³ A ruler^[a] who oppresses the poor
    is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.

⁶ Better the poor whose walk is blameless
    than the rich whose ways are perverse.^(A)

⁸ Whoever increases wealth by taking interest^(A) or profit from the poor
    amasses it for another,^(B) who will be kind to the poor.^(C)

¹¹ The rich are wise in their own eyes;
    one who is poor and discerning sees how deluded they are.

¹⁵ Like a roaring lion or a charging bear
    is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.