²⁷ A greedy person brings trouble to his family.
    But the person who can’t be paid to do wrong will live.

⁸ A person might think he can pay people and they will do anything he asks.
    He thinks it will succeed every time.

²³ A wicked person secretly accepts money to do wrong.
    Then there will be no fairness.

¹⁶ Taking a gift to an important person
    will help get you in to see him.

¹⁴ A gift given secretly will calm an angry man.
    A present given in secrecy will calm even great anger.

²¹ It is not good for a judge to take sides.
    But some will sin for just a piece of bread.

⁴ If a king is fair, he makes his country strong.
    But if he takes money dishonestly, he tears his country down.