18  but these men ^ulie in wait for their own blood;

they ^uset an ambush for their own lives.

19  ^vSuch are the ways of everyone who is ^wgreedy for unjust gain;

^xit takes away the life of its possessors.

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.

26  All day long he craves and craves,

but the righteous ^hgives and does not hold back.

1  ^pA good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,

and favor is better than silver or gold.

16  If you have ^ffound honey, eat ^gonly enough for you,

lest you have your fill of it and vomit it.

20  ^tSheol and Abaddon are ^unever satisfied,

and ^vnever satisfied are the eyes of man.

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.

22  A ^mstingy man^{1 n}hastens after wealth

and does not know that ^opoverty will come upon him.

25  A greedy man ^sstirs up strife,

but the one who trusts in the Lord will ^tbe enriched.

4  By justice a king ^hbuilds up the land,

but he who exacts gifts¹ tears it down.