Nuggets of Wisdom

8 Whoever increases wealth by taking interest or profit from the poor amasses it for another, who will be kind to the poor.

7 A discerning son heeds instruction, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.

6 Better the poor whose walk is blameless than the rich whose ways are perverse.

5 Evildoers do not understand what is right, but those who seek the LORD understand it fully.

4 Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked, but those who heed it resist them.

3 A ruler who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.

2 When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers, but a ruler with discernment and knowledge maintains order.

1 The wicked flee though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.