“A miserly man hastens after wealth”: “A miserly man” is literally “a man with an evil eye;” see 23.6 where “miserly” is rendered “stingy.” “Hastens after wealth” may be translated in the same way as “hastens to be rich” in verse 20.

“And does not know that want will come upon him”: “Want will come upon him” means that he will end up in poverty. See Good News Translation for a model translation.

Quoted with permission from Reyburn, William D. and Fry, Euan McG. A Handbook on Proverbs. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2000. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .