²⁰ The poor are shunned even by their neighbors,
    but the rich have many friends.^(A)

²¹ It is a sin to despise one’s neighbor,^(B)
    but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.^(C)

²² Do not those who plot evil go astray?^(D)
    But those who plan what is good find^[a] love and faithfulness.

²³ All hard work brings a profit,
    but mere talk leads only to poverty.

²⁴ The wealth of the wise is their crown,
    but the folly of fools yields folly.^(E)

²⁵ A truthful witness saves lives,
    but a false witness is deceitful.^(F)

²⁶ Whoever fears the Lord has a secure fortress,^(G)
    and for their children it will be a refuge.^(H)

²⁷ The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,^(I)
    turning a person from the snares of death.^(J)

²⁸ A large population is a king’s glory,
    but without subjects a prince is ruined.^(K)