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Honor Yahweh with your substance,
    with the first fruits of all your increase:
10 so your barns will be filled with plenty,
    and your vats will overflow with new wine.

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Honor the Lord with your possessions
and with the first produce of your entire harvest;(A)
10 then your barns will be completely filled,
and your vats will overflow with new wine.(B)

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15 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city.
    The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

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

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Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath,
    but righteousness delivers from death.

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

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28 He who trusts in his riches will fall,
    but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

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

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The ransom of a man’s life is his riches,
    but the poor hear no threats.

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

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20 The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor,
    but the rich person has many friends.

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

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24 The crown of the wise is their riches,
    but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.

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

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16 Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh,
    than great treasure with trouble.
17 Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is,
    than a fattened calf with hatred.

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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)

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Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker.
    He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

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

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16 Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom,
    since he has no understanding?

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

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11 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
    like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.

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11 The wealth of the rich is his fortified city;
in his imagination it is like a high wall.(A)

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23 The poor plead for mercy,
    but the rich answer harshly.

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23 The poor person pleads,(A)
but the rich one answers roughly.(B)

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