11 The Lord hates it when people use scales to cheat others.
    But he is delighted when people use honest weights.

³ Those who do what is right are guided by their honest lives.
    But those who aren’t faithful are destroyed by their lies.

²⁰ The Lord hates those whose hearts are twisted.
    But he is pleased with those who live without blame.

¹⁹ Truthful words last forever.
    But lies last for only a moment.

²² The Lord hates those whose lips tell lies.
    But he is pleased with people who tell the truth.

²⁵ An honest witness saves lives.
    But a dishonest witness tells lies.

¹³ Kings are pleased when what you say is honest.
    They value people who speak what is right.

19 It is better to be poor and to live without blame
    than to be foolish and to twist words around.

⁷ Those who do what is right live without blame.
    Blessed are their children after them.