Proverbs 22:2-9

New International Version

² Rich and poor have this in common:
    The Lord is the Maker of them all.^(A)

³ The prudent see danger and take refuge,^(B)
    but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.^(C)

⁴ Humility is the fear of the Lord;
    its wages are riches and honor^(D) and life.^(E)

⁵ In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls,^(F)
    but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.

⁶ Start^(G) children off on the way they should go,^(H)
    and even when they are old they will not turn from it.^(I)

⁷ The rich rule over the poor,
    and the borrower is slave to the lender.

⁸ Whoever sows injustice reaps calamity,^(J)
    and the rod they wield in fury will be broken.^(K)

⁹ The generous will themselves be blessed,^(L)
    for they share their food with the poor.^(M)