26 The people curse him who holds back grain, but a blessing is on the head of him who sells it.
In the same way work is praised and laziness is shamed, the result is that blessings are on the person who is willing to sell. Hoarding will result in community condemnation, but mutually beneficial exchange is what sustains a community. As a self-proclaimed proponent of the benefits of the free market, I'm glad to read Proverbs figured this out thousands of years before Adam Smith.
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