¹⁸ The simple inherit folly,
    but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

¹⁹ Evildoers will bow down in the presence of the good,
    and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.^(A)

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

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

²² Do not those who plot evil go astray?^(E)
    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.^(F)