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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 27, Verse 25

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24
For riches [are] not for ever: and doth the crown [endure] to every generation?
King James Version
The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
American Standard Version
The hay is carried, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.
New English Translation
When the hay is removed and new grass appears, and the grass from the hills is gathered in,
World English Bible
The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of the hills are gathered in.
26
The lambs [are] for thy clothing, and the goats [are] the price of the field.
27
And [thou shalt have] goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and [for] the maintenance for thy maidens.
1
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
2
For the transgression of a land many [are] the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding [and] knowledge the state [thereof] shall be prolonged.
3
A poor man that oppresseth the poor [is like] a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
4
They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.
5
Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all [things].
6
Better [is] the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than [he that is] perverse [in his] ways, though he [be] rich.
7
Whoso keepeth the law [is] a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous [men] shameth his father.
8
He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.