10:2
Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,
but righteousness delivers from death.
10:24
What the wicked dreads will come upon him,
but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
10:28
The hope of the righteous brings joy,
but the expectation of the wicked will perish.
11:7
When the wicked dies, his hope will perish,
and the expectation of wealth perishes too.
11:23
The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
the expectation of the wicked in wrath.
12:12
Whoever is wicked covets the spoil of evildoers,
but the root of the righteous bears fruit.
13:2
From the fruit of his mouth a man eats what is good,
but the desire of the treacherous is for violence.
13:22
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.
15:25
The Lord tears down the house of the proud
but maintains the widow’s boundaries.
16:26
A worker’s appetite works for him;
his mouth urges him on.
22:22-23
Do not rob the poor, because he is poor,
or crush the afflicted at the gate,
for the Lord will plead their cause
and rob of life those who rob them.
22:28
Do not move the ancient landmark
that your fathers have set.
23:10-11
Do not move an ancient landmark
or enter the fields of the fatherless,
for their Redeemer is strong;
he will plead their cause against you.
23:17-18
Let not your heart envy sinners,
but continue in the fear of the Lord all the day.
Surely there is a future,
and your hope will not be cut off.
24:1-2
Be not envious of evil men,
nor desire to be with them,
for their hearts devise violence,
and their lips talk of trouble.
24:19-20
Fret not yourself because of evildoers,
and be not envious of the wicked,
for the evil man has no future;
the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
28:24
Whoever robs his father or his mother
and says, “That is no transgression,”
is a companion to a man who destroys.
29:24
The partner of a thief hates his own life;
he hears the curse, but discloses nothing.
31:16
She considers a field and buys it;
with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.