Proverbs 28:18-23

¹⁸Those who continually do what is right will be safe/protected, but those who are dishonest will suddenly be ruined.

¹⁹Farmers who work hard in their fields will produce good crops and always have plenty of food to eat, but those who spend all their time ◄on useless projects/doing things that do not benefit anyone► will become very poor.

²⁰God will greatly bless those who ◄are trustworthy/always do what they say that they will do►, but he will certainly punish LIT those who try to become rich quickly.

²¹It is not good for judges to decide matters unfairly/unjustly, but some people will do what is wrong even if they receive only a very small bribe HYP for doing it.

²²Selfish people IDM are very eager to become rich quickly; they do not realize that they will soon become poor.

²³Those who rebuke someone will be appreciated/thanked more than those who say nice things to others merely to ◄flatter them/cause them to feel good►.