20 The poor are shunned even by their neighbours,
    but the rich have many friends.

21 It is a sin to despise one’s neighbour,
    but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.

22 Do not those who plot evil go astray?
    But those who plan what is good find[a] love and faithfulness.

23 All hard work brings a profit,
    but mere talk leads only to poverty.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:22 Or show