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. |