⁴ A sluggard’s appetite is never filled,^(A)
    but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.

⁷ One person pretends to be rich, yet has nothing;^(A)
    another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.^(B)

⁸ A person’s riches may ransom their life,
    but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes.^(C)

¹¹ Dishonest money dwindles away,^(A)
    but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.

¹⁵ Good judgment wins favor,
    but the way of the unfaithful leads to their destruction.^[a]

¹⁶ All who are prudent act with^[b] knowledge,
    but fools expose^(A) their folly.^(B)

²² A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children,
    but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.^(A)

²³ An unplowed field produces food for the poor,
    but injustice sweeps it away.

²⁵ The righteous eat to their hearts’ content,
    but the stomach of the wicked goes hungry.^(A)