¹⁶ It is better to have respect for the Lord and have little
    than to be rich and have trouble.

²⁷ Those who always want more bring ruin to their households.
    But a person who refuses to be paid to lie will live.

22 You should want a good name more than you want great riches.
    To be highly respected is better than having silver or gold.

¹⁶ If you find honey, eat just enough.
    If you eat too much of it, you will throw up.

²⁰ Death and the Grave are never satisfied.
    People’s eyes are never satisfied either.

⁶ It is better to be poor and live without blame
    than to be rich and follow a crooked path.

⁸ Someone might get rich by taking interest or profit from poor people.
    But that person only piles up wealth for someone who will be kind to poor people.

²² Those who won’t share what they have want to get rich.
    They don’t know they are going to be poor.