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The wealthy rule over the poor;
    a borrower is a slave to a lender.
Those who sow injustice will harvest evil;
    the rod of their fury will come to an end.
Happy are generous people,
    because they give some of their food to the poor.

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The rich rule over the poor,
    and the borrower is slave to the lender.

Whoever sows injustice reaps calamity,(A)
    and the rod they wield in fury will be broken.(B)

The generous will themselves be blessed,(C)
    for they share their food with the poor.(D)

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