4 Humility is the fear of the Lord;its wages are riches and honour and life.
5 In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls,but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.
6 Start children off on the way they should go,and even when they are old they will not turn from it.
7 The rich rule over the poor,and the borrower is slave to the lender.
8 Whoever sows injustice reaps calamity,and the rod they wield in fury will be broken.
9 The generous will themselves be blessed,for they share their food with the poor.
10 Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife;quarrels and insults are ended.