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24 One person is lavish yet grows still richer;
    another is too sparing, yet is the poorer.[a]
25 Whoever confers benefits will be amply enriched,
    and whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.
26 Whoever hoards grain, the people curse,
    but blessings are on the head of one who distributes it!

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Footnotes

  1. 11:24 A paradox: spending leads to more wealth.

24 One person gives freely, yet gains even more;
    another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.

25 A generous(A) person will prosper;
    whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.(B)

26 People curse the one who hoards grain,
    but they pray God’s blessing on the one who is willing to sell.

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