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22:1  A good reputation is preferable to riches, and the approval of others is better than precious silver or gold.
22:2  Rich and poor have something in common: both are created by the Eternal.
22:3  Prudent people see trouble coming and hide, but the naive walk right into it and take a beating.
22:4  A humble person who fears the Eternal can expect to receive wealth, honor, and life.
22:5  Thorny branches and traps lie ahead for those who follow perverse paths; those who want to preserve themselves will steer clear of them.
22:6  Teach a child how to follow the right way; even when he is old, he will stay on course.
22:7  The rich lord it over the poor, and the borrower is the slave to the lender.
22:8  Those who sow injustice reap disaster, and their methods of oppression will fail.
22:9  Generous people are genuinely blessed because they share their food with the poor.
22:10  Expel a mocker, and watch the wrangling go with him; rivalry and rude remarks will also stop.
22:11  Those who love a pure heart and speak with grace will find that the king is their friend.
22:12  The Eternal keeps a watchful eye on those with knowledge, but He subverts the words of the faithless.
22:13  A lazy person says, “A lion! Right outside! I will surely die in the streets! Yet another good reason to stay in today.”
22:14  The alluring words of a seductive woman are a deep hole; the Eternal is incensed toward those who fall in.
22:15  Foolishness consumes the heart of a child, but corporal punishment, properly administered, drives it far away.
22:16  If you take advantage of the poor or coddle the rich to get ahead, you will end up destitute.
22:17  Lend an ear, listen to these words of the wise, and align your thoughts with my instructions
22:18  Because true pleasure will be yours by learning them, living them, and being ready to repeat them to others.
22:19  In order that you will trust only in the Eternal, I teach them to you this day—yes, even you!
22:20  In fact, didn’t I already write down for you Thirty axioms of good advice and sound knowledge
22:21  To reveal to you what is reliably true so you can answer those who sent you with these truths you’ve learned?
22:22  Do not cheat poor people just because they are vulnerable or use shady tactics in court to crush those already suffering;
22:23  For the Eternal is ready to take their case, and He ruins anyone who is out to ruin them.
22:24  Do not befriend someone given to anger or hang around with a hothead.
22:25  Odds are, you’ll learn his ways, become angry as well, and get caught in a trap.
22:26  Do not be a person to guarantee someone else’s loan or put up collateral for the debts of an acquaintance;
22:27  For if you do and you can’t repay, won’t you risk having your bed ripped out from under you?
22:28  Do not steal property from your neighbors by moving the boundary markers your ancestors established.
22:29  And as for those who are skilled in their work, they will be recognized and invited to serve kings rather than regular folk.