23 Good people want what is best,but troublemakershope to stir up trouble.
24 Sometimes you can become richby being generousor poor by being greedy.
25 Generosity will be rewarded:give a cup of water,and you will receivea cup of water in return.
26 Charge too much for grain,and you will be cursed;sell it at a fair price,and you will be praised.
27 Try hard to do right,and you will win friends;go looking for trouble,and you will find it.
28 Trust in your wealth,and you will be a failure,but God's people will prosperlike healthy plants.
29 Fools who cause troublein the familywon't inherit a thing.They will end up as slavesof someone with good sense.