¹⁸ A person who guards a fig tree will eat its fruit.
    And a person who protects their master will be honored.

²³ Be sure you know how your flocks are doing.
    Pay careful attention to your herds.
²⁴ Riches don’t last forever.
    And a crown is not secure for all time to come.
²⁵ The hay is removed, and new growth appears.
    The grass from the hills is gathered in.
²⁶ Then your lambs will provide you with clothes.
    And the money from selling your goats will buy you a field.
²⁷ You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed your family.
    It will also feed your female servants.