Proverbs 22:7-23

⁷The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender.

⁸He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail.

⁹He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his bread to the poor.

¹⁰Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out; Yea, strife and ignominy will cease.

¹¹He that loveth pureness of heart, For the grace of his lips the king will be his friend.

¹²The eyes of Jehovah preserve him that hath knowledge; But he overthroweth the words of the treacherous man.

¹³The sluggard saith, There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets.

¹⁴The mouth of strange women is a deep pit; He that is abhorred of Jehovah shall fall therein.

¹⁵Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; But the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

¹⁶He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain, And he that giveth to the rich, shall come only to want.

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, If they be established together upon thy lips.

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

²⁰Have not I written unto thee excellent things Of counsels and knowledge,

²¹To make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, That thou mayest carry back words of truth to them that send thee?

²²Rob not the poor, because he is poor; Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

²³For Jehovah will plead their cause, And despoil of life those that despoil them.