⁸ Better is a little with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.

¹⁶ Better is a little that the righteous has, Than the abundance of many wicked.

¹⁶ Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh, Than great treasure with trouble.

¹⁰ Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, And a short ephah{An ephah is a measure of volume, and a short ephah is made smaller than a full ephah for the purpose of cheating customers.} that is accursed?

¹¹ As the partridge that sits on [eggs] which she has not laid, so is he who gets riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.

⁶ But godliness with contentment is great gain.

⁷ For we brought nothing into the world, and we certainly can't carry anything out.

⁸ But having food and clothing, we will be content with that.

⁹ But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction.

⁶ Getting treasures by a lying tongue Is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.

⁷ The violence of the wicked will drive them away, Because they refuse to do what is right.