In context
16Whoever oppresses the poor to enrich himself, and whoever gives to the rich—both come only to want. 17Turn your ear and hear the words of the wise, and set your heart on what I know. 18It is a pleasant thing to keep them within you, to have them ready together on your lips. 19So that your trust may be in Yahweh, I am making them known to you today—yes, to you. 20Have I not written you thirty sayings of counsel and knowledge,
