22 (A)The blessing of the Lord makes one rich,
And He adds no sorrow with it.

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11 (A)Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished,
But he who gathers by labor will increase.

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Two things I request of You
(Deprive me not before I die):
Remove falsehood and lies far from me;
Give me neither poverty nor riches—
(A)Feed me with the food allotted to me;
(B)Lest I be full and deny You,
And say, “Who is the Lord?”
Or lest I be poor and steal,
And profane the name of my God.

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(A)Better is a little with righteousness,
Than vast revenues without justice.

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11 As a partridge that [a]broods but does not hatch,
So is he who gets riches, but not by right;
It (A)will leave him in the midst of his days,
And at his end he will be (B)a fool.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 17:11 Sits on eggs

16 So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy.

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