There is one that scatters, and yet increases; and there is one that withholds more than is right, but it leads to poverty.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Others. Moderation is always requisite. Hebrew, "there is one withholding from rectitude, yet for a defect "(Mont.) being too saving, he is a loser. (Haydock)
Avarice does not always increase riches. (Calmet)