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Which is better: a job with a moderate salary that takes up all one's time to earn money for marriage and chastity, or a job with a low salary that allows for the pursuit of knowledge and the company of the righteous, along with striving for marriage?

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If the first job does not distract from religious obligations, then one can choose the more suitable of the two jobs. A student of knowledge may interrupt his pursuit of knowledge to earn enough for his needs, then return to it, thereby attaining the honor of both wealth and knowledge.

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