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22:1  A good reputation is better than much wealth; high esteem is better than silver and gold.
22:2  The rich and the poor have this in common: the Lord made them both.
22:3  Prudent people see trouble and hide, while the simpleminded go right to it and get punished.
22:4  The reward of humility and the fear of the Lord is wealth, honor, and life.
22:5  Thorns and nets are in the path of the crooked; those who guard their lives keep their distance.
22:6  Train children in the way they should go; when they grow old, they won’t depart from it.
22:7  The wealthy rule over the poor; a borrower is a slave to a lender.
22:8  Those who sow injustice will harvest evil; the rod of their fury will come to an end.
22:9  Happy are generous people, because they give some of their food to the poor.
22:10  Remove the mocker and conflict disappears; judgment and shame also stop.
22:11  Those who love a pure heart— their speech is gracious, and the king is their friend.
22:12  The Lord’s eyes protect knowledge, but he frustrates the words of the treacherous.
22:13  A lazy person says, “There’s a lion in the street! I’ll be killed in the town square!”
22:14  The mouth of a mysterious woman is a deep pit; those under the Lord’s wrath will fall in it.
22:15  Folly is bound up in a child’s heart; the rod of discipline removes it.
22:16  Oppressing the poor to get rich and giving to the wealthy lead only to poverty.
22:17  Turn your ear and hear the words of the wise; focus your mind on my knowledge.
22:18  It will be pleasant if you keep the words in you, if you have them ready on your lips.
22:19  So that your trust will be in the Lord, I’m teaching you today—yes, you.
22:20  Haven’t I written for you thirty sayings full of advice and knowledge?
22:21  Their purpose is to teach you true, reliable words, so you can report back reliably to those who sent you.
22:22  Don’t steal from the poor, because they are poor. Don’t oppress the needy in the gate.
22:23  The Lord will take up their case and press the life out of those who oppress them.
22:24  Don’t befriend people controlled by anger; don’t associate with hot-tempered people;
22:25  otherwise, you will learn their ways and become trapped.
22:26  Don’t shake hands to guarantee a loan.
22:27  If you can’t repay, why should they be able to take your bed from you?
22:28  Don’t remove an ancient boundary marker that your ancestors established.
22:29  Do you see people who work skillfully? They will work for kings but not work for lowly people.