Proverbs 19:1-11

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

19 Better the poor walking in integrity
    than one perverse of speech who is a fool.
² Desire without knowledge is not good,
    and one who moves too hurriedly misses the way.
³ One’s own folly leads to ruin,
    yet the heart rages against the Lord.
⁴ Wealth brings many friends,
    but the poor are left friendless.
⁵ A false witness will not go unpunished,
    and a liar will not escape.
⁶ Many seek the favor of the generous,
    and everyone is a friend to a giver of gifts.
⁷ If the poor are hated even by their kin,
    how much more are they shunned by their friends!
When they call after them, they are not there.^[a]
8 To get wisdom is to love oneself;
    to keep understanding is to prosper.
⁹ A false witness will not go unpunished,
    and the liar will perish.
¹⁰ It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury,
    much less for a slave to rule over princes.
¹¹ Those with good sense are slow to anger,
    and it is their glory to overlook an offense.