Better the poor person who lives with integrity(A)
than the rich one who distorts right and wrong.[a](B)

A discerning son keeps the law,
but a companion of gluttons humiliates his father.(C)

Whoever increases his wealth through excessive interest(D)
collects it for one who is kind to the poor.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 28:6 Lit who twists two ways

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