² Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value,^(A)
    but righteousness delivers from death.^(B)

³ The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,^(C)
    but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.^(D)

⁴ Lazy hands make for poverty,^(E)
    but diligent hands bring wealth.^(F)

¹¹ Those who work their land will have abundant food,
    but those who chase fantasies have no sense.^(A)

¹⁶ Better a little with the fear of the Lord
    than great wealth with turmoil.^(A)

¹⁷ Better a small serving of vegetables with love
    than a fattened calf with hatred.^(A)

17 Better a dry crust with peace and quiet
    than a house full of feasting, with strife.^(A)

¹⁷ Food gained by fraud tastes sweet,^(A)
    but one ends up with a mouth full of gravel.^(B)

⁵ The plans of the diligent lead to profit^(A)
    as surely as haste leads to poverty.

⁶ A fortune made by a lying tongue
    is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.^[a](A)

⁸ Whoever increases wealth by taking interest^(A) or profit from the poor
    amasses it for another,^(B) who will be kind to the poor.^(C)