1 You should want a good name more than you want great riches. To be highly respected is better than having silver or gold.
2 The Lord made rich people and poor people. That's what they have in common.
3 Wise people see danger and go to a safe place. But childish people keep going and suffer for it.
4 Have respect for the Lord and don't be proud. That will bring you wealth and honor and life.
5 Thorns and traps lie in the paths of evil people. But those who guard themselves stay far away from them.
6 Train a child in the way he should go. When he is old, he will not turn away from it.