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19 Those who cultivate their land will have plenty of food,
    but those who engage in idle pursuits will have plenty of want.(A)

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27 The wise gain promotion with few words,[a]
    the prudent please the great.

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Footnotes

  1. 20:27–31 Through prudent speech the wise gain honor and esteem among the great (vv. 27–28). They must beware, however, of accepting bribes, lest they share in evil through silence when they should reprove (vv. 29–31).