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19 One who works his land will have an abundance of food;
    but one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
20 A faithful man is rich with blessings;
    but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

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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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22 A stingy man hurries after riches,
    and doesn’t know that poverty waits for him.

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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

25 One who is greedy stirs up strife;
    but one who trusts in Yahweh will prosper.

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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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Remove far from me falsehood and lies.
    Give me neither poverty nor riches.
    Feed me with the food that is needful for me,
lest I be full, deny you, and say, ‘Who is Yahweh?’
    or lest I be poor, and steal,
    and so dishonor the name of my God.

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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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