⁹ Honor the Lord with thy substance and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:

¹⁰ so shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

¹² “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, and disclose knowledge of learned thoughts.

¹³ The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; pride and arrogance and the evil way and the froward mouth do I hate.

¹⁴ Counsel is mine and sound wisdom; I am understanding, I have strength.

¹⁵ By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.

¹⁶ By me princes rule and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.

¹⁷ I love them that love me, and those that seek me early shall find me.

¹⁸ Riches and honor are with me, yea, durable riches and righteousness.

¹⁹ My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold, and my revenue than choice silver.

²⁰ I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment,

²¹ that I may cause those that love me to inherit substance, and I will fill their treasuries.

⁴ He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand, but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

²⁴ There is one that scattereth and yet prospereth; and there is another that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.

²⁵ The liberal soul shall prosper, and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

²⁸ He that trusteth in his riches shall fall, but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.