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³A ruler who oppresses the poor
is a beating rain that leaves no food.
⁴Those who forsake the law praise the wicked,
but those who keep the law struggle against them.
⁵The evil do not understand justice,
but those who seek the Lord understand it completely.
⁶Better to be poor and walk in integrity
than to be crooked in one’s ways even though rich.
⁷Those who keep the law are wise children,
but companions of gluttons shame their parents.
⁸One who augments wealth by exorbitant interest
gathers it for another who is kind to the poor.
⁹When one will not listen to the law,
even one’s prayers are an abomination.
¹⁰Those who mislead the upright into evil ways
will fall into pits of their own making,
but the blameless will have a goodly inheritance.
¹¹The rich is wise in self-esteem,
but an intelligent poor person sees through the pose.
¹²When the righteous triumph, there is great glory,
but when the wicked prevail, people go into hiding.
¹³No one who conceals transgressions will prosper,
but one who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.
¹⁴Happy is the one who is never without fear,
but one who is hard-hearted will fall into calamity.
¹⁵Like a roaring lion or a charging bear
is a wicked ruler over a poor people.
¹⁶A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor;
but one who hates unjust gain will enjoy a long life.
¹⁷If someone is burdened with the blood of another,
let that killer be a fugitive until death;
let no one offer assistance.
¹⁸One who walks in integrity will be safe,
but whoever follows crooked ways will fall into the Pit.
¹⁹Anyone who tills the land will have plenty of bread,
but one who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
²⁰The faithful will abound with blessings,
but one who is in a hurry to be rich will not go unpunished.
²¹To show partiality is not good—
yet for a piece of bread a person may do wrong.
²²The miser is in a hurry to get rich
and does not know that loss is sure to come.
²³Whoever rebukes a person will afterward find more favor
than one who flatters with the tongue.
²⁴Anyone who robs father or mother
and says, “That is no crime,”
is partner to a thug.
²⁵The greedy person stirs up strife,
but whoever trusts in the Lord will be enriched.
²⁶Those who trust in their own wits are fools;
but those who walk in wisdom come through safely.
²⁷Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing,
but one who turns a blind eye will get many a curse.
²⁸When the wicked prevail, people go into hiding;
but when they perish, the righteous increase.