Proverbs 19:4-11

⁴Those who are rich easily find people who want to be their friends, but when people become poor, their friends often desert them.

⁵Those who tell lies in court will surely be punished LIT; they will not escape it.

⁶Many people try to persuade important people to do favors for them; everyone wants to be a friend of those who give gifts.

⁷Even the relatives of someone who becomes poor hate him, and his friends certainly stay away from him, too; even if he tries to talk with them, they will not be his friends again.

⁸Those who become wise IDM are doing a favor for themselves; those who get good sense will prosper.

⁹Those who tell lies in court will certainly be punished LIT; they will be ruined.

¹⁰It is not appropriate for foolish people to live ◄luxuriously/like rich people►, and it is even less appropriate for slaves to rule important officials.

¹¹Those who have good sense do not quickly become angry; people respect those who ignore offensive things that people say to them.