16 Though he heaps up silver like dust,
And piles up clothing like clay—

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16 Though he heaps up silver like dust(A)
    and clothes like piles of clay,(B)

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17 He may pile it up, but (A)the just will wear it,
And the innocent will divide the silver.

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17 what he lays up(A) the righteous will wear,(B)
    and the innocent will divide his silver.(C)

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One who increases his possessions by usury and extortion
Gathers it for him who will pity the poor.

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

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26 For God gives (A)wisdom and knowledge and joy to a man who is good in His sight; but to the sinner He gives the work of gathering and collecting, that (B)he may give to him who is good before God. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind.

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26 To the person who pleases him, God gives wisdom,(A) knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth(B) to hand it over to the one who pleases God.(C) This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

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