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.

¹¹ Rich people may think they are wise.
    But a poor person with understanding knows that rich people are fooling themselves.

¹⁶ A ruler who is mean to his people takes money from them by force.
    But one who hates money gained in the wrong way will rule a long time.

²⁰ A faithful person will be richly blessed.
    But anyone who wants to get rich will be punished.

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

²⁷ Those who give to poor people will have all they need.
    But those who close their eyes to the poor will receive many curses.