Proverbs 22

1 A name to be chosen [is] greater than wealth; favor is better than silver and gold.

2 The rich and the poor meet together; the maker of them all [is] YHWH.

3 A prudent one sees evil and hides himself, and the simple ones pass on and they are fined.

4 The result of humility [and] the fear of YHWH, [is] wealth and honor and life.

5 Thorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the crooked; one guarding his soul will be far from them.

6 Train up a child according to the mouth of his way, and when he grows old, he will not turn aside from it.

7 A rich one rules over the poor, and one borrowing [is] a servant to the man lending.

8 The one sowing injustice will reap trouble, and the rod of his anger will come to an end.

9 The one good of eye—he will be blessed, for he gives from his bread to the lowly one.

10 Drive out the one mocking, and quarreling will go out, and strife and shame will cease.

11 One loving a pure heart, [with] favor on his lips, the king [is] his friend.

12 The eyes of YHWH guard knowledge, and He twists the words of a treacherous one.

13 A lazy one says, “A lion is outside! In the midst of the open areas I will be killed!”

14 The mouth of strange women [is] a deep pit; the abhorred of YHWH will fall there.

15 Foolishness [is] bound up in the heart of a child; the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

16 The one oppressing the poor, to increase for himself, giving to a rich one, surely [is] unto poverty.

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

18 for [it is] pleasant when you guard them in your belly; they are established together upon your lips.

19 For your trust to be in YHWH, I have caused you to know this day—even you.

20 Have I not written to you thirty sayings of counsels and knowledge,

21 to make you know the truth of the words of faithfulness, to return words of faithfulness to those sending you?

22 You must not rob a poor one because he [is] poor, and do not oppress an afflicted one at the gate.

23 For YHWH will fight their fight, and will rob the soul of those robbing them.

24 Do not make friends with an owner of anger, and with a man of rage do not go in,

25 lest you learn his ways and receive a snare for your soul.

26 Do not be among those striking hands in the pledging [for] loans.

27 If there is nothing unto you to repay, why should he take your bed from under you?

28 Do not remove a boundary of old, which your fathers have made.

29 Do you see a man quick in his work? Before the face of kings he will stand; he will not stand before the face of obscure ones.