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22:1  A good name is to be more desired than great wealth, Favor is better than silver and gold.
22:2  The rich and the poor have a common bond, The LORD is the maker of them all.
22:3  The prudent sees the evil and hides himself, But the naive go on, and are punished for it.
22:4  The reward of humility and the fear of the LORD Are riches, honor and life.
22:5  Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; He who guards himself will be far from them.
22:6  Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it.
22:7  The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower becomes the lender's slave.
22:8  He who sows iniquity will reap vanity, And the rod of his fury will perish.
22:9  He who is generous will be blessed, For he gives some of his food to the poor.
22:10  Drive out the scoffer, and contention will go out, Even strife and dishonor will cease.
22:11  He who loves purity of heart And whose speech is gracious, the king is his friend.
22:12  The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, But He overthrows the words of the treacherous man.
22:13  The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside; I will be killed in the streets!"
22:14  The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; He who is cursed of the LORD will fall into it.
22:15  Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of discipline will remove it far from him.
22:16  He who oppresses the poor to make more for himself Or who gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.
22:17  Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, And apply your mind to my knowledge;
22:18  For it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, That they may be ready on your lips.
22:19  So that your trust may be in the LORD, I have taught you today, even you.
22:20  Have I not written to you excellent things Of counsels and knowledge,
22:21  To make you know the certainty of the words of truth That you may correctly answer him who sent you?
22:22  Do not rob the poor because he is poor, Or crush the afflicted at the gate;
22:23  For the LORD will plead their case And take the life of those who rob them.
22:24  Do not associate with a man given to anger; Or go with a hot-tempered man,
22:25  Or you will learn his ways And find a snare for yourself.
22:26  Do not be among those who give pledges, Among those who become guarantors for debts.
22:27  If you have nothing with which to pay, Why should he take your bed from under you?
22:28  Do not move the ancient boundary Which your fathers have set.
22:29  Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before obscure men.