⁴ Wealth makes many “friends”;
    poverty drives them all away.

⁶ Many seek favors from a ruler;
    everyone is the friend of a person who gives gifts!

⁷ The relatives of the poor despise them;
    how much more will their friends avoid them!
Though the poor plead with them,
    their friends are gone.

² The rich and poor have this in common:
    The Lord made them both.

⁷ Just as the rich rule the poor,
    so the borrower is servant to the lender.

⁴ Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich.
    Be wise enough to know when to quit.
⁵ In the blink of an eye wealth disappears,
    for it will sprout wings
    and fly away like an eagle.

⁷ A person who is full refuses honey,
    but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry.

⁶ Better to be poor and honest
    than to be dishonest and rich.

⁸ Income from charging high interest rates
    will end up in the pocket of someone who is kind to the poor.

¹¹ Rich people may think they are wise,
    but a poor person with discernment can see right through them.

²⁰ The trustworthy person will get a rich reward,
    but a person who wants quick riches will get into trouble.

²¹ Showing partiality is never good,
    yet some will do wrong for a mere piece of bread.

²² Greedy people try to get rich quick
    but don’t realize they’re headed for poverty.