Honor the Lord with your possessions
and with the first produce of your entire harvest;(A)
10 then your barns will be completely filled,
and your vats will overflow with new wine.(B)

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Honor the Lord with your wealth
    and with the first of all your crops.
10 Then your barns will be filled with plenty,
    and your vats will burst with wine.

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15 The wealth of the rich is his fortified city;(A)
the poverty of the poor is their destruction.

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15 The riches of the wealthy are their strong city;
    the ruin of the poor is their poverty.

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Wealth is not profitable on a day of wrath,
but righteousness rescues from death.(A)

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Riches don’t help in the day of wrath,
    but righteousness rescues from death.

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28 Anyone trusting in his riches will fall,(A)
but the righteous will flourish like foliage.(B)

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28 Those who trust in their wealth will wither,
    but the righteous will thrive like leafy trees.

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Riches are a ransom for a person’s life,(A)
but a poor person hears no threat.

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Wealth can ransom a person’s life,
    but the poor don’t even receive threats.

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20 A poor person is hated even by his neighbor,(A)
but there are many who love the rich.(B)

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20 Even their neighbors hate the poor,
    but many love the wealthy.

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24 The crown of the wise is their wealth,
but the foolishness of fools produces foolishness.

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24 Wealth is the crown of the wise,
    and the folly of fools is folly.

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16 Better a little with the fear of the Lord
than great treasure with turmoil.(A)

17 Better a meal of vegetables where there is love
than a fattened ox(B) with hatred.(C)

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16 Better a little with fear of the Lord
    than a great treasure with turmoil.
17 Better a meal of greens with love
    than a plump calf with hate.

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The one who mocks the poor insults his Maker,(A)
and one who rejoices over calamity
will not go unpunished.(B)

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Those who mock the poor insult their maker;
    those who rejoice in disaster won’t go unpunished.

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16 Why does a fool have money in his hand
with no intention of buying wisdom?(A)

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16 Why should a fool have money
    to pay for wisdom? He has no mind.

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11 The wealth of the rich is his fortified city;
in his imagination it is like a high wall.(A)

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11 The riches of the wealthy are a strong city
    and like a high wall in their imagination.

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23 The poor person pleads,(A)
but the rich one answers roughly.(B)

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23 The poor plead for help,
    but the wealthy answer harshly.

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