3 A needy man who oppresses the pooris like a driving rain which leaves no crops.
4 Those who forsake the Torah praise the wicked;but those who keep the Torah contend with them.
5 Evil men don’t understand justice;but those who seek the Lord understand it fully.
6 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity,than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.
7 Whoever keeps the Torah is a wise son;but he who is a companion of gluttons shames his father.
8 He who increases his wealth by excessive interestgathers it for one who has pity on the poor.
9 He who turns away his ear from hearing the Torah,even his prayer is an abomination.