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Three proverbs in praise of צְדָקָה:
4 Possessions are of no profit in the day of wrath;
But righteousness delivereth from death.
That which is new here, is only that possessions and goods (vid., regarding הוֹן, p. 63) are destitute of all value in the day of the μέλλουσα ὀργή; for יוֹם עֶבְרָה, the day of wrath breaking through the limits (of long-suffering), has the same meaning as in the prophets; and such prophetic words as Isa 10:3; Zep 1:18, and, almost in the same words, Eze 7:19, are altogether similar to this proverb. The lxx, which translates ἐν ήμέρᾳ ἐπαγωγῆς, harmonizes in expression with Sir. 5:8, cf. 2:2. Theodotion translates אֵיד, Pro 27:10, by ἐπαγωγή (providence, fate).