⁶ Better the poor whose walk is blameless
    than the rich whose ways are perverse.^(A)

⁸ Whoever increases wealth by taking interest^(A) or profit from the poor
    amasses it for another,^(B) who will be kind to the poor.^(C)

¹¹ The rich are wise in their own eyes;
    one who is poor and discerning sees how deluded they are.

¹⁶ A tyrannical ruler practices extortion,
    but one who hates ill-gotten gain will enjoy a long reign.

²⁰ A faithful person will be richly blessed,
    but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.^(A)