16 Though he heaps up silver like dust

and clothes like piles of clay,

17 what he lays up the righteous will wear,

and the innocent will divide his silver.

16 Though he heap up silver like dust,

and pile up clothing like clay,

17 he may pile it up, but the righteous will wear it,

and the innocent will divide the silver.

16 Though he heap up silver as the dust,

And prepare raiment as the clay;

17 He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on,

And the innocent shall divide the silver.

16 “Evil people may have piles of money

and may store away mounds of clothing.

17 But the righteous will wear that clothing,

and the innocent will divide that money.

16 Though he heaps up silver like dust,

And piles up clothing like clay—

17 He may pile it up, but the just will wear it,

And the innocent will divide the silver.

16 The wicked may heap up silver like piles of dirt

and have so many clothes they are like piles of clay.

17 But good people will wear what evil people have gathered,

and the innocent will divide up their silver.

16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay; 17 He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on; and the innocent shall divide the silver.

16 Though he collects silver like dust 

and piles up clothing like dirt, 

17 righteous people will wear what he piles up, 

and the innocent will divide the silver 

⸤among themselves⸥. 

16 Though he piles up silver like dust

and heaps up a wardrobe like clay—

17 he may heap it up, but the righteous will wear it,

and the innocent will divide up his silver.

16 Though they heap up silver like dust,

and pile up clothing like clay—

17 they may pile it up, but the just will wear it,

and the innocent will divide the silver.

16 If he heaps up silver like the dust

and fashions clothing like the clay,

17 he makes it ready, and the righteous will wear it,

and the innocent will divide the silver.

16 Sinners might store up silver like dust

and clothes like piles of clay.

17 But people who do what is right will wear those clothes.

People who haven’t done anything wrong

will divide up that silver.

16 “Though he piles up silver like dust

And prepares garments as plentiful as the clay,

17 He may prepare it, but the just will wear it

And the innocent will divide the silver.