Treasures and Income (Proverbs 15:6)

All of humanity is working to earn something. There is a goal, or a prize, waiting at everyone's finish line. What is waiting for you?

"In the house of the [uncompromisingly] righteous is great [priceless] treasure, but with the income of the wicked is trouble and vexation." Proverbs 15:6, Amplified

Notice the language for each one's earnings, if you can call it that. The righteous have a treasure and the wicked have income. Treasure is something that is not necessarily worked for. Yes, there is worked involved in finding that treasure, but the contents thereof are something that the current owner to not place there. However, the wicked work hard for what they get, their income is awaiting them everyday. The thing with a paycheck is that you do not necessarily know what you are going to get. If you are on a salary then this does not apply, but with an hourly job, the opening of a paycheck only reminds the recipient that he or she needs to work harder the next time. But the recipient of the treasure did nothing to add to the value of it's contents, therefore no matter what the contents, it will be a blessing.

Income (Proverbs 14:4)

It is very true that if one is to do nothing, then no mess will be made.

"Where no oxen are, the grain crib is empty, but much increase of the crops is by the strength of an ox." Proverbs 14:4, Amplified

This could not be a truer statement. Where there are no oxen, one does not have to clean the stall nor clean the grin crib, nor fill the grain crib. Life is a little less simple without an ox.

But what this verse is trying to convey here is that one must work and exhibit responsibility in order to get paid. Without that ox, one cannot do certain things.

Think of it like a taxi cab driver who has no taxi cab. How does he make money? He can't. Why does he have no cab? He complains that gas prices are too high, he does not want to have to clean the car or maintain the engine. Gas, cleanliness and maintenance are three things the cab driver must do in order to produce income.

In order to make money for ourselves, we must be willing to do those things which perpetuate our income.