2. The rich and the poor have this in common: the Lord made them both.
3. Sensible people will see trouble coming and avoid it, but an unthinking person will walk right into it and regret it later.
4. Obey the Lord, be humble, and you will get riches, honour, and a long life.
5. If you love your life, stay away from the traps that catch the wicked along the way.
6. Teach children how they should live, and they will remember it all their lives.
7. Poor people are slaves of the rich. Borrow money and you are the lender's slave.
8. If you sow the seeds of injustice, disaster will spring up, and your oppression of others will end.