⁷ Some pretend to be rich yet have nothing;
    others pretend to be poor yet have great wealth.^(A)
8 Wealth is a ransom for a person’s life,
    but a poor person pays no attention to a rebuke.

¹¹ Wealth hastily gotten^[a] will dwindle,
    but those who gather little by little will increase it.^(A)

²² The good leave an inheritance to their children’s children,
    but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.^(A)