^4 (A)Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
    ^(B)but righteousness delivers from death.

^16 (A)A gracious woman gets honor,
    and ^(B)violent men get riches.
^17 (C)A man who is kind benefits himself,
    but a cruel man hurts himself.
¹⁸ The wicked earns deceptive wages,
    but one who ^(D)sows righteousness gets a sure reward.

²⁸ Whoever ^(A)trusts in his riches will fall,
    but the righteous will ^(B)flourish like a green leaf.

^11 (A)Wealth gained hastily^[a] will dwindle,
    but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.

^16 (A)Better is a little with the fear of the Lord
    than great treasure and trouble with it.

²⁷ Whoever is ^(A)greedy for unjust gain ^(B)troubles his own household,
    but he who hates ^(C)bribes will live.

^8 (A)A bribe is like a magic^[a] stone in the eyes of the one who gives it;
    wherever he turns he prospers.

^17 (A)Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man,
    but afterward his mouth will be full of ^(B)gravel.

^21 (A)An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning
    will not be blessed in the end.