peril vs profit

peril

verb
  • To cause to be in danger; to imperil; to risk. 

noun
  • A situation of serious and immediate danger. 

  • An event which causes a loss, or the risk of a specific such event. 

  • Something that causes, contains, or presents danger. 

profit

verb
  • To benefit (somebody), be of use to (somebody). 

  • To take advantage of, exploit, use. 

  • To benefit, gain. 

noun
  • Total income or cash flow minus expenditures. The money or other benefit a non-governmental organization or individual receives in exchange for products and services sold at an advertised price. 

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