Proverbs 13:7-8

New International Version

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

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

Proverbs 13:7-8

New Living Translation

⁷Some who are poor pretend to be rich;
others who are rich pretend to be poor.

⁸The rich can pay a ransom for their lives,
but the poor won’t even get threatened.

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

¹¹Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears;
wealth from hard work grows over time.

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

²²Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren,
but the sinner’s wealth passes to the godly.

New International Version (NIV)