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22:1  A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favour is better than silver or gold.
22:2  The rich and the poor have this in common: the Lord is the maker of them all.
22:3  The clever see danger and hide; but the simple go on, and suffer for it.
22:4  The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honour and life.
22:5  Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; the cautious will keep far from them.
22:6  Train children in the right way, and when old, they will not stray.
22:7  The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
22:8  Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of anger will fail.
22:9  Those who are generous are blessed, for they share their bread with the poor.
22:10  Drive out a scoffer, and strife goes out; quarrelling and abuse will cease.
22:11  Those who love a pure heart and are gracious in speech will have the king as a friend.
22:12  The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the faithless.
22:13  The lazy person says, ‘There is a lion outside! I shall be killed in the streets!’
22:14  The mouth of a loose woman is a deep pit; he with whom the Lord is angry falls into it.
22:15  Folly is bound up in the heart of a boy, but the rod of discipline drives it far away.
22:16  Oppressing the poor in order to enrich oneself, and giving to the rich, will lead only to loss.
22:17  The words of the wise: Incline your ear and hear my words, and apply your mind to my teaching;
22:18  for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.
22:19  So that your trust may be in the Lord, I have made them known to you today—yes, to you.
22:20  Have I not written for you thirty sayings of admonition and knowledge,
22:21  to show you what is right and true, so that you may give a true answer to those who sent you?
22:22  Do not rob the poor because they are poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate;
22:23  for the Lord pleads their cause and despoils of life those who despoil them.
22:24  Make no friends with those given to anger, and do not associate with hotheads,
22:25  or you may learn their ways and entangle yourself in a snare.
22:26  Do not be one of those who give pledges, who become surety for debts.
22:27  If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?
22:28  Do not remove the ancient landmark that your ancestors set up.
22:29  Do you see those who are skilful in their work? They will serve kings; they will not serve common people.