3 The clever sees danger and hides, but the simple go on and suffer.
4 The reward of humility is the fear of Yahweh— wealth and honor and life.
5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; he who guards himself will keep away from them.
6 Train the child concerning his way; even when he is old, he will not stray from it.
7 The rich will rule over the poor, and the borrower is a slave of the lender.
8 He who sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of his anger will fail.
9 He who is generous will be blessed, for he gives to the poor from his own bread.