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22:1  Rather than wealth, choose a good reputation, esteem over silver and gold.
22:2  Rich and poor have this in common — Adonai made them both.
22:3  The clever see trouble coming and hide; the simple go on and pay the penalty.
22:4  The reward for humility is fear of Adonai, along with wealth, honor and life.
22:5  Thorns and snares beset the way of the stubborn; he who values his life keeps his distance from them.
22:6  Train a child in the way he [should] go; and, even when old, he will not swerve from it.
22:7  The rich rule the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
22:8  He who sows injustice reaps trouble, and the rod of his angry outburst will fail.
22:9  He who is generous is blessed, because he shares his food with the poor.
22:10  Throw the scoffer out, and quarreling goes too; strife and insults cease.
22:11  He who loves the pure-hearted and is gracious in speech will have the king as his friend.
22:12  The eyes of Adonai protect [the man with] knowledge, but he overturns the plans of a traitor.
22:13  A lazy man says, “There’s a lion outside! I’ll be killed if I go out in the street!”
22:14  The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; the man with whom Adonai is angry falls into it.
22:15  Doing wrong is firmly tied to the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away from him.
22:16  Both oppressing the poor to enrich oneself and giving to the rich yield only loss.
22:17  Pay attention, and listen to the words of the wise; apply your heart to my knowledge;
22:18  for it is pleasant to keep them deep within you; have all of them ready on your lips.
22:19  I want your trust to be in Adonai; this is why I’m instructing you about them today.
22:20  I have written you worthwhile things full of good counsel and knowledge,
22:21  so you will know that these sayings are certainly true and bring back true sayings to him who sent you.
22:22  Don’t exploit the helpless, because they are helpless, and don’t crush the poor in court,
22:23  for Adonai will plead their case for them and withhold life from those who defraud them.
22:24  Don’t associate with an angry man; make no hot-tempered man your companion.
22:25  If you do, you may learn his ways and find yourself caught in a trap.
22:26  Don’t be one of those who give pledges, guaranteeing loans made to others;
22:27  for if you don’t have the wherewithal to pay, they will take your bed away from underneath you.
22:28  Don’t move the ancient boundary stone set up by your ancestors.
22:29  Do you see a man skilled at his work? He will serve kings, not obscure people.