1 Better the poor whose walk is blameless

than a fool whose lips are perverse.

2 Desire without knowledge is not good—

how much more will hasty feet miss the way!

3 A person’s own folly leads to their ruin,

yet their heart rages against the Lord.

4 Wealth attracts many friends,

but even the closest friend of the poor person deserts them.

1 Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity

than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.

2 Desire without knowledge is not good,

and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way.

3 When a man’s folly brings his way to ruin,

his heart rages against the Lord.

4 Wealth brings many new friends,

but a poor man is deserted by his friend.

1 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity,

Than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

2 Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good;

And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

3 The foolishness of man perverteth his way:

And his heart fretteth against the Lord.

4 Wealth maketh many friends;

But the poor is separated from his neighbour.

1 Better to be poor and honest

than to be dishonest and a fool.

2 Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good;

haste makes mistakes.

3 People ruin their lives by their own foolishness

and then are angry at the Lord.

4 Wealth makes many “friends”;

poverty drives them all away.

1 It is better to be poor and honest

than to be foolish and tell lies.

2 Enthusiasm without knowledge is not good.

If you act too quickly, you might make a mistake.

3 People’s own foolishness ruins their lives,

but in their minds they blame the Lord.

4 Wealthy people are always finding more friends,

but the poor lose all theirs.

1 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity

Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

2 Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good;

And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

3 The foolishness of man subverteth his way;

And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.

4 Wealth addeth many friends;

But the poor is separated from his friend.

1 Better is a poor man that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

2 Also that a person be without knowledge is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet maketh false steps.

3 The folly of man distorteth his way, and his heart is irritated against Jehovah.

4 Wealth addeth many friends; but the poor is separated from his friend.

1 Better to be a poor person who lives innocently 

than to be one who talks dishonestly and is a fool. 

2 A person without knowledge is no good. 

A person in a hurry makes mistakes. 

3 The stupidity of a person turns his life upside down, 

and his heart rages against the Lord. 

4 Wealth adds many friends, 

but a poor person is separated from his friend. 

1 Better a poor man who lives with integrity

than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.

2 Even zeal is not good without knowledge,

and the one who acts hastily sins.

3 A man’s own foolishness leads him astray,

yet his heart rages against the Lord.

4 Wealth attracts many friends,

but a poor man is separated from his friend.

1 Better the poor walking in integrity

than one perverse of speech who is a fool.

2 Desire without knowledge is not good,

and one who moves too hurriedly misses the way.

3 One’s own folly leads to ruin,

yet the heart rages against the Lord.

4 Wealth brings many friends,

but the poor are left friendless.

1 Better a poor person walking in integrity

than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.

2 Also, a life without knowledge is not good,

and he who moves quickly with his feet misses the mark.

3 As for the folly of humankind, its way leads to ruin,

and against Yahweh his heart will rage.

4 Wealth adds many friends,

but the poor will be left by his friends.

1 It is better to be poor and to live without blame

than to be foolish and to twist words around.

2 It isn’t good to get all stirred up without knowledge.

And it isn’t good to be in a hurry and miss the way.

3 A man’s own foolish acts destroy his life.

But his heart is angry with the Lord.

4 Wealth brings many friends.

But the friends of poor people leave them alone.

1 Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity

Than he who is perverse in speech and is a fool.

2 Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge,

And he who hurries his footsteps errs.

3 The foolishness of man ruins his way,

And his heart rages against the Lord.

4 Wealth adds many friends,

But a poor man is separated from his friend.