pay the bills vs prosper

pay the bills

verb
  • To provide enough income to sustain one's lifestyle. 

prosper

verb
  • To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain. 

  • To grow; to increase. 

  • To favor; to render successful. 

How often have the words pay the bills and prosper occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )