10:2 Treasures gained by wickedness 1 do not profit,
but righteousness 2 delivers from mortal danger. 3
24:4 by knowledge its rooms are filled
with all kinds of precious and pleasing treasures.
1 tn Heb “treasures of wickedness” (so KJV, ASV); NASB “Ill-gotten gains”; TEV “Wealth that you get by dishonesty.”
2 sn The term “righteousness” here means honesty (cf. TEV). Wealth has limited value even if gained honestly; but honesty delivers from mortal danger.
3 tn Heb “death.” This could refer to literal death, but it is probably figurative here for mortal danger or ruin.