¹⁶ It is better to be godly and have little
    than to be evil and rich.

⁸ Better to have little, with godliness,
    than to be rich and dishonest.

¹⁶ Better to have little, with fear for the Lord,
    than to have great treasure and inner turmoil.

¹⁷ A bowl of vegetables with someone you love
    is better than steak with someone you hate.

²⁵ The godly eat to their hearts’ content,
    but the belly of the wicked goes hungry.

³³ The Lord curses the house of the wicked,
    but he blesses the home of the upright.

¹¹ Give us today the food we need,^[a]

“Better to have one handful with quietness
    than two handfuls with hard work
    and chasing the wind.”

⁹ For if I grow rich, I may deny you and say, “Who is the Lord?”
    And if I am too poor, I may steal and thus insult God’s holy name.