Proverbs

²²As a ring of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman who is without discretion. ²³The desire of the [consistently] righteous brings only good, but the expectation of the wicked brings wrath. ²⁴There are those who [generously] scatter abroad, and yet increase more; there are those who withhold more than is fitting or what is justly due, but it results only in want. ²⁵The liberal person shall be enriched, and he who waters shall himself be watered. [II Cor. 9:6-10.] ²⁶The people curse him who holds back grain [when the public needs it], but a blessing [from God and man] is upon the head of him who sells it. ²⁷He who diligently seeks good seeks [God's] favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come upon him. ²⁸He who leans on, trusts in, and is confident in his riches shall fall, but the [uncompromisingly] righteous shall flourish like a green bough.