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19Better the poor walking in integrity
than one perverse of speech who is a fool.
²Desire without knowledge is not good,
and one who moves too hurriedly misses the way.
³One’s own folly leads to ruin,
yet the heart rages against the Lord.
⁴Wealth brings many friends,
but the poor are left friendless.
⁵A false witness will not go unpunished,
and a liar will not escape.
⁶Many seek the favor of the generous,
and everyone is a friend to a giver of gifts.
⁷If the poor are hated even by their kin,
how much more are they shunned by their friends!
When they call after them, they are not there. ⁸To get wisdom is to love oneself;
to keep understanding is to prosper.
⁹A false witness will not go unpunished,
and the liar will perish.
¹⁰It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury,
much less for a slave to rule over princes.