5 Evildoers do not understand what is right,

but those who seek the Lord understand it fully.

6 Better the poor whose walk is blameless

than the rich whose ways are perverse.

5 Evil men understand not judgment:

But they that seek the Lord understand all things.

6 Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness,

Than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

5 Evil people don’t understand justice,

but those who follow the Lord understand completely.

6 Better to be poor and honest

than to be dishonest and rich.

5 Evil men do not understand justice,

But those who seek the Lord understand all.

6 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity

Than one perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

5 Evil people do not understand justice,

but those who follow the Lord understand it completely.

6 It is better to be poor and innocent

than to be rich and wicked.

5 Evil men understand not justice;

But they that seek Jehovah understand all things.

6 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity,

Than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

5 Evil men understand not judgment; but they that seek Jehovah understand everything.

6 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse, double in ways, though he be rich.

5 Evil people do not understand justice, 

but those who seek the Lord understand everything. 

6 Better to be a poor person who has integrity 

than to be rich and double-dealing. 

5 Evil men do not understand justice,

but those who seek the Lord understand everything.

6 Better a poor man who lives with integrity

than a rich man who distorts right and wrong.

5 The evil do not understand justice,

but those who seek the Lord understand it completely.

6 Better to be poor and walk in integrity

than to be crooked in one’s ways even though rich.

5 Men of evil do not understand justice,

but seekers of Yahweh understand completely.

6 Better to be poor and walking in one’s integrity

than to be crooked of ways when one is rich.

5 Sinful men don’t understand what is fair.

But those who worship the Lord understand it completely.

6 It is better to be poor and live without blame

than to be rich and follow a crooked path.

5 Evil men do not understand justice,

But those who seek the Lord understand all things.

6 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity

Than he who is crooked though he be rich.