19 (A)Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread,
    but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
20 A faithful man will abound with blessings,
    but whoever hastens to be rich (B)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 (A)stingy man[a] (B)hastens after wealth
    and does not know that (C)poverty will come upon him.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:22 Hebrew A man whose eye is evil

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

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25 A greedy man (A)stirs up strife,
    but the one who trusts in the Lord will (B)be enriched.

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

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Remove far from me falsehood and lying;
    give me neither poverty nor riches;
    feed me with the food that is (A)needful for me,
lest I be (B)full and (C)deny you
    and say, (D)“Who is the Lord?”
or lest I be poor and steal
    (E)and profane 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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