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20 Stand by your agreement and attend to it,
    and grow old in your work.
21 Do not wonder at the works of a sinner,
    but trust in the Lord and keep at your job;
for it is easy in the sight of the Lord
    to make the poor rich suddenly, in an instant.
22 The blessing of the Lord is[a] the reward of the pious,
    and quickly God causes his blessing to flourish.

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  1. Sirach 11:22 Heb: Gk is in

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