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22:1  A good name is more desirable than great riches, and high esteem, than gold and silver.
22:2  Rich and poor have a common bond: the Lord is the maker of them all.
22:3  The astute see an evil and hide, while the naive continue on and pay the penalty.
22:4  The result of humility and fear of the Lord is riches, honor and life.
22:5  Thorns and snares are on the path of the crooked; those who would safeguard their lives will avoid them.
22:6  Train the young in the way they should go; even when old, they will not swerve from it.
22:7  The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
22:8  Those who sow iniquity reap calamity, and the rod used in anger will fail.
22:9  The generous will be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.
22:10  Expel the arrogant and discord goes too; strife and insult cease.
22:11  The Lord loves the pure of heart; the person of winning speech has a king for a friend.
22:12  The eyes of the Lord watch over the knowledgeable, but he defeats the projects of the faithless.
22:13  The sluggard says, “A lion is outside; I might be slain in the street.”
22:14  The mouth of the foreign woman is a deep pit; whoever incurs the Lord’s anger will fall into it.
22:15  Folly is bound to the heart of a youth, but the rod of discipline will drive it out.
22:16  Oppressing the poor for enrichment, giving to the rich: both are sheer loss.
22:17  The Words of the Wise: Incline your ear, and hear my words, and let your mind attend to my teaching;
22:18  For it will be well if you hold them within you, if they all are ready on your lips.
22:19  That your trust may be in the Lord, I make them known to you today—yes, to you.
22:20  Have I not written for you thirty sayings, containing counsels and knowledge,
22:21  To teach you truly how to give a dependable report to one who sends you?
22:22  Do not rob the poor because they are poor, nor crush the needy at the gate;
22:23  For the Lord will defend their cause, and will plunder those who plunder them.
22:24  Do not be friendly with hotheads, nor associate with the wrathful,
22:25  Lest you learn their ways, and become ensnared.
22:26  Do not be one of those who give their hand in pledge, those who become surety for debts;
22:27  For if you are unable to pay, your bed will be taken from under you.
22:28  Do not remove the ancient landmark that your ancestors set up.
22:29  Do you see those skilled at their work? They will stand in the presence of kings, but not in the presence of the obscure.