² Treasures of wickedness profit nothing:
    but righteousness delivereth from death.

³ The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish:
    but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

⁴ He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand:
    but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

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

²² The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich,
    and he addeth no sorrow with it.

⁴ Riches profit not in the day of wrath:
    but righteousness delivereth from death.

²⁵ The liberal soul shall be made fat:
    and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

²⁸ He that trusteth in his riches shall fall:
    but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.

⁷ There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing:
    there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.

⁸ The ransom of a man’s life are his riches:
    but the poor heareth not rebuke.

¹¹ Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished:
    but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

²² A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children:
    and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.