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.

2  ^fTreasures gained by wickedness do not profit,

^gbut righteousness delivers from death.

3  ^hThe Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,

ⁱbut he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

4  A slack hand ^jcauses poverty,

^kbut the hand of the diligent makes rich.

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

the poverty of the poor is their ruin.

22  ⁱThe blessing of the Lord makes rich,

and he adds no sorrow with it.¹

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

^hbut righteousness delivers from death.

25  ^lWhoever brings blessing ^mwill be enriched,

and ⁿone who waters will himself be watered.

28  Whoever ^strusts in his riches will fall,

but the righteous will ^tflourish like a green leaf.

7  ^aOne pretends to be rich,¹ yet has nothing;

^banother pretends to be poor,² yet has great wealth.

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

but a poor man ^chears no threat.

11  ^gWealth gained hastily¹ will dwindle,

but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.

22  ^zA good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,

but ^athe sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.

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.

6  In the house of the righteous there is much treasure,

but trouble befalls the income of the wicked.

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.

20  Whoever gives thought to the word^{1 p}will discover good,

and blessed is he ^qwho trusts in the Lord.

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

and like a high wall in his imagination.

4  ^fWealth brings many new friends,

^fbut a poor man is deserted by his friend.

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

4  The reward for humility and fear of the Lord

is ^triches and honor and life.¹

7  ^xThe rich rules over the poor,

and the borrower is the slave of the lender.

16  Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth,

or gives to the rich, ^owill only come to poverty.

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.

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

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

19  ⁱWhoever works his land will have plenty of bread,

but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.

20  A faithful man will abound with blessings,

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

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.

8  Remove far from me falsehood and lying;

give me neither poverty nor riches;

feed me with the food that is ^xneedful for me,

9  lest I be ^yfull and ^zdeny you

and say, ^a“Who is the Lord?”

or lest I be poor and steal

^band profane the name of my God.