giver of gifts. If the poor are hated even by their kin, how much more are they shunned by their friends! When they call after them, they are not there. To get wisdom is to love oneself; to keep understanding is to prosper. A false witness will not go unpunished, and the liar will perish. It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury, much less for a slave to rule over princes. Those with good sense are slow to anger, and it is their glory to overlook an offense. A