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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
הון מהבל ימעט וקבץ על-יד ירבה
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
hvn mhbl ym`t vqbTS `l-yd yrbh

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
substantia festinata minuetur quae autem paulatim colligitur manu multiplicabitur

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathers by labor shall increase.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathers by labor shall increase.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
Authorized (King James) Version   
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
New King James Version   
Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished, But he who gathers by labor will increase.
21st Century King James Version   
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished, but he that gathereth by labor shall increase.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
Property that comes by evil will decrease and he that gathers by righteousness will increase.
Darby Bible Translation   
Wealth gotten by vanity diminisheth; but he that gathereth by manual-labour shall increase it.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Substance got in haste shall be diminished: but that which by little and little is gathered with the hand shall increase.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall have increase.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.
God's Word   
Wealth [gained] through injustice dwindles away, but whoever gathers little by little has plenty.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
Wealth obtained by fraud will dwindle, but whoever earns it through labor will multiply it.
International Standard Version   
Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but whoever works diligently increases his prosperity.
NET Bible   
Wealth gained quickly will dwindle away, but the one who gathers it little by little will become rich.
New American Standard Bible   
Wealth obtained by fraud dwindles, But the one who gathers by labor increases it.
New International Version   
Dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.
New Living Translation   
Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears; wealth from hard work grows over time.
Webster's Bible Translation   
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labor shall increase.
The World English Bible   
Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.
EasyEnglish Bible   
If you try to get money quickly, you will not stay rich for long. But if you are patient, you will become rich little by little.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.
New Life Version   
Riches taken by false ways become less and less, but riches grow for the one who gathers by hard work.
The Voice Bible   
Money earned hastily is easily lost, but hard-earned money continues to grow.
Living Bible   
Wealth from gambling quickly disappears; wealth from hard work grows.
New Catholic Bible   
Wealth hastily acquired will dwindle away, but when amassed little by little, it will increase.
Legacy Standard Bible   
Wealth obtained from empty effort dwindles, But the one who gathers with his hand abounds.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
The riches of vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathers by labour shall increase.
Christian Standard Bible   
Wealth obtained by fraud will dwindle, but whoever earns it through labor will multiply it.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
Wealth [not earned but] won in haste or unjustly or from the production of things for vain or detrimental use [such riches] will dwindle away, but he who gathers little by little will increase [his riches].
New Century Version   
Money that comes easily disappears quickly, but money that is gathered little by little will grow.
The Message   
Easy come, easy go, but steady diligence pays off.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Wealth gained out of thin air shrinks, but wealth accumulated by steady work grows.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Wealth hastily gotten will dwindle, but those who gather little by little will increase it.
Good News Translation®   
The more easily you get your wealth, the sooner you will lose it. The harder it is to earn, the more you will have.
Wycliffe Bible   
Hasted chattel, that is, gotten hastily, shall be made less; but that that is gathered little and little with hand, shall be multiplied (but that which is gathered little by little, shall be multiplied).
Contemporary English Version   
Money wrongly gained will disappear bit by bit; money earned little by little will grow and grow.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Wealth hastily gotten will dwindle, but he who gathers little by little will increase it.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
Wealth hastily gotten will dwindle, but those who gather little by little will increase it.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
Wealth hastily gained will dwindle, but those who gather little by little will increase it.
Common English Bible © 2011   
Riches gotten quickly will dwindle, but those who acquire them gradually become wealthy.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
Wealth obtained by fraud dwindles, But he who gathers gradually by [honest] labor will increase [his riches].
English Standard Version Anglicised   
Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
Wealth won quickly dwindles away, but gathered little by little, it grows.
New American Standard Bible   
Wealth obtained from nothing dwindles, But one who gathers by labor increases it.
The Expanded Bible   
Money that comes easily disappears quickly, but money that is gathered little by little will grow.
Tree of Life Version   
Wealth gained by fraud dwindles, but he who gathers by labor increases it.
Revised Standard Version   
Wealth hastily gotten will dwindle, but he who gathers little by little will increase it.
New International Reader's Version   
Money gained in the wrong way disappears. But money gathered little by little grows.
BRG Bible   
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
Complete Jewish Bible   
Wealth gotten by worthless means dwindles away, but he who amasses it by hard work will increase it.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
Wealth hastily gained will dwindle, but those who gather little by little will increase it.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
Hon (wealth) gotten by dishonesty shall be diminished, but he that gathereth incrementally shall have an increment.
Names of God Bible   
Wealth gained through injustice dwindles away, but whoever gathers little by little has plenty.
Modern English Version   
Wealth gained by vanity will be diminished, but he who gathers by labor will increase.
Easy-to-Read Version   
Money gained by cheating others will soon be gone. Money earned through hard work will grow and grow.
International Children’s Bible   
Money that comes easily disappears quickly. But money that is gathered little by little will slowly grow.
Lexham English Bible   
Wealth gained from haste will dwindle, but he who gathers little by little will increase it.
New International Version - UK   
Dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.