Psalms 112:5

5It is well with the man who adeals generously and lends;
who conducts his affairs with justice.

Proverbs 6:6-11

6 bGo to cthe ant, O dsluggard;
consider her ways, and ebe wise.
7 fWithout having any chief,
gofficer, or ruler,
8she prepares her bread hin summer
and igathers her food in harvest.
9 jHow long will you lie there, kO sluggard?
When will you arise from your sleep?
10 lA little sleep, a little slumber,
ma little nfolding of the hands to rest,
11 oand poverty will come upon you like a robber,
and want like an armed man.

Proverbs 11:5-6

5The righteousness of the blameless pkeeps his way straight,
but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.
6 qThe righteousness of the upright delivers them,
but the treacherous rare taken captive by their lust.

Ecclesiastes 8:5-6

5Whoever keeps a command will know no evil thing, and the wise heart will know the proper time and the just way. 6For there is a time and a way sfor everything, although man’s trouble
Or evil
lies heavy on him.

Jeremiah 8:7-10

7Even the stork in the heavens
knows her times,
and uthe turtledove, vswallow, and crane
The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain

keep the time of their coming,
xbut my people know not
the rules
Or just decrees
of the Lord.
8 zHow can you say, ‘We are wise,
and the law of the Lord is with us’?
But behold, the lying pen of the scribes
has made it into a lie.
9 aaThe wise men shall be put to shame;
they shall be dismayed aband taken;
behold, they have rejected the word of the Lord,
so what wisdom is in them?
10 acTherefore I will give their wives to others
and their fields to conquerors,
because from the least to the greatest
everyone adis greedy for unjust gain;
from prophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.
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