Proverbs 22

¹A name is chosen rather than much wealth, Than silver and than gold—good grace.

²Rich and poor have met together, YHWH is the Maker of them all.

³The prudent has seen the evil, and is hidden, And the simple have passed on, and are punished.

⁴The end of humility is the fear of YHWH, riches, and honor, and life.

⁵Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse, Whoever is keeping his soul is far from them.

⁶Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he does not turn from it.

⁷The rich rules over the poor, And a servant is the borrower to the lender.

⁸Whoever is sowing perverseness reaps sorrow, And the rod of his anger wears out.

⁹The good of eye—he is blessed, For he has given of his bread to the poor.

¹⁰Cast out a scorner—and contention goes out, And strife and shame cease.

¹¹Whoever is loving cleanness of heart, His lips are grace, A king is his friend.

¹²The eyes of YHWH have kept knowledge, And He overthrows the words of the treacherous.

¹³The slothful has said, “A lion is outside, I am slain in the midst of the broad places.”

¹⁴The mouth of strange women is a deep pit, The abhorred of YHWH falls there.

¹⁵Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, The rod of discipline puts it far from him.

¹⁶He who is oppressing the poor to multiply his riches, Is giving to the rich—only to want.

¹⁷Incline your ear, and hear words of the wise, And set your heart to my knowledge,

¹⁸For they are pleasant when you keep them in your heart, They are prepared together for your lips.

¹⁹That your trust may be in YHWH, I caused you to know today, even you.

²⁰Have I not written to you three times With counsels and knowledge?

²¹To cause you to know the certainty of sayings of truth, To return sayings of truth to those sending you.

²²Do not rob the poor because he is poor, And do not bruise the afflicted in the gate.

²³For YHWH pleads their cause, And has spoiled the soul of their spoilers.

²⁴Do not show yourself friendly with an angry man, And do not go in with a man of fury,

²⁵Lest you learn his paths, And have received a snare to your soul.

²⁶Do not be among those striking hands, Among sureties for burdens.

²⁷If you have nothing to pay, Why does he take your bed from under you?

²⁸Do not remove a border of ancient times, That your fathers have made.

²⁹Have you seen a man speedy in his business? He stations himself before kings, He does not station himself before obscure men!

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