²⁶ For to the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him who pleases God. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.

²² A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, But the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.

¹⁶ Though he heap up silver as the dust, And prepare clothing as the clay;

¹⁷ He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, And the innocent shall divide the silver.

²⁴ Until now, you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be made full.

⁸ He who increases his wealth by excessive interest Gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.

¹³ Happy is the man who finds wisdom, The man who gets understanding.

¹⁴ For her good profit is better than getting silver, And her return is better than fine gold.

¹⁵ She is more precious than rubies. None of the things you can desire are to be compared to her.

¹⁶ Length of days is in her right hand. In her left hand are riches and honor.

¹⁷ Her ways are ways of pleasantness. All her paths are peace.

¹⁸ She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her. Happy is everyone who retains her.

²⁰ Thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah; and he worked that which was good and right and faithful before Yahweh his God.

²¹ In every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.

¹⁷ But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

¹⁶ Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.

¹⁷ Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father, through him.

⁹ For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, don't cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

¹⁰ that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

¹¹ strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy;

¹² giving thanks to the Father, who made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light;

²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

²³ gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

¹ Yahweh said to Noah, "Come with all of your household into the ark, for I have seen your righteousness before me in this generation.

¹⁷ for the Kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

¹⁸ For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men.

⁶ They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.

¹⁰ Tell the righteous "Good!" For they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.

¹¹ Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them; For the deeds of his hands will be paid back to him.

¹⁴ I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and a chasing after wind.

⁸ But there is a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty gives them understanding.

³⁰ But of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:

³¹ that, according as it is written, "He who boasts, let him boast in the Lord."