A good name is to be more desired than great wealth; Favor is better than silver and gold. | Choose a good reputation over great riches; being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold. |
The reward of humility and the fear of the Lord Are riches, honor, and life. | True humility and fear of the Lord lead to riches, honor, and long life. |
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Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he grows older he will not abandon it. | Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it. |
The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave. | Just as the rich rule the poor, so the borrower is servant to the lender. |