^9 (A)Honor the Lord with your possessions,
And with the firstfruits of all your increase;
^10 (B)So your barns will be filled with plenty,
And your vats will overflow with new wine.

¹⁵ The ^(A)rich man’s wealth is his strong city;
The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

^28 (A)He who trusts in his riches will fall,
But ^(B)the righteous will flourish like foliage.

⁸ The ransom of a man’s life is his riches,
But the poor does not hear rebuke.

^20 (A)The poor man is hated even by his own neighbor,
But ^[a]the rich has many ^(B)friends.

²⁴ The crown of the wise is their riches,
But the foolishness of fools is folly.

^16 (A)Better is a little with the fear of the Lord,
Than great treasure with trouble.
^17 (B)Better is a dinner of ^[a]herbs where love is,
Than a fatted calf with hatred.

^5 (A)He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker;
^(B)He who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.

¹⁶ Why is there in the hand of a fool the purchase price of wisdom,
Since he has no heart for it?