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Better is the poor who walks in his uprightness
    than he who is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

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Better to be poor and walking in one’s integrity
    than to be crooked of ways when one is rich.

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He who by usury and unjust gain increases his substance
    will gather it for him who will pity the poor.

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He who augments his wealth with interest and with usury
    gathers it for him who is kind to the poor.

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11 The rich man is wise in his own conceit,
    but the poor who has understanding searches him out.

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11 A man of wealth is wise in his own eyes,
    but the intelligent poor sees through him.

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16 The prince who lacks understanding is also a great oppressor,
    but he who hates covetousness will prolong his days.

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16 A ruler who lacks understanding is[a] a cruel oppressor,
    but those who hate unjust gain will have long[b] days.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:16 Hebrew “and”
  2. Proverbs 28:16 Or “prolong”

20 A faithful man will abound with blessings,
    but he who makes haste to be rich will not be innocent.

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20 A man of faithfulness has abundant blessings,
    but he who hurries to become rich will not go unpunished.

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22 He who hastens to be rich has an evil eye,
    and does not consider that poverty will come upon him.

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22 He who hurries for wealth is a man with an evil eye,[a]
    but he does not know that poverty will come upon him.

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  1. Proverbs 28:22 Literally “a man of evil of eye”

27 He who gives to the poor will not lack,
    but he who hides his eyes will have many a curse.

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27 For he who gives to the poor, there is no lacking,
    but for he[a] who turns his eyes, there are many curses.

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  1. Proverbs 28:27 Hebrew “those”