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There is treasure in the house of the godly,
    but the earnings of the wicked bring trouble.

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The house of the (A)righteous has much treasure,
But in the income of the wicked there is trouble.

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16 Better to have little, with fear for the Lord,
    than to have great treasure and inner turmoil.

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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:16 Or reverence

27 Greed brings grief to the whole family,
    but those who hate bribes will live.

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27 He who is (A)greedy for gain troubles his own house,
But he who (B)hates gifts of bribery will live.

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