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22:1  A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold.
22:2  The rich and poor have this in common, the Lord is the maker of them all.
22:3  A prudent man foresees the 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 vanity, and the rod of his anger will fail.
22:9  He who has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he gives of his bread to the poor.
22:10  Cast out the scorner, and contention will go out; yes, strife and reproach will cease.
22:11  He who loves pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king will be his friend.
22:12  The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge, and He overthrows the words of the transgressor.
22:13  The slothful man says, “There is a lion without! I will be slain in the streets!”
22:14  The mouth of an immoral woman is a deep pit; he who is detested by the Lord will fall therein.
22:15  Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child, but 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 want.
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; they will readily be fitted in your lips.
22:19  That your trust may be in the Lord, I have made known to you this day, even to you.
22:20  Have I not written to you excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
22:21  that I might make you know the certainty of the words of truth, that you might answer the words of truth to those who send to you?
22:22  Do not rob the poor because he is poor, neither oppress the afflicted in the gate;
22:23  for the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those who spoiled them.
22:24  Make no friendship with an angry man, and with a furious man you will not go,
22:25  lest you learn his ways and get a snare to your soul.
22:26  Do not be one of those who shakes hands in a pledge, or of those who use securities for debts;
22:27  if you have nothing 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 diligent in his business? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men.