Job 27:16-17

27:16 If he piles up silver like dust

and stores up clothing like mounds of clay,

27:17 what he stores up ¹  a righteous man will wear,

and an innocent man will inherit his silver.

Proverbs 13:22

13:22 A benevolent ²  person leaves an inheritance ³  for his grandchildren, ⁴ 

but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous. ⁵ 

Proverbs 28:8

28:8 The one who increases his wealth by increasing interest ⁶ 

gathers it for someone who is gracious ⁷  to the needy.

[27:17]  ¹ tn The text simply repeats the verb from the last clause. It could be treated as a separate short clause: “He may store it up, but the righteous will wear it. But it also could be understood as the object of the following verb, “[what] he stores up the righteous will wear.” The LXX simply has, “All these things shall the righteous gain.”

[13:22]  ² tn Heb “good.”

[13:22]  ³ sn In ancient Israel the idea of leaving an inheritance was a sign of God’s blessing; blessings extended to the righteous and not the sinners.

[13:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “the children of children.”

[13:22]  ⁵ sn In the ultimate justice of God, the wealth of the wicked goes to the righteous after death (e.g., Ps 49:10, 17).

[28:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “by interest and increase” (so ASV; NASB “by interest and usury”; NAB “by interest and overcharge.” The two words seem to be synonyms; they probably form a nominal hendiadys, meaning “by increasing [exorbitant] interest.” The law prohibited making a commission or charging interest (Exod 22:25; Lev 25:36-37; Deut 23:20; Ps 15:5). If the poor needed help, the rich were to help them – but not charge them interest.

[28:8]  ⁷ tn The term חוֹנֵן (khonen, “someone who shows favor”) is the active participle.