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11 Do not place your trust in extortion,
    and set no vain hopes in stolen goods;
no matter how greatly your wealth increases,
    do not set your heart[a] on it.
12 One thing God has revealed;
    two things have I heard:
that power belongs to you, O God,

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 62:11 The Prophets inveighed against social crimes (see Isa 30:12; Ezek 22:29). The consequence was the recommendation to be detached from riches (see Job 27:12ff; 31:25; Eccl 5:8ff; Jer 17:11; Mt 6:19f, 24). Heart: see note on Ps 4:8.