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²⁰ The faithful will abound with blessings,
   but one who is in a hurry to be rich will not go unpunished.
²¹ To show partiality is not good—
   yet for a piece of bread a person may do wrong.
²² The miser is in a hurry to get rich
   and does not know that loss is sure to come.
²³ Whoever rebukes a person will afterwards find more favour
   than one who flatters with the tongue.
²⁴ Anyone who robs father or mother
   and says, ‘That is no crime’,
   is partner to a thug.
²⁵ The greedy person stirs up strife,
   but whoever trusts in the Lord will be enriched.
²⁶ Those who trust in their own wits are fools;
   but those who walk in wisdom come through safely.
²⁷ Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing,
   but one who turns a blind eye will get many a curse.
²⁸ When the wicked prevail, people go into hiding;
   but when they perish, the righteous increase.