19. He who tills his ground will have plenty bread, but he who follows fantasies will have plenty of poverty.
20. A man of faithfulness has abundant blessings, but he who hurries to become rich will not go unpunished.
21. Showing partiality is not good, and over a morsel of bread, a strong man will do wrong.
22. He who hurries for wealth is a man with an evil eye, but he does not know that poverty will come upon him.
23. He who rebukes a person will afterward find more favor than he who flatters with the tongue.
24. He who robs his father and his mother and says, “There is no crime,” is partner to a man who corrupts.
25. The greedy person will stir up strife, but he who trusts in Yahweh will be enriched.
26. He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be saved.
27. For he who gives to the poor, there is no lacking, but for he who turns his eyes, there are many curses.