There is one who (A)pretends to be rich but has nothing;
Another pretends to be (B)poor, but has great wealth.
The ransom of a person’s life is his wealth,
But the poor hears no rebuke.

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(A)There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing;
And one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches.

The ransom of a man’s life is his riches,
But the poor does not hear rebuke.

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11 Wealth obtained from [a]nothing dwindles,
But one who gathers [b]by labor increases it.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:11 Prob. referring to fraud
  2. Proverbs 13:11 Lit by hand

11 (A)Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished,
But he who gathers by labor will increase.

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22 A good person (A)leaves an inheritance to his [a]grandchildren,
And the (B)wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:22 Lit sons’ sons

22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
But (A)the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.

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