Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked;
Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice.
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
The righteous eat to their hearts’ content, but the stomach of the wicked goes hungry.
The Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous.
Give us today our daily bread.
Better one handful with tranquillity than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.
To the person who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’ Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.