The Lord’s curse is on the household of the wicked,
but He blesses the home of the righteous;

Let your fountain be blessed,
and take pleasure in the wife of your youth.

The remembrance of the righteous is a blessing,
but the name of the wicked will rot.

The Lord’s blessing enriches,
and struggle adds nothing to it.

A city is built up by the blessing of the upright,
but it is torn down by the mouth of the wicked.

People will curse anyone who hoards grain,
but a blessing will come to the one who sells it.

An inheritance gained prematurely
will not be blessed ultimately.

A generous person will be blessed,
for he shares his food with the poor.

but it will go well with those who convict the guilty,
and a generous blessing will come to them.

If one blesses his neighbor
with a loud voice early in the morning,
it will be counted as a curse to him.

There is a generation that curses its father
and does not bless its mother.

Her sons rise up and call her blessed.
Her husband also praises her: