Ill-gottengainsdo not profit,But righteousnessdeliversfrom death.
Richesdo not profitin the dayof wrath,But righteousnessdeliversfrom death.
The acquisitionof treasuresby a lyingtongueIs a fleetingvapor,the pursuitof death.
In the wayof righteousnessis life,And in [its] pathwaythere is nodeath.
sothat, as sinreignedin death,evensogracewould reignthroughrighteousnessto eternallifethroughJesusChristour Lord.
Neithertheir silvernortheir goldWill be ableto deliverthem On the dayof the LORD'Swrath;And allthe earthwill be devouredIn the fireof His jealousy,For He will makea completeend,Indeeda terrifyingone, Of allthe inhabitantsof the earth.
They will flingtheir silverinto the streetsand their goldwill becomean abhorrentthing;their silverand their goldwill not be ableto deliverthem in the dayof the wrathof the LORD.They cannotsatisfytheir appetitenorcan they filltheir stomachs,for their iniquityhas becomean occasionof stumbling.
But becauseof your stubbornnessand unrepentantheartyou are storingup wrathfor yourselfin the dayof wrathand revelationof the righteous judgmentof God,
and may be foundin Him, not havinga righteousnessof my ownderivedfrom [the] Law,but that which is throughfaithin Christ,the righteousnesswhich [comes] from Godon the basisof faith,
Therefore,O king,may my advicebe pleasingto you: breakawaynow from your sinsby [doing] righteousnessand from your iniquitiesby showingmercyto [the] poor,in casethere may be a prolongingof your prosperity.'
Wealth[obtained] by frauddwindles,But the one who gathersby laborincreases[it].
