18. Some become rich through a miser’s life,and this is their allotted reward:
19. When they say: “I have found rest,now I will feast on my goods,”They do not know how long it will betill they die and leave them to others.
20. My child, stand by your agreement and attend to it,grow old while doing your work.
21. Do not marvel at the works of a sinner,but trust in the Lord and wait for his light;For it is easy in the eyes of the Lordsuddenly, in an instant, to make the poor rich.
22. God’s blessing is the lot of the righteous,and in due time their hope bears fruit.
23. Do not say: “What do I need?What further benefits can be mine?”
24. Do not say: “I am self-sufficient.What harm can come to me now?”
25. The day of prosperity makes one forget adversity;the day of adversity makes one forget prosperity.
26. For it is easy for the Lord on the day of deathto repay mortals according to their conduct.