Proverbs 22
1 A good reputation is a much better choice than plenty of money; respect is better than silver and gold.
to choose name from riches many from silver: money and from gold favor pleasant
2 The rich and the poor have this in common: the Lord created them all.
rich and be poor to meet to make all their LORD
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.
prudent to see: see distress: harm (and to hide *Q(K)*) and simple to pass and to fine
4 The reward you receive for being humble and respecting the Lord is wealth, honor, and life.
consequence humility fear LORD 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.
thorn snare in/on/with way: conduct twisted to keep: guard soul his to remove from them
6 Teach children the right way to live, and when they grow up they'll go on doing so.
to dedicate to/for youth upon lip: word way: conduct his also for be old not to turn aside: depart from her
7 The rich rule the poor, and borrowers are slaves to their lenders.
rich in/on/with be poor to rule and servant/slave to borrow to/for man to borrow
8 Those who sow injustice will reap disaster, and the angry beatings they inflict on others will be stopped.
to sow injustice (to reap *Q(k)*) evil: trouble and tribe: staff fury his to end: expend
9 If you're generous, you'll be blessed, for you share your food with those in need.
pleasant eye he/she/it to bless for to give: give from food: bread his to/for poor
10 Get rid of the scornful, and you'll get rid of conflict too—no more arguments or insults!
to drive out: drive out to mock and to come out: come strife and to cease judgment and dishonor
11 Anyone who loves sincerity and a gracious way of speaking will have the king as their friend.
to love: lover (pure *Q(K)*) heart favor lip: words his neighbor his king
12 The Lord watches over true knowledge, but counteracts the words of liars.
eye LORD to watch knowledge and to pervert word to act treacherously
13 Lazy people make claims like, “There's a lion outside! I might be killed if I go out there!”
to say sluggish lion in/on/with outside in/on/with midst street/plaza to murder
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.
pit deep lip be a stranger be indignant LORD (to fall: fall *Q(k)*) there
15 Children are naturally foolish; physical correction helps them to see sense.
folly to conspire in/on/with heart youth tribe: staff discipline to remove her 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.
to oppress poor to/for to multiply to/for him to give: give to/for rich surely to/for need
17 Pay attention and listen to the words of the wise, and think carefully about my teachings—
to stretch ear your and to hear: hear word wise and heart your to set: make to/for knowledge my
18 for it's good to keep them in mind so you can be ready to share them.
for pleasant for to keep: guard them in/on/with belly: body your to establish: prepare together upon lips your
19 I'm explaining this to you today so you can trust in the Lord—yes, you!
to/for to be in/on/with LORD confidence your to know you [the] day also you(m. s.)
20 Haven't I written down for you thirty sayings of advice and wisdom?
not to write to/for you (officer *Q(K)*) in/on/with counsel 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.
to/for to know you truth word truth: true to/for to return: reply word truth: true to/for to send: depart you
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,
not to plunder poor for poor he/she/it and not to crush afflicted in/on/with gate
23 for the Lord will plead their case, and he will take back whatever was stolen from them.
for LORD to contend strife their and to rob [obj] to rob them soul: life
24 Don't make friends with someone who gets upset easily; don't associate with angry people,
not to accompany with master: men face: anger and with man rage not to come (in): come
25 in case you learn to be like them and make a mess of your life.
lest to teach/learn (way his *Q(K)*) and to take: recieve snare to/for soul: myself your
26 Don't shake hands and guarantee someone's debt,
not to be in/on/with to blow palm in/on/with to pledge loan
27 for if you can't pay, why should your bed be taken away from beneath you?
if nothing to/for you to/for to complete to/for what? to take: take bed your from underneath: under you
28 Don't move ancient boundary markers that your forefathers put in place.
not to remove border: boundary forever: antiquity which to make father your
29 If you see someone skilled in what they do, they'll work for kings and not for ordinary people.
to see man quick in/on/with work his to/for face: before king to stand not to stand to/for face: before obscure
