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30 People do not despise a thief when he steals
    to fill himself[a] when he is hungry.
31 But if he is found, he will pay sevenfold,
    every possession of his house he shall give.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 6:30 Or “soul,” or “inner self”

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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22 Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
    and do not crush the afflicted at the gate;

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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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24 He who robs his father and his mother and says, “There is no crime,”
    is partner to a man who corrupts.

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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 Being a partner with a thief is hating one’s life;[a]
    a curse he will hear, but not disclose.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:24 Or “soul,” or “inner self”

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

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Two things I ask from you;
    do not deny me before I die:
Keep falsehood and a lying word[a] far from me;
    do not give me poverty or wealth;
    provide me with food only for my need.
Or else I will be satisfied and will deny him
    and say “Who is Yahweh?”
Or[b] I will be poor and will steal
    and profane the name of my God.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 30:8 Literally “word of a lie”
  2. Proverbs 30:9 Or “Lest”

“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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