² Treasures gained by wickedness produce no profit,
but righteousness saves from death.
³ The Lord will not allow the righteous to starve,
but he frustrates the greed of the wicked.

⁶ Blessings crown the head of a righteous person,
but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.^[a]
7 To remember a righteous person is a blessing,
but the name of the wicked will rot.

¹⁶ The work of a righteous person leads to life.
The income of a wicked person leads to sin.

²² The blessing of the Lord makes a person wealthy,
and he adds no sorrow to it.^[a]

²⁴ What the wicked person dreads will come upon him,
but the Lord will grant what the righteous desire.
²⁵ When the storm has passed, the wicked person is no more,
but the righteous person has an everlasting foundation.