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20 A (A)faithful man will abound with blessings,
But he who (B)makes haste to be rich will not go unpunished.
21 To [a](C)show partiality is not good,
(D)Even for a piece of bread a man will transgress.
22 A man with an (E)evil eye (F)hurries after wealth
And does not know that want will come upon him.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:21 Lit regard the face

20 A faithful person will be richly blessed,
    but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.(A)

21 To show partiality(B) is not good(C)
    yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.(D)

22 The stingy are eager to get rich
    and are unaware that poverty awaits them.(E)

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