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Treasures of wickedness and ill-gotten gains do not profit,
But righteousness and moral integrity in daily life rescues from death.

The Lord will not allow the [a]righteous to hunger [God will meet all his needs],
But He will reject and cast away the craving of the wicked.(A)

Poor is he who works with a negligent and idle hand,
But the hand of the diligent makes him rich.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:3 Lit soul of the righteous.

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