Proverbs

⁷The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. ⁸He who sows iniquity will reap calamity and futility, and the rod of his wrath [with which he smites others] will fail. ⁹He who has a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he gives of his bread to the poor. [II Cor. 9:6-10.] ¹⁰Drive out the scoffer, and contention will go out; yes, strife and abuse will cease. ¹¹He who loves purity and the pure in heart and who is gracious in speech–because of the grace of his lips will he have the king for his friend. ¹²The eyes of the Lord keep guard over knowledge and him who has it, but He overthrows the words of the treacherous. ¹³The sluggard says, There is a lion outside! I shall be slain in the streets!