their own desire.

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The godliness of good people rescues them;
    the ambition of treacherous people traps them.

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12 The (A)wicked man desires a stronghold of evil men,
But the root of the righteous (B)gives fruit.

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12 Thieves are jealous of each other’s loot,
    but the godly are well rooted and bear their own fruit.

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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 obtained too early in life
    is not a blessing in the end.

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The [a]thoughts of the (A)diligent lead surely to profit,
But everyone (B)who is hasty comes surely to poverty.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:5 Or plans

Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity,
    but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.

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20 There is desirable (A)treasure and oil in the abode of the wise,
But a foolish man (B)swallows it up.

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20 The wise have wealth and luxury,
    but fools spend whatever they get.

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20 There is desirable (A)treasure and oil in the abode of the wise,
But a foolish man (B)swallows it up.

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20 The wise have wealth and luxury,
    but fools spend whatever they get.

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(A)Do not weary yourself to gain wealth,
(B)Because of your understanding, cease!

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Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich.
    Be wise enough to know when to quit.

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20 (A)Sheol and Abaddon are (B)never satisfied,
So the (C)eyes of man are never satisfied.

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20 Just as Death and Destruction[a] are never satisfied,
    so human desire is never satisfied.

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Footnotes

  1. 27:20 Hebrew Sheol and Abaddon.

20 (A)Sheol and Abaddon are (B)never satisfied,
So the (C)eyes of man are never satisfied.

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20 Just as Death and Destruction[a] are never satisfied,
    so human desire is never satisfied.

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Footnotes

  1. 27:20 Hebrew Sheol and Abaddon.

20 A (A)faithful man will abound with blessings,
But he who (B)makes haste to be rich will not go unpunished.

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20 The trustworthy person will get a rich reward,
    but a person who wants quick riches will get into trouble.

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15 The leech has two daughters,
“Give,” “Give.”
There are three things that will not be satisfied,
Four that will not say, “Enough”:
16 (A)Sheol, and the (B)barren womb,
Earth that is never satisfied with water,
And fire that never says, “Enough.”

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15 The leech has two suckers
    that cry out, “More, more!”[a]

There are three things that are never satisfied—
    no, four that never say, “Enough!”:
16 the grave,[b]
    the barren womb,
    the thirsty desert,
    the blazing fire.

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Footnotes

  1. 30:15 Hebrew two daughters who cry out, “Give, give!”
  2. 30:16 Hebrew Sheol.