¹⁵ The wealth of the rich is their fortress;
    the poverty of the poor is their ruin.^(A)

²⁷ Those who survive her will recognize
    that nothing is better than the fear of the Lord
and nothing sweeter than to heed the commandments of the Lord.^[a](A)

¹¹ Fear of the Lord surpasses everything;
    to whom can we compare the one who has it?^[a](A)