“It’s worthless! It’s worthless!” says the buyer, but when he goes on his way, he boasts.
Do not love sleep, lest you become impoverished; open your eyes so that you might be satisfied with food.
There is gold, and an abundance of rubies, but words of knowledge are like a precious jewel.
Is there anything about which someone can say, “Look at this! It is new!”? It was already done long ago, before our time.
The time has come; the day has struck! The customer should not rejoice, nor the seller mourn; for divine wrath comes against their whole crowd.
In this matter no one should violate the rights of his brother or take advantage of him, because the Lord is the avenger in all these cases, as we also told you earlier and warned you solemnly.