"Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase."
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And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.
Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;
For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.
As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.
Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.
Wealth [gotten] by vanity diminisheth; but he that gathereth by manual-labour shall increase [it].
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labor shall increase.
Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, But he who gathers by hand makes it grow.
Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.