21 Whoever (A)despises his neighbor is a sinner,
    but (B)blessed is he who is generous to the poor.
22 Do they not go astray who (C)devise evil?
    Those who devise good meet[a] (D)steadfast love and faithfulness.
23 In all toil there is profit,
    but mere talk (E)tends only to poverty.

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