Proverbs 22:16-22

¹⁶One may oppress the poor, yet will their gain increase; one may give to the rich, yet will want come.

¹⁷Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge.

¹⁸For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; let them be established altogether upon thy lips.

¹⁹That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made them known to thee this day, even to thee.

²⁰Have not I written unto thee excellent things of counsels and knowledge;

²¹That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, that thou mightest bring back words of truth to them that send thee?

²²Rob not the weak, because he is weak, neither crush the poor in the gate;