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22:1  A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, Loving favor rather than silver and gold.
22:2  The rich and the poor have this in common, The Lord is the maker of them all.
22:3  A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself, But the simple pass on and are punished.
22:4  By humility and the fear of the Lord Are riches and honor and life.
22:5  Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; He who guards his soul will be far from them.
22:6  Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.
22:7  The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender.
22:8  He who sows iniquity will reap sorrow, And the rod of his anger will fail.
22:9  He who has a generous eye will be blessed, For he gives of his bread to the poor.
22:10  Cast out the scoffer, and contention will leave; Yes, strife and reproach will cease.
22:11  He who loves purity of heart And has grace on his lips, The king will be his friend.
22:12  The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge, But He overthrows the words of the faithless.
22:13  The lazy man says, “There is a lion outside! I shall be slain in the streets!”
22:14  The mouth of an immoral woman is a deep pit; He who is abhorred by the Lord will fall there.
22:15  Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of correction will drive it far from him.
22:16  He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches, And he who gives to the rich, will surely come to poverty.
22:17  Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, And apply your heart to my knowledge;
22:18  For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you; Let them all be fixed upon your lips,
22:19  So that your trust may be in the Lord; I have instructed you today, even you.
22:20  Have I not written to you excellent things Of counsels and knowledge,
22:21  That I may make you know the certainty of the words of truth, That you may answer words of truth To those who send to you?
22:22  Do not rob the poor because he is poor, Nor oppress the afflicted at the gate;
22:23  For the Lord will plead their cause, And plunder the soul of those who plunder them.
22:24  Make no friendship with an angry man, And with a furious man do not go,
22:25  Lest you learn his ways And set a snare for your soul.
22:26  Do not be one of those who shakes hands in a pledge, One of those who is surety for debts;
22:27  If you have nothing with which to pay, Why should he take away your bed from under you?
22:28  Do not remove the ancient landmark Which your fathers have set.
22:29  Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before unknown men.