1A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.ΒΆ 2The rich and the poor have this in common: 3A prudent man sees danger, and hides himself; 4The result of humility and the fear of JEHOVAH 5Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked: 6Train up a child in the way he should go, 7The rich rule over the poor. 8He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, 9He who has a generous eye will be blessed; 10Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; 11He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully 12The eyes of JEHOVAH watch over knowledge; 13The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside! 14The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit: 15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child: 16Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, 17Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. 18For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, 19That your trust may be in JEHOVAH, 20Haven't I written to you thirty excellent things 21To teach you truth, reliable words, 22Do not exploit the poor, because he is poor; 23for JEHOVAH will plead their case, 24Do not befriend a hot-tempered man, 25lest you learn his ways, 26Do not be one of those who strike hands, 27If you do not have means to pay, 28Do not move the ancient boundary stone, 29Do you see a man skilled in his work?