1◄Having a good reputation/Being honored by people► is better than having a lot of money;
2There is one thing that is true about both rich people and poor people:
3Those who have good sense realize that there is something dangerous ahead, and they avoid it;
4The reward that Yahweh gives to those who are humble and who revere him
5Because of the things that wicked people do, they have difficulties/troubles that will be like thorns and traps on the roads that they walk on [MET];
6If you train/teach children to do what is right,
7Rich people rule over poor people harshly,
8If you plant corn or rice, corn or rice will grow;
9God will bless those who are generous [IDM],
10If you get rid of those who make fun of everything that is good,
11If you always act sincerely [IDM] and always speak kindly,
12Yahweh [SYN] ◄watches over/takes care of► those who have good understanding/sense,
13Lazy people remain in their houses;
14What ◄wives who commit adultery/immoral women► say to men [MTY] is like a deep pit [MET] into which those men fall;
15Children [SYN] naturally do things that are foolish,
16Those who oppress poor people in order to become rich,
17Now listen [MTY] to what wise people have said;
18It will be good to ◄keep these things in your minds/always remember them►,
19I want you to trust in Yahweh,
20I have written [RHQ] 30 ◄sayings/things that wise people have said►
21From them, you will learn what is right and what is true,
22It is easy to rob poor people who are helpless and cannot defend themselves, but never do that;
23because Yahweh will speak to defend them,
24Do not become friends with those who often become angry,
25because you might start to act like they do
26If someone borrows money,
27because if you cannot pay it back,
28Do not steal some of your neighbors’ land by removing the boundary lines/markers that your ancestors placed/set.
29Know/Learn [RHQ] this about those who do their work very skillfully: