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Proverbs 22:27-29
Contemporary English Version
Proverbs 22:27-29
Contemporary English Version
27 If you don't have the money,
you might lose your bed.
–4–
28 Don't move a boundary marker[a]
set up by your ancestors.
–5–
29 If you do your job well,
you will work for a ruler
and never be a slave.
Footnotes
- 22.28 marker: In ancient Israel boundary lines were sacred because all property was a gift from the Lord (see Deuteronomy 19.14).
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