²⁸ Anyone trusting in his riches will fall,^(A)
but the righteous will flourish like foliage.^(B)

²¹ The one who despises his neighbor sins,^(A)
but whoever shows kindness to the poor will be happy.^(B)

⁸ Better a little with righteousness
than great income with injustice.^(A)

⁵ The plans of the diligent certainly lead to profit,
but anyone who is reckless certainly becomes poor.^(A)

⁶ Making a fortune through a lying tongue
is a vanishing mist,^[a] a pursuit of death.^[b][c](B)

22 A good name is to be chosen over great wealth;
favor is better than silver and gold.^(A)

² Rich and poor have this in common:^[a]
the Lord makes them all.^(B)

³ A sensible person sees danger and takes cover,
but the inexperienced keep going and are punished.^(C)

⁴ Humility, the fear of the Lord,
results in wealth, honor, and life.^(D)

⁵ There are thorns and snares on the way of the crooked;^(E)
the one who guards himself stays far from them.

⁷ The rich rule over the poor,^(A)
and the borrower is a slave to the lender.^(B)

⁶ Better the poor person who lives with integrity^(A)
than the rich one who distorts right and wrong.^[a](B)

⁸ Whoever increases his wealth through excessive interest^(A)
collects it for one who is kind to the poor.^(B)

¹¹ A rich person is wise in his own eyes,
but a poor one who has discernment sees through him.