²³ A poor person’s ·field [soil] might produce plenty of food,
but ·others often steal it away [^Lit is unjustly swept away].

³¹ Whoever ·mistreats [oppresses] the poor insults their Maker,
but whoever ·is kind [shows grace] to the needy honors God.

¹⁵ Every day is hard for ·those who suffer [or the poor],
but a happy heart is like a continual feast.

⁸ It is better to ·be poor [have little] and ·right [righteousness]
than ·to be wealthy [much gain] and ·dishonest [injustice].

¹⁶ Whoever gets rich by ·mistreating [oppressing] the poor,
and gives presents to the wealthy, will become poor.