Wealth[obtained] by frauddwindles,But the one who gathersby laborincreases[it].
"He swallowsriches,But will vomitthem up; Godwill expelthem from his belly.
Whenyou shall eatof the fruitof your hands,You will be happyand it will be wellwith you.
Ill-gottengainsdo not profit,But righteousnessdeliversfrom death.
Through insolencecomesnothingbut strife,But wisdomis with those who receivecounsel.
Hopedeferredmakesthe heartsick,But desirefulfilledis a treeof life.
An inheritancegainedhurriedlyat the beginningWill not be blessedin the end.
The acquisitionof treasuresby a lyingtongueIs a fleetingvapor,the pursuitof death.
A faithfulmanwill aboundwith blessings,But he who makeshasteto be richwill not gounpunished.
A manwith an evileyehastensafter wealthAnd does not knowthat wantwill comeupon him.
He who increaseshis wealthby interestand usuryGathersit for him who is graciousto the poor.
When thosericheswere lostthrough a badinvestmentand he had fathereda son,then therewas nothingto supporthim.
"As a partridgethat hatcheseggswhich it has not laid,[So] is he who makesa fortune,but unjustly;In the midstof his daysit will forsakehim, And in the endhe will be a fool."
