In the house of the righteous there is much treasure,
    but trouble befalls the income of the wicked.

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

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16 (A)Better is a little with the fear of the Lord
    than great treasure and trouble with it.

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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:16 Or reverence for
  2. Proverbs 15:16 Lit it

27 Whoever is (A)greedy for unjust gain (B)troubles his own household,
    but he who hates (C)bribes will live.

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27 He who (A)profits illicitly troubles his own house,
But he who (B)hates bribes will live.

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