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27 Many have committed sin for gain,[a]
    and those who seek to get rich will avert their eyes.
As a stake is driven firmly into a fissure between stones,
    so sin is wedged in between selling and buying.
If a person is not steadfast in the fear of the Lord,
    his house will be quickly overthrown.

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  1. Sirach 27:1 Other ancient authorities read a trifle

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