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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 hard worker has plenty of food,
    but a person who chases fantasies ends up in poverty.

20 The trustworthy person will get a rich reward,
    but a person who wants quick riches will get into trouble.

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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 Greedy people try to get rich quick
    but don’t realize they’re headed for poverty.

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

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25 Greed causes fighting;
    trusting the Lord leads to prosperity.

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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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First, help me never to tell a lie.
    Second, give me neither poverty nor riches!
    Give me just enough to satisfy my needs.
For if I grow rich, I may deny you and say, “Who is the Lord?”
    And if I am too poor, I may steal and thus insult God’s holy name.

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