Proverbs 22
1 A good reputation is a much better choice than plenty of money; respect is better than silver and gold.
A good name is to be chosen aboue great riches, and louing fauour is aboue siluer and aboue golde.
2 The rich and the poor have this in common: the Lord created them all.
The rich and poore meete together: the Lord is the maker of them all.
3 If you're sensible you see danger coming and get out of the way; but stupid people just keep going and pay for it.
A prudent man seeth the plague, and hideth himselfe: but the foolish goe on still, and are punished.
4 The reward you receive for being humble and respecting the Lord is wealth, honor, and life.
The rewarde of humilitie, and the feare of God is riches, and glory, and life.
5 Thorns and traps lie in the path of crooked people; those who value their lives will stay away from them.
Thornes and snares are in the way of the frowarde: but he that regardeth his soule, will depart farre from them.
6 Teach children the right way to live, and when they grow up they'll go on doing so.
Teache a childe in the trade of his way, and when he is olde, he shall not depart from it.
7 The rich rule the poor, and borrowers are slaves to their lenders.
The rich ruleth the poore, and the borower is seruant to the man that lendeth.
8 Those who sow injustice will reap disaster, and the angry beatings they inflict on others will be stopped.
He that soweth iniquitie, shall reape affliction, and the rodde of his anger shall faile.
9 If you're generous, you'll be blessed, for you share your food with those in need.
He that hath a good eye, he shalbe blessed: for he giueth of his bread vnto the poore.
10 Get rid of the scornful, and you'll get rid of conflict too—no more arguments or insults!
Cast out the scorner, and strife shall go out: so contention and reproche shall cease.
11 Anyone who loves sincerity and a gracious way of speaking will have the king as their friend.
Hee that loueth purenesse of heart for the grace of his lippes, the King shalbe his friend.
12 The Lord watches over true knowledge, but counteracts the words of liars.
The eyes of the Lord preserue knowledge: but hee ouerthroweth the wordes of the transgressour.
13 Lazy people make claims like, “There's a lion outside! I might be killed if I go out there!”
The slouthfull man saith, A lyon is without, I shall be slaine in the streete.
14 The seductive words of an immoral woman are a dangerous trap—if the Lord's angry with you, then you'll fall right in.
The mouth of strage women is as a deepe pit: he with whom the Lord is angry, shall fall therein.
15 Children are naturally foolish; physical correction helps them to see sense.
Foolishnesse is bounde in the heart of a childe: but the rodde of correction shall driue it away from him.
16 If you oppress the poor to make yourself rich, or if you're generous to the rich, you'll end up poor yourself.
Hee that oppresseth the poore to increase him selfe, and giueth vnto the riche, shall surely come to pouertie.
17 Pay attention and listen to the words of the wise, and think carefully about my teachings—
Incline thine eare, and heare the wordes of the wise, and apply thine heart vnto my knowledge.
18 for it's good to keep them in mind so you can be ready to share them.
For it shalbe pleasant, if thou keepe them in thy bellie, and if they be directed together in thy lippes.
19 I'm explaining this to you today so you can trust in the Lord—yes, you!
That thy confidence may be in the Lord, I haue shewed thee this day: thou therefore take heede.
20 Haven't I written down for you thirty sayings of advice and wisdom?
Haue not I written vnto thee three times in counsels and knowledge,
21 They are to make it clear to you what's right and true, so you can give a truthful explanation to those who sent you.
That I might shewe thee the assurance of the wordes of trueth to answere the wordes of trueth to them that sende to thee?
22 For you shouldn't steal from the poor just because they're poor; and you shouldn't crush those with limited means in court,
Robbe not the poore, because hee is poore, neither oppresse the afflicted in iudgement.
23 for the Lord will plead their case, and he will take back whatever was stolen from them.
For the Lord will defende their cause, and spoyle the soule of those that spoyle them.
24 Don't make friends with someone who gets upset easily; don't associate with angry people,
Make no friendship with an angrie man, neither goe with the furious man,
25 in case you learn to be like them and make a mess of your life.
Least thou learne his wayes, and receiue destruction to thy soule.
26 Don't shake hands and guarantee someone's debt,
Be not thou of them that touch the hand, nor among them that are suretie for debts.
27 for if you can't pay, why should your bed be taken away from beneath you?
If thou hast nothing to paye, why causest thou that he should take thy bed from vnder thee?
28 Don't move ancient boundary markers that your forefathers put in place.
Thou shalt not remooue the ancient bounds which thy fathers haue made.
29 If you see someone skilled in what they do, they'll work for kings and not for ordinary people.
Thou seest that a diligent man in his businesse standeth before Kings, and standeth not before the base sort.
