5 The plans of the diligent lead to profit

as surely as haste leads to poverty.

6 A fortune made by a lying tongue

is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.

5 The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance,

but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.

6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue

is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death.

5 The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness;

But of every one that is hasty only to want.

6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue

Is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

5 Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity,

but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.

6 Wealth created by a lying tongue

is a vanishing mist and a deadly trap.

5 The plans of hard-working people earn a profit,

but those who act too quickly become poor.

6 Wealth that comes from telling lies

vanishes like a mist and leads to death.

5 The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness;

But every one that is hasty hasteth only to want.

6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue

Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.

5 The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty, only to want.

6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting breath of them that seek death.

5 The plans of a hard-working person lead to prosperity, 

but everyone who is ⸤always⸥ in a hurry ends up in poverty. 

6 Those who gather wealth by lying are wasting time. 

They are looking for death. 

5 The plans of the diligent certainly lead to profit,

but anyone who is reckless certainly becomes poor.

6 Making a fortune through a lying tongue

is a vanishing mist, a pursuit of death.

5 The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance,

but everyone who is hasty comes only to want.

6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue

is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death.

5 The plans of the diligent only lead to abundance,

but all who are hasty, only to want.

6 He who makes treasure by a lying tongue

is a fleeting vapor and seeker of death.

5 The plans of people who work hard succeed.

You can be sure that those in a hurry will become poor.

6 A fortune made by people who tell lies

amounts to nothing and leads to death.

5 The plans of the diligent lead surely to advantage,

But everyone who is hasty comes surely to poverty.

6 The acquisition of treasures by a lying tongue

Is a fleeting vapor, the pursuit of death.