¹⁶ A gift opens the way
    for access to important people.

⁴ Riches increase one’s friends,
    but the poor lose their friends.

⁶ Many seek favor from rulers;
    everyone befriends a gift giver.

¹¹ Those who love a pure heart—
    their speech is gracious, and the king is their friend.

²⁹ Do you see people who work skillfully?
    They will work for kings
        but not work for lowly people.