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22 A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,
    and favor is better than silver or gold.(A)
The rich and the poor have this in common:
    the Lord is the maker of them all.

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22 Choose a good reputation over great riches;
    being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold.

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

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The rich rule over the poor,
    and the borrower is the slave of the lender.(A)

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

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Those who are generous are blessed,
    for they share their bread with the poor.(A)

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Blessed are those who are generous,
    because they feed the poor.

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16 Oppressing the poor in order to enrich oneself,
    and giving to the rich, will lead only to loss.

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16 A person who gets ahead by oppressing the poor
    or by showering gifts on the rich will end in poverty.

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26 Do not be one of those who give pledges,
    who become surety for debts.(A)
27 If you have nothing with which to pay,
    why should your bed be taken from under you?

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26 Don’t agree to guarantee another person’s debt
    or put up security for someone else.
27 If you can’t pay it,
    even your bed will be snatched from under you.

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