Proverbs 22:5-7

The Voice

⁵ Thorny branches and traps lie ahead for those who follow perverse paths;
    those who want to preserve themselves will steer clear of them.
⁶ Teach a child how to follow the right way;
    even when he is old, he will stay on course.
⁷ The rich lord it over the poor,
    and the borrower is the slave to the lender.