18 The blameless will be rescued from harm,but the crooked will be suddenly destroyed.
19 A hard worker has plenty of food,but a person who chases fantasies ends up in poverty.
20 The trustworthy person will get a rich reward,but a person who wants quick riches will get into trouble.
21 Showing partiality is never good,yet some will do wrong for a mere piece of bread.
22 Greedy people try to get rich quickbut don’t realize they’re headed for poverty.
23 In the end, people appreciate honest criticismfar more than flattery.
24 Anyone who steals from his father and motherand says, “What’s wrong with that?”is no better than a murderer.