^4 (A)The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
    while the soul of the diligent ^(B)is richly supplied.

^7 (A)One pretends to be rich,^[a] yet has nothing;
    ^(B)another pretends to be poor,^[b] yet has great wealth.
⁸ The ransom of a man's life is his wealth,
    but a poor man ^(C)hears no threat.
^9 (D)The light of the righteous rejoices,
    but ^(E)the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
^10 (F)By insolence comes nothing but strife,
    but with those who take advice is wisdom.
^11 (G)Wealth gained hastily^[c] will dwindle,
    but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.
¹² Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
    ^(H)but a desire fulfilled is ^(I)a tree of life.