| Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist. | Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness. |
| The ransom of a man's life is his wealth, but a poor man hears no threat. | A person’s riches may ransom their life, but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes. |
| Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce. | Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops. |
| A rich man's wealth is his strong city, and like a high wall in his imagination. | The wealth of the rich is their fortified city; they imagine it a wall too high to scale. |
| House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the Lord. | Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord. |
| Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it. | Dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow. |
| He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity. | Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. This too is meaningless. |
| Everyone also to whom God has given wealth and possessions and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil—this is the gift of God. | Moreover, when God gives someone wealth and possessions, and the ability to enjoy them, to accept their lot and be happy in their toil—this is a gift of God. |
