3The Lord will not afflict the soul of the just with famine, and he will disappoint the deceitful practices of the wicked.
4The slothful hand hath wrought poverty: but the hand of the industrious getteth riches. He that trusteth to lies feedeth the winds: and the same runneth after birds that fly away.
5He that gathered in the harvest is a wise son: but he that snorteth in the summer, is the son of confusion.
6The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the just: but iniquity covereth the mouth of the wicked.