One person pretends to be rich but has nothing;(A)
another pretends to be poor but has abundant wealth.(B)

Riches are a ransom for a person’s life,(C)
but a poor person hears no threat.

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Some pretend to be rich yet have nothing;
    others pretend to be poor yet have great wealth.(A)
Wealth is a ransom for a person’s life,
    but a poor person pays no attention to a rebuke.

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One person pretends to be rich, yet has nothing;(A)
    another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.(B)

A person’s riches may ransom their life,
    but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes.(C)

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11 Wealth obtained by fraud will dwindle,(A)
but whoever earns it through labor[a] will multiply it.(B)

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Notas al pie

  1. 13:11 Lit whoever gathers upon his hand

11 Wealth hastily gotten[a] will dwindle,
    but those who gather little by little will increase it.(A)

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Notas al pie

  1. 13.11 Gk Vg: Heb from vanity

11 Dishonest money dwindles away,(A)
    but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.

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22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his[a] grandchildren,
but the sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.(A)

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Notas al pie

  1. 13:22 Or inheritance: his

22 The good leave an inheritance to their children’s children,
    but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.(A)

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22 A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children,
    but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.(A)

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