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The Remains of Hesiod the Ascræan, Including the Shield of Hercules

Note 70 — THE WORKS AND DAYS.

George Chapman translation

But shun extorted riches.] He that hasteth to be rich, hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him. Proverbs, xxviii. 22.

He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor. Ch. xxviii. 8.

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