⁶ There is treasure in the house of the godly,
    but the earnings of the wicked bring trouble.

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

¹⁷ A bowl of vegetables with someone you love
    is better than steak with someone you hate.

²⁰ Those who listen to instruction will prosper;
    those who trust the Lord will be joyful.

¹¹ The rich think of their wealth as a strong defense;
    they imagine it to be a high wall of safety.

⁴ Wealth makes many “friends”;
    poverty drives them all away.

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]

⁴ True humility and fear of the Lord
    lead to riches, honor, and long life.

⁷ Just as the rich rule the poor,
    so the borrower is servant to the lender.

¹⁶ A person who gets ahead by oppressing the poor
    or by showering gifts on the rich will end in poverty.