Proverbs 22:6–11

6 Startu children off on the way they should go,v

and even when they are old they will not turn from it.w

7 The rich rule over the poor,

and the borrower is slave to the lender.

8 Whoever sows injustice reaps calamity,x

and the rod they wield in fury will be broken.y

9 The generous will themselves be blessed,z

for they share their food with the poor.a

10 Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife;

quarrels and insults are ended.b

11 One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace

will have the king for a friend.c