Whatis desirablein a manis his kindness,And [it is] betterto be a poorman thana liar.
"Since I know,O my God,that You trythe heartand delightin uprightness,I, in the integrityof my heart,have willinglyofferedallthese[things]; so nowwith joyI have seenYour people,who are presenthere,make[their] offeringswillinglyto You.
"But the LORDsaidto my fatherDavid,'Becauseit was in your heartto builda housefor My name,you didwellthat it was in your heart.
"He who informsagainst friendsfor a share[of the spoil], The eyesof his childrenalso will languish.
"My brothershave acteddeceitfullylikea wadi,Like the torrentsof wadiswhich vanish,
Menof lowdegreeare onlyvanityand menof rankare a lie;In the balancesthey goup; They are togetherlighter thanbreath.
Betteris a poorman who walksin his integrityThanhe whois perversein speechand is a fool.
Manyplansare in a man'sheart,But the counselof the LORDwill stand.
The fearof the LORD[leads] to life,So that one may sleepsatisfied,untouchedby evil.
For ifthe readinessis present,it is acceptableaccordingto what [a person] has,not accordingto what he does not have.
in the hopeof eternallife,whichGod,who cannot lie,promisedlong agesago,
