9  Honor the Lord with your wealth

and with ^qthe firstfruits of all your produce;

10  then your ^rbarns will be filled with plenty,

and your vats will be bursting with wine.

15  ^bA rich man’s wealth is his strong city;

the poverty of the poor is their ruin.

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

^hbut righteousness delivers from death.

28  Whoever ^strusts in his riches will fall,

but the righteous will ^tflourish like a green leaf.

8  The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth,

but a poor man ^chears no threat.

20  ^eThe poor is disliked even by his neighbor,

^fbut the rich has many friends.

24  The crown of the wise is their wealth,

but the folly of fools brings folly.

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

than great treasure and trouble with it.

17  ^cBetter is a dinner of herbs where love is

than ^da fattened ox and hatred with it.

5  Whoever mocks the poor ^rinsults his Maker;

he who is ^sglad at calamity will not go ^tunpunished.

16  Why should a fool have money in his hand ^jto buy wisdom

when he has no sense?

11  ^lA rich man’s wealth is his strong city,

and like a high wall in his imagination.

23  The poor use entreaties,

but ^ythe rich answer roughly.

4  ^fWealth brings many new friends,

^fbut a poor man is deserted by his friend.

6  Many seek the favor of a generous man,¹

and everyone is a friend to a man who gives ⁱgifts.

7  ^jAll a poor man’s brothers hate him;

^khow much more do his friends go far from him!

He pursues them with words, but does not have them.²

2  ^qThe rich and the poor meet together;

the Lord is ^rthe Maker of them all.

7  ^xThe rich rules over the poor,

and the borrower is the slave of the lender.

4  ^dDo not toil to acquire wealth;

^ebe discerning enough to desist.

5  When your eyes light on it, it is gone,

^ffor suddenly it sprouts wings,

flying like an eagle toward heaven.

7  One who is full loathes ^ehoney,

but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.

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.

11  A rich man is wise in his ^town eyes,

but a poor man who has understanding ^uwill find him out.

20  A faithful man will abound with blessings,

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

21  To show ^kpartiality is not good,

but for ^la piece of bread a man will do wrong.

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

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