29 eHardlyf shall the merchant keep himself from wrongdoingg,

And a huckster will not be acquitted of sin.

27 1 Many have sinned for the sake of gaingg;

And he that seeketh to multiply (gain)h turneth away his eye.

2 iA nail sticketh fast between kthe joinings ofk stonesl,

mAnd nsin will thrust itself inn between buyer and seller.

3 oMy sono, if pthou hold notp diligently to the fear of the Lord,

qThyr house will soon be overthrownq.

(a) 27:4–7. The appraising of a man’s value

(= 3 + 1 distichs).