12 All bribery and injusticewill be wiped out,but good faith will last forever.
13 The money of the unjustwill dry up like a river,and it will crash like loud thunderin a rainstorm.
14 Generous people will rejoice,but those who sin will ultimately fail.
15 The offspring of the ungodlywon’t produce many branches,and they are polluted rootson sheer rock.
16 A reed by any water or riverbankwill be pulled up before any grass.
17 Kindness is like an orchard of blessings,and an act of charity will last forever.
18 Life will be sweet for the self-reliantand the hardworking,but better than bothis the person who finds a treasure.