Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished, But he who gathers by labor will increase.
An inheritance gained hastily at the beginning Will not be blessed at the end.
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, But righteousness delivers from death.
One who increases his possessions by usury and extortion Gathers it for him who will pity the poor.
A man with an evil eye hastens after riches, And does not consider that poverty will come upon him.
A faithful man will abound with blessings, But he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.
“As a partridge that broods but does not hatch, So is he who gets riches, but not by right; It will leave him in the midst of his days, And at his end he will be a fool.”
When you eat the labor of your hands, You shall be happy, and it shall be well with you.
He swallows down riches And vomits them up again; God casts them out of his belly.
But those riches perish through misfortune; When he begets a son, there is nothing in his hand.
By pride comes nothing but strife, But with the well-advised is wisdom.
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.
Getting treasures by a lying tongue Is the fleeting fantasy of those who seek death.