²³ In all labor there is profit,
But ^[a]mere talk leads only to poverty.

⁶ Great wealth is in the house of the ^(A)righteous,
But trouble is in the income of the wicked.

^16 (A)Better is a little with ^[a]the fear of the Lord
Than great treasure, and turmoil with ^[b]the treasure.

⁶ By ^(A)mercy and truth atonement is made for wrongdoing,
And by ^[a]the ^(B)fear of the Lord one keeps away from evil.
⁷ When a person’s ways are pleasing to the Lord,
He ^(C)causes even his enemies to make peace with him.

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

² A servant who acts wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully,
And will share in the inheritance among brothers.

¹⁷ One who ^(A)is gracious to a poor person lends to the Lord,
And He will repay him for his ^[a](B)good deed.