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Three Depressing Things

28 At two things my heart is grieved,
    and because of a third anger comes over me:
a warrior in want through poverty,
    and intelligent men who are treated contemptuously;
a man who turns back from righteousness to sin—
    the Lord will prepare him for the sword!

The Temptations of Commerce

29 A merchant can hardly keep from wrongdoing,
    and a tradesman will not be declared innocent of sin.

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