¹⁶ Taking gifts to important people
will help get you in to see them.

⁴ Wealthy people are always finding more friends,
but the poor lose all theirs.

⁶ Many people ·want to please [^Lseek the face of] a leader,
and everyone is friends with those who give gifts.

¹¹ Whoever loves pure ·thoughts [^Lhearts] and kind ·words [^Llips]
will have even the king as a friend.

²⁹ Do you see people ·skilled [or diligent] in their work?
They will work for kings, not for ·ordinary [obscure] people.