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Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath,
    but righteousness delivers from death.

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Wealth is not profitable on a day of wrath,
but righteousness rescues from death.(A)

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16 A gracious woman obtains honor,
    but violent men obtain riches.
17 The merciful man does good to his own soul,
    but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.
18 Wicked people earn deceitful wages,
    but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

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16 A gracious woman gains honor,
but violent[a] people gain only riches.

17 A kind man benefits himself,(A)
but a cruel person brings ruin on himself.(B)

18 The wicked person earns an empty wage,
but the one who sows righteousness, a true reward.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 11:16 Or ruthless

28 He who trusts in his riches will fall,
    but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

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28 Anyone trusting in his riches will fall,(A)
but the righteous will flourish like foliage.(B)

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11 Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away,
    but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.

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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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Footnotes

  1. 13:11 Lit whoever gathers upon his hand

16 Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh,
    than great treasure with trouble.

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16 Better a little with the fear of the Lord
than great treasure with turmoil.(A)

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27 He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house,
    but he who hates bribes will live.

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27 The one who profits dishonestly(A) troubles his household,
but the one who hates bribes will live.(B)

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A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it;
    wherever he turns, he prospers.

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A bribe(A) seems like a magic stone to its owner;
wherever he turns, he succeeds.(B)

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17 Fraudulent food is sweet to a man,
    but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.

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17 Food gained by fraud is sweet to a person,(A)
but afterward his mouth is full of gravel.(B)

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21 An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning,
    won’t be blessed in the end.

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21 An inheritance gained prematurely
will not be blessed ultimately.(A)

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The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit;
    and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.
Getting treasures by a lying tongue
    is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.
The violence of the wicked will drive them away,
    because they refuse to do what is right.

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The plans of the diligent certainly lead to profit,
but anyone who is reckless certainly becomes poor.(A)

Making a fortune through a lying tongue
is a vanishing mist,[a] a pursuit of death.[b][c](B)

The violence of the wicked sweeps them away
because they refuse to act justly.

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Footnotes

  1. 21:6 Or a breath blown away
  2. 21:6 Some Hb mss, LXX, Vg read a snare of death
  3. 21:6 Lit is vanity, ones seeking death

14 A gift in secret pacifies anger,
    and a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.

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14 A secret gift soothes anger,
and a covert bribe, fierce rage.(A)

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Better is the poor who walks in his integrity,
    than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.

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Better the poor person who lives with integrity(A)
than the rich one who distorts right and wrong.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. 28:6 Lit who twists two ways