20 aThe poor
man is hated even by his own neighbor,
But
1 the rich
has many
bfriends.
21 He who despises his neighbor sins;
aBut he who has mercy on the poor, happy
is he.
22 Do they not go astray who devise evil?
But mercy and truth
belong to those who devise good.
23 In all labor there is profit,
But
1 idle chatter
leads only to poverty.
24 The crown of the wise is their riches,
But the foolishness of fools
is folly.
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