19 (A)Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread,
    but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
20 A faithful man will abound with blessings,
    but whoever hastens to be rich (B)will not go unpunished.

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19 Those who work the land will have plenty to eat,
    but those with worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
20 Reliable people will have abundant blessings,
    but those with get-rich-quick schemes won’t go unpunished.

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22 A (A)stingy man[a] (B)hastens after wealth
    and does not know that (C)poverty will come upon him.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:22 Hebrew A man whose eye is evil

22 The stingy try to get rich fast,
    unaware that loss will come to them.

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25 A greedy man (A)stirs up strife,
    but the one who trusts in the Lord will (B)be enriched.

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25 Greedy people stir up conflict,
    but those who trust the Lord become prosperous.

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Remove far from me falsehood and lying;
    give me neither poverty nor riches;
    feed me with the food that is (A)needful for me,
lest I be (B)full and (C)deny you
    and say, (D)“Who is the Lord?”
or lest I be poor and steal
    (E)and profane the name of my God.

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Fraud and lies—
    keep far from me!
Don’t give me either poverty or wealth;
    give me just the food I need.
    Or I’ll be full and deny you,
    and say, “Who is the Lord?”
    Or I’ll be poor and steal,
    and dishonor my God’s name.

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