Proverbs 21:17-18

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The one who loves pleasure will become a poor man;
whoever loves wine and oil will not get rich.^(A)

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The wicked are a ransom for the righteous,
and the treacherous, for^(a) the upright.^(B)

a. Proverbs 21:18: Or in place of

A. Proverbs 21:17: Ecclesiastes 2:1-3; Ecclesiastes 2:10-11

B. Proverbs 21:18: Proverbs 11:8; Isaiah 43:3