²³ There is profit in all hard work,
but endless talk^[a] leads only to poverty.^(A)

⁶ The house of the righteous has great wealth,
but trouble accompanies the income of the wicked.

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

⁶ Iniquity is atoned for by loyalty and faithfulness,^(A)
and one turns from evil by the fear of the Lord.^(B)

⁷ When a person’s ways please the Lord,
he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.^(C)

²⁶ A worker’s appetite works for him
because his hunger^[a] urges him on.

² A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son
and share an inheritance among brothers.

¹⁷ Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord,^(A)
and he will give a reward to the lender.^[a](B)