Proverbs 22:7-15

⁷The rich ruleth over the poor: and the borrower is servant to him that lendeth.

⁸He that soweth iniquity shall reap evils, and with the rod of his anger he shall be consumed.

⁹He that is inclined to mercy shall be blessed: for of his bread he hath given to the poor. He that maketh presents shall purchase victory and honour: but he carrieth away the souls of the receivers.

¹⁰Cast out the scoffer, and contention shall go out with him, and quarrels and reproaches shall cease.

¹¹He that loveth cleanness of heart, for the grace of his lips shall have the king for his friend.

¹²The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge: and the words of the unjust are overthrown.

¹³The slothful man saith: There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the midst of the streets.

¹⁴The mouth of a strange woman is a deep pit: he whom the Lord is angry with, shall fall into it.

¹⁵Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, and the rod of correction shall drive it away.