If you say, "Look here, we didn't know about this," doesn't God, who examines motives, discern it? Doesn't the one who guards your soul know about it? Won't he repay each person according to what he has done?

so that strangers don't enrich themselves at your expense, and your work won't end up the possession of foreigners.

Don't be led astray by her lifestyle, and don't imitate her behavior.

Isn't wisdom calling out; isn't understanding raising her voice?

A person doesn't gain security by wickedness, but the righteous won't be uprooted.

Don't rob the poor person because he is poor, and don't crush the helpless in court,

Don't consume food provided by a miserly person, and don't desire his delicacies,

Don't withhold discipline from a child; if you punish him with a rod, he won't die.

Don't rejoice when your enemy falls; don't let yourself be glad when he stumbles.

Don't be anxious about those who practice evil, and don't be envious of the wicked.

Don't testify against your neighbor without a cause, and don't lie when you speak.

Don't magnify yourself in the presence of a king, and don't pretend to be in the company of famous men,

because riches don't endure forever, and crowns don't last from one generation to the next.

so that I don't become overfed and deny you by saying, "Who is the LORD?" or so that I don't become poor and steal, and then misuse the name of my God.