19 Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.
Proverbs 1:19
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Sirach 31:5–7
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Book of Enoch 7:2–4
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Sirach 19:2–4
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Job 20:19–21
19 For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build. 20 Because his appetite is never satisfied, he cannot escape with his treasure. 21 Nothing is left for him to consume; thus his prosperity will not endure.
Psalms 49:11–13
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2 Baruch 83:16–18
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Book of Enoch 98:15–16
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2 Esdras 16:46–48
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