Proverbs Chapter 13 verse 11 Holy Bible
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.
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Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.
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Wealth [gotten] by vanity diminisheth; but he that gathereth by manual-labour shall increase [it].
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Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
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Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, But he who gathers by hand makes it grow.
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Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 11. - Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; literally, wealth by a breath; i.e. wealth obtained without labour and exertion, or by illegitimate and dishonest means, is soon dissipated, is not blessed by God, and has no stability. Vulgate, "riches acquired hastily;" Septuagint, "substance gotten hastily with iniquity." This makes the antithesis more marked, the contrast being between wealth gotten hastily and that acquired by diligent labour. Cito nata, cito pereunt, "Quickly won, quickly gone" (see on Proverbs 20:21; 21:5). Says the Greek maxim - Μὴ σπεῦδε πλουτεῖν μὴ ταχὺς πένης γένῃ "Haste not for wealth, lest thou be quickly poor." He that gathereth by labour; literally, with the hand, handful after handful. Vulgate, paulatim, "little by little," by patient industry. Labor improbus omnia vincit. Septuagint, "He that gathereth for himself with piety shall be increased." Then is added, "A good man is merciful and lendeth," from Psalm 37:26. The Septuagint here uses the term εὐσέβεια, which is received in St. Paul's pastoral Epistles and St. Peter's, taking the place of the earlier phrase, φόβος Κυρίου,
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(11) Wealth gotten by vanity.--As we should say, "in an unsatisfactory manner," that is to say, by dishonesty.
