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Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.
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ExplanationCommentary
Verse 11. Haste. Hebrew “by vanity,” and injustice. Those who become rich on a sudden fall under suspicion, as a Roman objected to Sylla, who had inherited nothing. Plut.—By little. Hebrew “he that gathereth by labour, (Septuagint piety) shall increase.” Prot. Bible.
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