¹⁶ It is better to be poor and respect the Lord
    than to be wealthy and have much trouble.

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

22 Being respected is more important than having great riches.
    To be well thought of is better than owning silver or gold.

¹⁶ If you find honey, don’t eat too much.
    Too much of it will make you sick.

²⁰ People will never stop dying and being destroyed.
    In the same way, people will never stop wanting more than they have.

⁶ It is better to be poor and innocent
    than to be rich and wicked.

⁸ Some people get rich by overcharging others.
    But their wealth will be given to those who are kind to the poor.

²² A selfish person is in a hurry to get rich.
    He does not realize his selfishness will make him poor.