¹⁵ The wealth of the rich is his fortified city;^(A)
the poverty of the poor is their destruction.

⁴ Wealth is not profitable on a day of wrath,
but righteousness rescues from death.^(A)

²⁸ Anyone trusting in his riches will fall,^(A)
but the righteous will flourish like foliage.^(B)

⁸ Riches are a ransom for a person’s life,^(A)
but a poor person hears no threat.

²⁰ A poor person is hated even by his neighbor,^(A)
but there are many who love the rich.^(B)

²⁴ The crown of the wise is their wealth,
but the foolishness of fools produces foolishness.

¹⁶ Better a little with the fear of the Lord
than great treasure with turmoil.^(A)

¹⁷ Better a meal of vegetables where there is love
than a fattened ox^(B) with hatred.^(C)

⁵ The one who mocks the poor insults his Maker,^(A)
and one who rejoices over calamity
will not go unpunished.^(B)

¹⁶ Why does a fool have money in his hand
with no intention of buying wisdom?^(A)