“The fraudulent one will not gain profit, etc. For money acquired by fraud adds more harm to the soul than profit to the chest. And he who knows how to dispense his own substance for the Lord, will receive celestial gifts as a reward for the earthly ones.”
Bede, 8th c. — Commentary on Proverbs
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27The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
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25Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
26The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
— Proverbs 12:27 —
28In the way of righteousness is life: and in the pathway thereof there is no death.