⁴ Riches won’t help on the day of judgment,
    but right living can save you from death.

¹⁶ A gracious woman gains respect,
    but ruthless men gain only wealth.

¹⁷ Your kindness will reward you,
    but your cruelty will destroy you.

¹⁸ Evil people get rich for the moment,
    but the reward of the godly will last.

²⁸ Trust in your money and down you go!
    But the godly flourish like leaves in spring.

¹¹ Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears;
    wealth from hard work grows over time.

¹⁶ Better to have little, with fear for the Lord,
    than to have great treasure and inner turmoil.

²⁷ Greed brings grief to the whole family,
    but those who hate bribes will live.

⁸ A bribe is like a lucky charm;
    whoever gives one will prosper!

¹⁷ Stolen bread tastes sweet,
    but it turns to gravel in the mouth.

²¹ An inheritance obtained too early in life
    is not a blessing in the end.

⁵ Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity,
    but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.

⁶ Wealth created by a lying tongue
    is a vanishing mist and a deadly trap.^[a]

⁷ The violence of the wicked sweeps them away,
    because they refuse to do what is just.