To take you out of the power of the strange woman, who says smooth words with her tongue;

Do not keep back good from those who have a right to it, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.

Do this, my son, and make yourself free, because you have come into the power of your neighbour; go without waiting, and make a strong request to your neighbour.

Through me kings have their power, and rulers give right decisions.

He who is slow in his work becomes poor, but the hand of the ready worker gets in wealth.

The property of the man of wealth is his strong town: the poor man's need is his destruction.

He who has a poor opinion of his neighbour has no sense, but a wise man keeps quiet.

A man may be acting as if he had wealth, but have nothing; another may seem poor, but have great wealth.

A man will give his wealth in exchange for his life; but the poor will not give ear to sharp words.

There is much food in the ploughed land of the poor; but it is taken away by wrongdoing.

The poor man is hated even by his neighbour, but the man of wealth has numbers of friends.

He who has no respect for his neighbour is a sinner, but he who has pity for the poor is happy.

In all hard work there is profit, but talk only makes a man poor.

He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.

Better it is to have a gentle spirit with the poor, than to take part in the rewards of war with men of pride.

Whoever makes sport of the poor puts shame on his Maker; and he who is glad because of trouble will not go free from punishment.

It is better to come face to face with a bear whose young ones have been taken away than with a foolish man acting foolishly.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and those to whom it is dear will have its fruit for their food.

The poor man makes requests for grace, but the man of wealth gives a rough answer.

Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are twisted.

Wealth makes a great number of friends; but the poor man is parted from his friend.

All the brothers of the poor man are against him: how much more do his friends go far from him! ...

He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.

The ornament of a man is his mercy, and a poor man is better than one who is false.

Do not be a lover of sleep, or you will become poor: keep your eyes open, and you will have bread enough.

A poor thing, a poor thing, says he who is giving money for goods: but when he has gone on his way, then he makes clear his pride in what he has got.

Mercy and good faith keep the king safe, and the seat of his power is based on upright acts.

He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help.

The lover of pleasure will be a poor man: the lover of wine and oil will not get wealth.

The horse is made ready for the day of war, but power to overcome is from the Lord.

The man of wealth and the poor man come face to face: the Lord is the maker of them all.

The man of wealth has rule over the poor, and he who gets into debt is a servant to his creditor.

He who is kind will have a blessing, for he gives of his bread to the poor.

He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need.

Do not take away the property of the poor man because he is poor, or be cruel to the crushed ones when they come before the judge:

Wisdom is outside the power of the foolish: he keeps his mouth shut in the public place.

Take away evil-doers from before the king, and the seat of his power will be made strong in righteousness.

The legs of one who has no power of walking are hanging loose; so is a wise saying in the mouth of the foolish.

A man of wealth who is cruel to the poor is like a violent rain causing destruction of food.

Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.

He who makes his wealth greater by taking interest, only gets it together for him who has pity on the poor.

The man of wealth seems to himself to be wise, but the poor man who has sense has a low opinion of him.

Like a loud-voiced lion and a wandering bear, is an evil ruler over a poor people.

By ploughing his land a man will have bread in full measure; but he who goes after good-for-nothing persons will be poor enough.

He who gives to the poor will never be in need, but great curses will be on him who gives no attention to them.

When the upright have power, the people are glad; when an evil man is ruler, grief comes on the people.

The upright man gives attention to the cause of the poor: the evil-doer gives no thought to it.

The poor man and his creditor come face to face: the Lord gives light to their eyes equally.

The king who is a true judge in the cause of the poor, will be safe for ever on the seat of his power.

When evil men are in power, wrongdoing is increased; but the upright will have pleasure when they see their downfall.

For I am more like a beast than any man, I have no power of reasoning like a man:

For fear that if I am full, I may be false to you and say, Who is the Lord? or if I am poor, I may become a thief, using the name of my God wrongly.

There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, their strong teeth like knives, for the destruction of the poor from the earth, and of those who are in need from among men.

Let your mouth be open, judging rightly, and give right decisions in the cause of the poor and those in need.

Her hands are stretched out to the poor; yes, she is open-handed to those who are in need.