A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

A rich man's wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.

The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.

Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

A gracious woman gets honor, and violent men get riches.

One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.

Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.

One pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.

The poor is disliked even by his neighbor, but the rich has many friends.

A rich man's wealth is his strong city, and like a high wall in his imagination.

The poor use entreaties, but the rich answer roughly.

Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.

A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold.

The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the Maker of them all.

The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life.

The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.

Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.

by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.

for riches do not last forever; and does a crown endure to all generations?

Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways.

A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man who has understanding will find him out.

A faithful man will abound with blessings, but whoever hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.

Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me,

one person who has no other, either son or brother, yet there is no end to all his toil, and his eyes are never satisfied with riches, so that he never asks, “For whom am I toiling and depriving myself of pleasure?” This also is vanity and an unhappy business.