Proverbs 13:6-8

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

⁶Righteousness guards one whose way is upright,
    but sin overthrows the wicked.
⁷Some pretend to be rich, yet have nothing;
    others pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.
⁸Wealth is a ransom for a person’s life,
    but the poor get no threats.

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