⁶ It is better to be poor and ·innocent [walk blamelessly]
than to be rich and ·wicked [^Lbe on crooked paths].

⁸ Some people get rich by ·overcharging others [^Linterest and surcharge; Ex. 22:25; Deut. 23:20],
but their wealth will be given to those who are ·kind [gracious] to the poor.

¹¹ Rich people may ·think they are wise [^Lbe wise in their own eyes],
but the poor with understanding will ·prove them wrong [see through them].

¹⁶ A ·ruler [prince] without ·wisdom [understanding] will be cruel,
but the one who ·refuses to take [hates] ·dishonest money [unjust gain/profit] will ·rule [or live] a long time.

²⁰ A ·truthful [reliable] person will have many blessings,
but those ·eager to get rich [or with get-rich-quick schemes] will be punished.

²² ·Selfish [Stingy] people are in a hurry to get rich
and do not ·realize [know] they soon will be poor.

²⁷ Whoever gives to the poor will ·have everything he needs [^Llack nothing],
but the one who ·ignores [turns a blind eye to] the poor will receive many curses.