19 The one who works his land
will have plenty of food,(A)
but whoever chases fantasies
will have his fill of poverty.(B)

20 A faithful man will have many blessings,(C)
but one in a hurry to get rich(D)
will not go unpunished.

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19 Whoever works his farmland will have abundant food,
    but whoever chases fantasies will become very poor.

20 The faithful man will prosper with blessings,
    but whoever is in a hurry to get rich
        will not escape punishment.

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22 A greedy man[a] is in a hurry for wealth;
he doesn’t know that poverty will come to him.(A)

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  1. Proverbs 28:22 Lit A man with an evil eye

22 The miser[a] is in a hurry to get wealthy,
    but he isn’t aware that poverty will catch up with him.

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  1. Proverbs 28:22 Lit. The man with an evil eye

25 A greedy person provokes conflict,(A)
but whoever trusts in the Lord will prosper.(B)

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25 An arrogant[a] man stirs up dissension,
    but anyone who trusts in the Lord prospers.

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  1. Proverbs 28:25 Or greedy

Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me.
Give me neither poverty nor wealth;
feed me with the food I need.(A)
Otherwise, I might have too much(B)
and deny You,(C) saying, “Who is the Lord?”(D)
or I might have nothing and steal,(E)
profaning[a] the name of my God.(F)

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  1. Proverbs 30:9 Lit grabbing

Keep deception and lies far away from me,
    and give me neither poverty nor wealth.
Feed me with food that I need for today,[a]
so that I don’t become overfed and deny you by saying,
        “Who is the Lord?”
or so that I don’t become poor and steal,
    and then misuse the name of my God.

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  1. Proverbs 30:8 Or that is appropriate for me