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The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
    but transgressors will be taken by their schemes.

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The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
But the unfaithful will be caught by their lust.

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12 The wicked covet the plunder of evil men,
    but the root of the righteous yields fruit.

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12 The wicked covet the catch of evil men,
But the root of the righteous yields fruit.

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21 An inheritance may be gained hastily at the beginning,
    but the end of it will not be blessed.

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21 (A)An inheritance gained hastily at the beginning
(B)Will not be blessed at the end.

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The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenty,
    but of everyone who is hasty only to want.

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(A)The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty,
But those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty.

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20 There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise,
    but a foolish man squanders it.

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20 (A)There is desirable treasure,
And oil in the dwelling of the wise,
But a foolish man squanders it.

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20 There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise,
    but a foolish man squanders it.

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20 (A)There is desirable treasure,
And oil in the dwelling of the wise,
But a foolish man squanders it.

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Saying Eight

Do not labor to be rich;
    cease from your own wisdom.

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(A)Do not overwork to be rich;
(B)Because of your own understanding, cease!

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20 Death and destruction are never full;
    so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

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20 (A)Hell[a] and [b]Destruction are never full;
So (B)the eyes of man are never satisfied.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:20 Or Sheol
  2. Proverbs 27:20 Heb. Abaddon

20 Death and destruction are never full;
    so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

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20 (A)Hell[a] and [b]Destruction are never full;
So (B)the eyes of man are never satisfied.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:20 Or Sheol
  2. Proverbs 27:20 Heb. Abaddon

20 A faithful man will abound with blessings,
    but he who makes haste to be rich will not be innocent.

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

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15 The leech has two daughters,
    crying, “Give, give.”

There are three things that are never satisfied,
    indeed, four things never say, “It is enough”:
16 the grave, the barren womb,
    the earth that is not filled with water,
    and the fire that never says, “It is enough.”

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15 The leech has two daughters—
Give and Give!

There are three things that are never satisfied,
Four never say, “Enough!”:
16 (A)The[a] grave,
The barren womb,
The earth that is not satisfied with water—
And the fire never says, “Enough!”

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 30:16 Or Sheol