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22:1  A good name is to be chosen over great wealth, Favor is better than silver and gold.
22:2  The rich and the poor meet together in this— Yahweh is the Maker of them all.
22:3  A prudent man sees evil and hides, But the simple pass on, and are punished.
22:4  The reward of humility—the fear of Yahweh— Is riches, glory, and life.
22:5  Thorns and snares are in the way of the crooked; He who keeps his soul will be far from them.
22:6  Train up a child according to his way, Even when he is old he will not depart from it.
22:7  The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower is the slave of the lender.
22:8  He who sows unrighteousness will reap iniquity, And the rod of his fury will end.
22:9  He who is generous will be blessed, For he gives from his food to the poor.
22:10  Drive out the scoffer, and strife will go out, Even contention and disgrace will cease.
22:11  He who loves purity of heart And grace on his lips, the king is his friend.
22:12  The eyes of Yahweh guard knowledge, But He subverts the words of the treacherous one.
22:13  The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside; I will be killed in the streets!”
22:14  The mouth of strange women is a deep pit; He who is cursed of Yahweh will fall into it.
22:15  Folly 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 lack.
22:17  Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, And set your heart on my knowledge;
22:18  For it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, That they may be established on your lips.
22:19  So that your trust may be in Yahweh, I have made you know today, even you.
22:20  Have I not written to you excellent things Of counsels and knowledge,
22:21  To make you know the veracity of the words of truth That you may respond with the words of truth to him who sent you?
22:22  Do not rob the poor because he is poor, And do not crush the afflicted at the gate;
22:23  For Yahweh will plead their case And rob the soul of those who rob them.
22:24  Do not befriend a man of anger; And do not come along with a man of great wrath,
22:25  Lest you learn his ways And take on a snare against your soul.
22:26  Do not be among those who strike hands in pledge, 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 made.
22:29  Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before obscure men.