Proverbs 22:1-6

Common English Bible

22 A good reputation is better than much wealth;
    high esteem is better than silver and gold.
² The rich and the poor have this in common:
    the Lord made them both.
³ Prudent people see trouble and hide,
    while the simpleminded go right to it and get punished.
⁴ The reward of humility and the fear of the Lord
    is wealth, honor, and life.
⁵ Thorns and nets are in the path of the crooked;
    those who guard their lives keep their distance.
⁶ Train children in the way they should go;
    when they grow old, they won’t depart from it.