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One pretends to be rich, yet has nothing;
another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.[a]
A man’s riches may ransom his life,
but a poor person hears no threat.

The light of the righteous shines brightly.
The lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:7 cf. 2 Cor. 6:10.