30 People do not despise a thief if he steals
    to satisfy his hunger when he is starving.
31 Yet if he is caught, he must pay sevenfold,(A)
    though it costs him all the wealth of his house.

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30 People do not despise a thief if he steals
    to (A)satisfy his appetite when he is hungry,
31 but (B)if he is caught, he will pay (C)sevenfold;
    he will give all the goods of his house.

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Saying 2

22 Do not exploit the poor(A) because they are poor
    and do not crush the needy in court,(B)

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22 (A)Do not rob the poor, because he is poor,
    or (B)crush the afflicted at (C)the gate,

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24 Whoever robs their father or mother(A)
    and says, “It’s not wrong,”
    is partner to one who destroys.(B)

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24 Whoever robs his father or his mother
    and says, “That is no transgression,”
    is (A)a companion to a man who destroys.

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24 The accomplices of thieves are their own enemies;
    they are put under oath and dare not testify.(A)

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24 The partner of a thief (A)hates his own life;
    (B)he hears the curse, but discloses nothing.

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“Two things I ask of you, Lord;
    do not refuse me before I die:
Keep falsehood and lies far from me;
    give me neither poverty nor riches,
    but give me only my daily bread.(A)
Otherwise, I may have too much and disown(B) you
    and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’(C)
Or I may become poor and steal,
    and so dishonor the name of my God.(D)

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Two things I ask of you;
    deny them not to me (A)before I die:
Remove far from me falsehood and lying;
    give me neither poverty nor riches;
    feed me with the food that is (B)needful for me,
lest I be (C)full and (D)deny you
    and say, (E)“Who is the Lord?”
or lest I be poor and steal
    (F)and profane the name of my God.

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