⁶ ·Wealth [^LThose who work for treasures] that comes from ·telling lies [^La lying tongue]
·vanishes like a mist [pursues vapor/meaninglessness/emptiness] and ·leads to [seeks] death.

¹³ Whoever ·ignores [^Lcloses their ears to] the poor when they cry for help
will also ·cry for help [call out] and not be answered.

¹⁴ A secret gift will calm an angry person;
a ·present [or bribe] given in secrecy will quiet great anger [Ex. 23:8; Deut. 16:19; 27:25; Ps. 15:5; Eccl. 7:7; Is. 1:23].

¹⁷ Whoever loves pleasure will become poor;
whoever loves wine and ·perfume [oil] will never be rich.

²⁰ Wise people’s houses are full of ·the best foods [or precious treasure] and olive oil,
but fools ·waste [consume; ^Lswallow] everything they have.

²⁶ All day long they wish for more,
but ·good [righteous] people give without holding back.