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Better to be poor and walk in integrity
    than to be crooked in one’s ways even though rich.(A)
Those who keep the law are wise children,
    but companions of gluttons shame their parents.(B)
One who augments wealth by exorbitant interest
    gathers it for another who is kind to the poor.(C)

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Better the poor whose walk is blameless
    than the rich whose ways are perverse.(A)

A discerning son heeds instruction,
    but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.(B)

Whoever increases wealth by taking interest(C) or profit from the poor
    amasses it for another,(D) who will be kind to the poor.(E)

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