1. Better to be poor and walk in integritythan rich and crooked in one’s ways.
2. Desire without knowledge is not good;and whoever acts hastily, blunders.
3. Their own folly leads people astray;in their hearts they rage against the Lord.
4. Wealth adds many friends,but the poor are left friendless.
5. The false witness will not go unpunished,and whoever utters lies will not escape.
6. Many curry favor with a noble;everybody is a friend of a gift giver.
7. All the kin of the poor despise them;how much more do their friends shun them!
8. Those who gain sense truly love themselves;those who preserve understanding will find success.