Will ye turn, at my reproof? Lo! I will pour out to you my spirit, I will make known my words to you.

Withhold not good from them who ask it, when it is in power of thy hand to do it:

If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself, but, if thou scoff, alone, shalt thou bear it.

He becometh poor, who dealeth with a slack hand, but, the hand of the diligent, maketh rich.

The substance of the rich, is his strong city, the terror of the poor, is their poverty.

A lawless man craveth the prey of the wicked, but, the root of the righteous, is enduring.

The ransom of a man's life, is his wealth, but, the poor, heareth not rebuke.

Much food, is in the fallow ground of the poor, but there is that is swept away, for want of justice.

Even by his neighbour, is poor man hated, but, the lovers of the rich man, are many.

The oppressor of the poor, hath reproached his Maker, but he that sheweth favour to the needy, is one who, holdeth Him in honour.

An abomination to Yahweh, are the plottings tings of the wicked, but, with the pure, are sayings of sweetness.

All the ways of a man, may be pure in his own eyes, but, he that testeth spirits, is Yahweh.

He that mocketh the poor, hath reproached his Maker, He that maketh merry at distress, shall not be held innocent.

Let a bereaved bear encounter man, rather than a dullard, with his folly!

A vexation to his father, is the son that is a dullard, and a bitterness, to her that bare him.

The spirit of a man, sustaineth his sickness, but, a dejected spirit, who can bear it?

A brother estranged, is worse than a strong city, - and, contentions, are as the bar of a citadel.

Death and life, are in the power of the tongue, and, its friends, shall eat its fruits.

Supplications, doth the poor man utter, but, the rich, answereth fiercely.

Better is a poor man, walking in his integrity, than one of perverse lips, and, he, a dullard.

Wealth, addeth many friends, but, the poor man, from his own friend, is parted.

All the brethren of a poor man, hate him, how much more have, his friends, gone far from him, he may hunt up promises - there are none.

Unseemly for dullard, is delicate living, how much more for, a servant, to bear rule over princes.

A lender to Yahweh, is one who sheweth favour to the poor, and, his good deed, He will pay him back.

The charm of a man, is his lovingkindness, - and better a poor man, than one who deceiveth.

Who can say, I have cleansed my heart, I am pure from my sin?

Even, by his doings, doth a youth make himself known, whether, pure and upright, be his work.

Bad! bad! saith the buyer, but, going his way, then, he boasteth.

Crooked is the way of a guilty man, but, as for the pure, straight is his dealing.

He that shutteth his ear from the cry of the poor, even he, shall call, and not be answered.

The rich and the poor, meet together, the maker of them all, is Yahweh.

The rich, over the poor, beareth rule, - and, slave, is the borrower to the lender.

A benevolent eye, the same, shall be blessed, - because he hath given of his bread to the poor.

Yahweh loveth the pure in heart, gracious are his lips, his friend is the king!

He that oppresseth the poor, to make increase for himself, giving to the rich, shall surely come to want.

Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, neither crush thou the oppressed in the gate;

Rejoice shall thy father and thy mother, yea she, shall exult, who bare thee.

Yea, she, as for prey, lieth in wait, and, the treacherous among mankind, she causeth to abound.

A brier cometh into the hand of a drunken-man, a proverb into the mouth of dullards.

A poor man, who oppresseth the helpless, is like a rain beating down, leaving no food.

Better a poor man walking in his integrity, than one who is crooked - turning two ways, though, he, be rich.

He that increaseth his substance by interest and profit, for one ready to favour the poor, doth gather it.

Wise in his own eyes, is the man that is rich, but, a poor man of discernment, searcheth him out.

A growling lion, and a ranging bear, is a lawless ruler, over a poor people.

One who giveth to the poor, shall have no want, but, he that hideth his eyes, shall receive many a curse.

The righteous doth acknowledge the plea of the poor, but, the lawless, regardeth not knowledge.

The poor man and the man of usury, meet together, he that enlighteneth the eyes of them both, is Yahweh.

When a king judgeth faithfully the poor, his throne, to futurity, shall be established.

A generation! Pure in its own eyes, yet, from its filth, hath it not been bathed,

Under three things, a land is stirred, yea, under four, she cannot bear up:

The conies, a people of, no power, yet set they, among the crags, their house;

Open thy mouth - judge righteously, - and administer justice for the poor and the needy.