^9 (A)Honor the Lord with your possessions,
And with the firstfruits of all your increase;
^10 (B)So your barns will be filled with plenty,
And your vats will overflow with new wine.

¹² “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,
And find out knowledge and discretion.
^13 (A)The fear of the Lord is to hate evil;
^(B)Pride and arrogance and the evil way
And ^(C)the perverse mouth I hate.
¹⁴ Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom;
I am understanding, ^(D)I have strength.
^15 (E)By me kings reign,
And rulers decree justice.
¹⁶ By me princes rule, and nobles,
All the judges of ^[a]the earth.
^17 (F)I love those who love me,
And ^(G)those who seek me diligently will find me.
^18 (H)Riches and honor are with me,
Enduring riches and righteousness.
¹⁹ My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold,
And my revenue than choice silver.
²⁰ I ^[b]traverse the way of righteousness,
In the midst of the paths of justice,
²¹ That I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth,
That I may fill their treasuries.

^4 (A)He who has a slack hand becomes poor,
But ^(B)the hand of the diligent makes rich.

²⁴ There is one who ^(A)scatters, yet increases more;
And there is one who withholds more than is right,
But it leads to poverty.
^25 (B)The generous soul will be made rich,
^(C)And he who waters will also be watered himself.