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A plain clay cup, small oil vessel and empty dish stand on a bare wooden table.
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Proverbs 21:17

Pleasure, Wine, and Oil

Justice, Desire, and the Prepared Horse · Proverbs 21

Story guide: A wine cup and oil vessel rest beside an empty dish, gathering the saying’s ordinary objects in one quiet view.

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17A man who loves pleasure will be in want; whoever loves wine and oil will not become rich.

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