22 A greedy man[a] is in a hurry for wealth;
he doesn’t know that poverty will come to him.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:22 Lit A man with an evil eye

22 The stingy try to get rich fast,
    unaware that loss will come to them.

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25 A greedy person provokes conflict,(A)
but whoever trusts in the Lord will prosper.(B)

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25 Greedy people stir up conflict,
    but those who trust the Lord become prosperous.

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