⁴ ·Respecting [Fearing] the Lord [1:7] and ·not being proud [humility]
will bring you wealth, honor, and life.

⁷ The rich rule over the poor,
and borrowers are ·servants [slaves] to lenders.

¹⁶ Whoever gets rich by ·mistreating [oppressing] the poor,
and gives presents to the wealthy, will become poor.

⁴ Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich;
    be wise enough to ·control [stop] yourself.
⁵ ·Wealth can vanish in the wink of an eye [^LYour eye can fly to it and it will be gone].
    It can seem to grow wings
and fly away like an eagle.

¹¹ Rich people may ·think they are wise [^Lbe wise in their own eyes],
but the poor with understanding will ·prove them wrong [see through them].

¹⁹ Those who work their land will have plenty of food,
but the ones who ·chase empty dreams instead [^Lpursue emptiness] will end up poor.

²⁰ A ·truthful [reliable] person will have many blessings,
but those ·eager to get rich [or with get-rich-quick schemes] will be punished.

²² ·Selfish [Stingy] people are in a hurry to get rich
and do not ·realize [know] they soon will be poor.

²⁵ A greedy person ·causes trouble [^Lstirs up conflict],
but the one who trusts the Lord will ·succeed [escape].