Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Better is the poor who walks in integrity than the one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool. It is better to remain poor and honest than to gain wealth through dishonesty, for to walk in integrity is to do what is right even when yielding to temptation could bring a reward. Poverty with integrity and a good heart is better than wealth with a bad conscience, so a poor person with a good heart is to be preferred to a rich person with a bad conscience.
Better is the poor who walks in integrity than the one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool. It is better to remain poor and honest than to gain wealth through dishonesty, for to walk in integrity is to do what is right even when yielding to temptation could bring a reward. Poverty with integrity and a good heart is better than wealth with a bad conscience, so a poor person with a good heart is to be preferred to a rich person with a bad conscience.