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22:1  A good name is to be chosen instead of many riches. Favor is better than silver and gold.
22:2  The rich and the poor meet together. The Lord is the maker of them all.
22:3  A wise man sees sin and hides himself, but the foolish go on, and are punished for it.
22:4  The reward for not having pride and having the fear of the Lord is riches, honor and life.
22:5  Thorns and traps are in the way of the sinful. He who watches himself will stay far from them.
22:6  Bring up a child by teaching him the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn away from it.
22:7  The rich rules over the poor. The man who uses something that belongs to someone else is ruled by the one who let him use it.
22:8  He who plants sin will gather trouble, and the heavy stick of his anger will break.
22:9  He who gives much will be honored, for he gives some of his food to the poor.
22:10  Send away the man who laughs at the truth, and arguing, fighting and shame will stop.
22:11  He who loves a pure heart and is kind in his speaking has the king as his friend.
22:12  The eyes of the Lord keep watch over much learning, but He destroys the words of the man who is not faithful.
22:13  The lazy man says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!”
22:14  The mouth of a sinful woman is a deep hole. He with whom the Lord is angry will fall into it.
22:15  A foolish way is held in the heart of a child, but the punishing stick will send it far from him.
22:16  He who makes it hard for the poor by getting more for himself, or who gives to the rich, will become poor himself.
22:17  Turn your ear and hear the words of the wise, and open your mind to what they teach.
22:18  For it will be pleasing if you keep them in your heart, so they may be ready on your lips.
22:19  I have taught you today, even you, so that your trust may be in the Lord.
22:20  Have I not written to you great things of wise teaching and much learning
22:21  to show you that the words of truth are sure, so you may give a true answer to him who sent you?
22:22  Do not rob the poor because he is poor, or crush those who suffer at the gate.
22:23  For the Lord will stand by them and help them, and take the life of those who rob them.
22:24  Do not have anything to do with a man given to anger, or go with a man who has a bad temper.
22:25  Or you might learn his ways and get yourself into a trap.
22:26  Do not be among those who make promises and put themselves up as trust for what others owe.
22:27  If you have nothing with which to pay, why should he take your bed from under you?
22:28  Do not take away the old land-mark which your fathers have set.
22:29  Do you see a man who is good at his work? He will stand in front of kings. He will not stand in front of men who are not important.