4  ^gRiches do not profit in the day of wrath,

^hbut righteousness delivers from death.

16  ^uA gracious woman gets honor,

and ^vviolent men get riches.

17  ^wA man who is kind benefits himself,

but a cruel man hurts himself.

18  The wicked earns deceptive wages,

but one who ^xsows righteousness gets a sure reward.

28  Whoever ^strusts in his riches will fall,

but the righteous will ^tflourish like a green leaf.

11  ^gWealth gained hastily¹ will dwindle,

but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.

16  ^bBetter is a little with the fear of the Lord

than great treasure and trouble with it.

27  Whoever is ^vgreedy for unjust gain ^wtroubles his own household,

but he who hates ^xbribes will live.

8  ^yA bribe is like a magic¹ stone in the eyes of the one who gives it;

wherever he turns he prospers.

17  ^zBread gained by deceit is sweet to a man,

but afterward his mouth will be full of ^agravel.

21  ⁱAn inheritance gained hastily in the beginning

will not be blessed in the end.

5  The plans of ^ethe diligent lead surely to abundance,

but everyone who is ^fhasty comes ^gonly to poverty.

6  ^hThe getting of treasures by a lying tongue

is a ⁱfleeting ^jvapor and a ^ksnare of death.¹

7  The violence of the wicked will ^lsweep them away,

because they refuse to do what is just.

14  ^rA gift in secret averts anger,

and a concealed bribe,¹ strong wrath.

6  ^kBetter is a poor man who ^lwalks in his integrity

than a rich man who is ^lcrooked in his ways.

8  Whoever multiplies his wealth ⁿby interest and profit¹

^ogathers it for him who is ^pgenerous to the poor.

20  A faithful man will abound with blessings,

but whoever hastens to be rich ^jwill not go unpunished.