1. BETTER IS a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is perverse in his speech and is a [self-confident] fool.
2. Desire without knowledge is not good, and to be overhasty is to sin and miss the mark.
3. The foolishness of man subverts his way [ruins his affairs]; then his heart is resentful and frets against the Lord.
4. Wealth makes many friends, but the poor man is avoided by his neighbor. [Prov. 14:20.]
5. A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he who breathes out lies shall not escape. [Exod. 23:1; Deut. 19:16-19; Prov. 6:19; 21:28.]
6. Many will entreat the favor of a liberal man, and every man is a friend to him who gives gifts.