⁴ Wealth maketh many friends, but the poor is separated from his neighbor.

⁶ Many will entreat the favor of the prince, and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

⁷ All the brethren of the poor hate him—how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursueth them with words, yet they are not forthcoming to him.

² The rich and poor meet together; the Lord is the maker of them all.

⁷ The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

⁴ Labor not to be rich; cease from thine own wisdom.

⁵ Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For riches certainly build themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward the heavens.

⁷ The full soul loathes a honeycomb, but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

⁶ Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

⁸ He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.

¹¹ The rich man is wise in his own conceit, but the poor man that hath understanding searcheth him out.

²⁰ A faithful man shall abound with blessings, but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

²¹ To have respect of persons is not good, for that man will transgress for a piece of bread.

²² He that hasteneth to be rich hath an evil eye and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.