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27 
Prepare your work outside
And get it ready for yourself in the field;
[a]Afterward build your house and establish a home.

28 
Do not be a witness against your [b]neighbor without cause,
And do not deceive with your lips [speak neither lies nor half-truths].(A)
29 
Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me;
I will pay the man back for his deed.”(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 24:27 Establishing your priorities and proceeding in an orderly manner brings its own reward.
  2. Proverbs 24:28 I.e. anyone who comes into your life, not necessarily one who lives nearby.

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