Proverbs 19:4-11

⁴If you're rich, you get a lot of friends, but if you're poor, you lose any friends you had.

⁵A false witness will be punished; liars won't get away with their lies.

⁶Many ask favors from important people, and everyone's a friend of the generous.

⁷If a poor man's relatives can't stand him, how much more will his friends avoid him! He tries to talk with them but they don't listen.

⁸If you become wise, you have good self-esteem; if you learn good sense you'll be successful.

⁹A false witness will be punished; people who tell lies will perish.

¹⁰It's not right for stupid people to live in luxury, and it's even worse for a slave to rule over leaders.

¹¹If you have good sense you'll be slow to get angry; you gain respect by forgiving wrongs.