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Proverbs 22:7-14 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

7. The rich rule over the poor. And the borrower is servant to the lender.

8. Whoever sows iniquity will reap evils, and by the rod of his own wrath he will be consumed.

9. Whoever is inclined to mercy shall be blessed, for from his bread he has given to the poor. Whoever gives gifts will acquire victory and honor. But he carries away the soul of the receiver.

10. Cast out the one who ridicules, and conflict will go out with him, and accusations and insults will cease.

11. Whoever loves cleanness of heart, because of the grace of his lips, will have the king as his friend.

12. The eyes of the Lord watch over knowledge. And the words of the iniquitous are supplanted.

13. The lazy one says: "There is a lion outside. I might be slain in the midst of the streets."

14. The mouth of a foreign woman is a deep pit; the Lord was angry with him who will fall into it.

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