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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 wealth,
    with the firstfruits(A) of all your crops;
10 then your barns will be filled(B) to overflowing,
    and your vats will brim over with new wine.(C)

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Treasures of wickedness profit nothing,
    but righteousness delivers from death.
Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry,
    but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.
He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand,
    but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.

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Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value,(A)
    but righteousness delivers from death.(B)

The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,(C)
    but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.(D)

Lazy hands make for poverty,(E)
    but diligent hands bring wealth.(F)

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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 their fortified city,(A)
    but poverty is the ruin of the poor.(B)

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22 Yahweh’s blessing brings wealth,
    and he adds no trouble to it.

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22 The blessing of the Lord(A) brings wealth,(B)
    without painful toil for it.(C)

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

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Wealth(A) is worthless in the day of wrath,(B)
    but righteousness delivers from death.(C)

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25 The liberal soul shall be made fat.
    He who waters shall be watered also himself.

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25 A generous(A) person will prosper;
    whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.(B)

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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 Those who trust in their riches will fall,(A)
    but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.(B)

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There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing.
    There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.
The ransom of a man’s life is his riches,
    but the poor hear no threats.

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One person pretends to be rich, yet has nothing;(A)
    another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.(B)

A person’s riches may ransom their life,
    but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes.(C)

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11 Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away,
    but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.

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11 Dishonest money dwindles away,(A)
    but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.

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22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
    but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.

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22 A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children,
    but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.(A)

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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 The poor are shunned even by their neighbors,
    but the rich have many friends.(A)

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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 wealth of the wise is their crown,
    but the folly of fools yields folly.(A)

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