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19 Those who cultivate their land will have plenty of food,
    but those who engage in idle pursuits will have plenty of want.(A)
20 The trustworthy will be richly blessed;
    but whoever hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.(B)
21 To show partiality is never good:(C)
    for even a morsel of bread one may do wrong.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 28:21 Cf. 24:23. Verse 21b warns that even in a light matter one must remain impartial.

19 Those who work their land will have abundant food,
    but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty.(A)

20 A faithful person will be richly blessed,
    but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.(B)

21 To show partiality(C) is not good(D)
    yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.(E)

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