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works his land
This means to till, sow, and care for his crops.
whoever follows
"anyone who follows"
follows worthless pursuits
"chases after worthless projects." The person who is busy doing things that do not produce anything is spoken of as chasing after useless things. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
will have plenty of poverty
The person following worthless pursuits is spoken of as getting the opposite of plenty of food. The abstract noun "poverty" can be translated as an adjective. AT: "will be very poor" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-irony and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)
the one who gets rich quickly will not go unpunished
The double negative "will not go unpunished" is used for emphasis. This can be stated in active form. AT: "God will certainly punish the one who gets rich quickly" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
the one who gets rich quickly
The implied information is that this person gains wealth by unfaithful or dishonest means. AT: "the one who tries to get rich quickly" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)