23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good,

but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.

24 One person gives freely, yet gains even more;

another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.

25 A generous person will prosper;

whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.

26 People curse the one who hoards grain,

but they pray God’s blessing on the one who is willing to sell.

27 Whoever seeks good finds favor,

but evil comes to one who searches for it.

23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good,

the expectation of the wicked in wrath.

24 One gives freely, yet grows all the richer;

another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.

25 Whoever brings blessing will be enriched,

and one who waters will himself be watered.

26 The people curse him who holds back grain,

but a blessing is on the head of him who sells it.

27 Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor,

but evil comes to him who searches for it.

23 The desire of the righteous is only good:

But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

24 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth;

And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.

25 The liberal soul shall be made fat:

And he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

26 He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him:

But blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

27 He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour:

But he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.

23 The godly can look forward to a reward,

while the wicked can expect only judgment.

24 Give freely and become more wealthy;

be stingy and lose everything.

25 The generous will prosper;

those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.

26 People curse those who hoard their grain,

but they bless the one who sells in time of need.

27 If you search for good, you will find favor;

but if you search for evil, it will find you!

23 The desire of the righteous is only good,

But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

24 There is one who scatters, yet increases more;

And there is one who withholds more than is right,

But it leads to poverty.

25 The generous soul will be made rich,

And he who waters will also be watered himself.

26 The people will curse him who withholds grain,

But blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.

27 He who earnestly seeks good finds favor,

But trouble will come to him who seeks evil.

23 Those who do right only wish for good,

but the wicked can expect to be defeated by God’s anger.

24 Some people give much but get back even more.

Others don’t give what they should and end up poor.

25 Whoever gives to others will get richer;

those who help others will themselves be helped.

26 People curse those who keep all the grain,

but they bless the one who is willing to sell it.

27 Whoever looks for good will find kindness,

but whoever looks for evil will find trouble.

23 The desire of the righteous is only good;

But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

24 There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more;

And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth only to want.

25 The liberal soul shall be made fat;

And he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

26 He that withholdeth grain, the people shall curse him;

But blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

27 He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favor;

But he that searcheth after evil, it shall come unto him.

23 The desire of the righteous is only good; the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

24 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is right, but it tendeth only to want.

25 The liberal soul shall be made fat, and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

26 He that withholdeth corn, the people curse him; but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

27 He that is earnest after good seeketh favour; but he that searcheth for mischief, it shall come upon him.

23 The desire of righteous people ends only in good, 

but the hope of wicked people ends only in fury. 

24 One person spends freely and yet grows richer, 

while another holds back what he owes and yet grows poorer. 

25 A generous person will be made rich, 

and whoever satisfies others will himself be satisfied.

26 People will curse the one who hoards grain, 

but a blessing will be upon the head of the one who sells it. 

27 Whoever eagerly seeks good searches for good will, 

but whoever looks for evil finds it. 

23 The desire of the righteous turns out well,

but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.

24 One person gives freely,

yet gains more;

another withholds what is right,

only to become poor.

25 A generous person will be enriched,

and the one who gives a drink of water

will receive water.

26 People will curse anyone who hoards grain,

but a blessing will come to the one who sells it.

27 The one who searches for what is good finds favor,

but if someone looks for trouble, it will come to him.

23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good;

the expectation of the wicked in wrath.

24 Some give freely, yet grow all the richer;

others withhold what is due, and only suffer want.

25 A generous person will be enriched,

and one who gives water will get water.

26 The people curse those who hold back grain,

but a blessing is on the head of those who sell it.

27 Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor,

but evil comes to the one who searches for it.

23 The desire of the righteous is only good,

but the expectation of the wicked, wrath.

24 There is one who gives yet grows richer,

but he who withholds what is right only finds need.

25 A person of blessing will be enriched,

and he who gives water also will be refreshed.

26 He who withholds grain, the people curse him,

but a blessing is for the head of him who sells.

27 He who diligently seeks good seeks favor,

but he who inquires of evil, it will come to him.

23 What godly people long for ends only in what is good.

But what sinners hope for ends only in God’s anger.

24 Some give freely but get even richer.

Others don’t give what they should but get even poorer.

25 Anyone who gives a lot will succeed.

Anyone who renews others will be renewed.

26 People call down curses on those who store up grain for themselves.

But blessing makes those who are willing to sell feel like kings.

27 Anyone who looks for what is good finds favor.

But bad things happen to a person who plans to do evil.