⁸ A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it;
    wherever he turns, he prospers.

²³ A wicked man receives a bribe in secret,
    to pervert the ways of justice.

²¹ An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning,
    won’t be blessed in the end.

³ To do righteousness and justice
    is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.

⁶ Getting treasures by a lying tongue
    is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.
⁷ The violence of the wicked will drive them away,
    because they refuse to do what is right.
⁸ The way of the guilty is devious,
    but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

³ A needy man who oppresses the poor
    is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.

⁶ Better is the poor who walks in his integrity,
    than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.

⁸ He who increases his wealth by excessive interest
    gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.