Proverbs

⁶Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way; But wickedness overthroweth the sinner. ⁷There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth. ⁸The ransom of a man’s life is his riches; But the poor heareth no threatening. ⁹The light of the righteous rejoiceth; But the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. ¹⁰By pride cometh only contention; But with the well-advised is wisdom. ¹¹Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase. ¹²Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.