² Ill-gotten gains do not profit anyone,
but righteousness rescues from death.^(A)

³ The Lord will not let the righteous go hungry,^(B)
but he denies the wicked what they crave.^(C)

⁴ Idle hands make one poor,
but diligent hands bring riches.^(D)

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

²² The Lord’s blessing enriches,^(A)
and he adds no painful effort to it.^[a](B)

⁴ Wealth is not profitable on a day of wrath,
but righteousness rescues from death.^(A)

²⁵ A generous person will be enriched,^(A)
and the one who gives a drink of water
will receive water.^(B)

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

⁷ One person pretends to be rich but has nothing;^(A)
another pretends to be poor but has abundant wealth.^(B)

⁸ Riches are a ransom for a person’s life,^(C)
but a poor person hears no threat.

¹¹ Wealth obtained by fraud will dwindle,^(A)
but whoever earns it through labor^[a] will multiply it.^(B)