22:1  A {good} name is to be more desired than great wealth, Favor is better than silver and gold.

22:2  The rich and the poor have a common bond, The LORD is the maker of them all.

22:3  The prudent sees the evil and hides himself, But the naive go on, and are punished for it.

22:4  The reward of humility {and} the fear of the LORD Are riches, honor and life.

22:5  Thorns {and} snares are in the way of the perverse; He who guards himself will be far from them.

22:6  Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it.

22:7  The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower {becomes} the lender's slave.

22:8  He who sows iniquity will reap vanity, And the rod of his fury will perish.

22:9  He who is generous will be blessed, For he gives some of his food to the poor.

22:10  Drive out the scoffer, and contention will go out, Even strife and dishonor will cease.

22:11  He who loves purity of heart {And} whose speech is gracious, the king is his friend.

22:12  The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, But He overthrows the words of the treacherous man.

22:13  The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside; I will be killed in the streets!"

22:14  The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; He who is cursed of the LORD will fall into it.

22:15  Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of discipline will remove it far from him.

22:16  He who oppresses the poor to make more for himself Or who gives to the rich, {will} only {come to} poverty.

22:17  Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, And apply your mind to my knowledge;

22:18  For it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, That they may be ready on your lips.

22:19  So that your trust may be in the LORD, I have taught you today, even you.

22:20  Have I not written to you excellent things Of counsels and knowledge,

22:21  To make you know the certainty of the words of truth That you may correctly answer him who sent you?

22:22  Do not rob the poor because he is poor, Or crush the afflicted at the gate;

22:23  For the LORD will plead their case And take the life of those who rob them.

22:24  Do not associate with a man {given} to anger; Or go with a hot-tempered man,

22:25  Or you will learn his ways And find a snare for yourself.

22:26  Do not be among those who give pledges, Among those who become guarantors for debts.

22:27  If you have nothing with which to pay, Why should he take your bed from under you?

22:28  Do not move the ancient boundary Which your fathers have set.

22:29  Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before obscure men.