Proverbs 22
1 A good name is to be chosen aboue great riches, and louing fauour is aboue siluer and aboue golde.
A name is chosen rather than much wealth, Than silver and than gold — good grace.
2 The rich and poore meete together: the Lord is the maker of them all.
Rich and poor have met together, The Maker of them all [is] Jehovah.
3 A prudent man seeth the plague, and hideth himselfe: but the foolish goe on still, and are punished.
The prudent hath seen the evil, and is hidden, And the simple have passed on, and are punished.
4 The rewarde of humilitie, and the feare of God is riches, and glory, and life.
The end of humility [is] the fear of Jehovah, Riches, and honour, and life.
5 Thornes and snares are in the way of the frowarde: but he that regardeth his soule, will depart farre from them.
Thorns — snares [are] in the way of the perverse, Whoso is keeping his soul is far from them.
6 Teache a childe in the trade of his way, and when he is olde, he shall not depart from it.
Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.
7 The rich ruleth the poore, and the borower is seruant to the man that lendeth.
The rich over the poor ruleth, And a servant [is] the borrower to the lender.
8 He that soweth iniquitie, shall reape affliction, and the rodde of his anger shall faile.
Whoso is sowing perverseness reapeth sorrow, And the rod of his anger weareth out.
9 He that hath a good eye, he shalbe blessed: for he giueth of his bread vnto the poore.
The good of eye — he is blessed, For he hath given of his bread to the poor.
10 Cast out the scorner, and strife shall go out: so contention and reproche shall cease.
Cast out a scorner — and contention goeth out, And strife and shame cease.
11 Hee that loueth purenesse of heart for the grace of his lippes, the King shalbe his friend.
Whoso is loving cleanness of heart, Grace [are] his lips, a king [is] his friend.
12 The eyes of the Lord preserue knowledge: but hee ouerthroweth the wordes of the transgressour.
The eyes of Jehovah have kept knowledge, And He overthroweth the words of the treacherous.
13 The slouthfull man saith, A lyon is without, I shall be slaine in the streete.
The slothful hath said, 'A lion [is] without, In the midst of the broad places I am slain.'
14 The mouth of strage women is as a deepe pit: he with whom the Lord is angry, shall fall therein.
A deep pit [is] the mouth of strange women, The abhorred of Jehovah falleth there.
15 Foolishnesse is bounde in the heart of a childe: but the rodde of correction shall driue it away from him.
Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, The rod of chastisement putteth it far from him.
16 Hee that oppresseth the poore to increase him selfe, and giueth vnto the riche, shall surely come to pouertie.
He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich — only to want.
17 Incline thine eare, and heare the wordes of the wise, and apply thine heart vnto my knowledge.
Incline thine ear, and hear words of the wise, And thy heart set to my knowledge,
18 For it shalbe pleasant, if thou keepe them in thy bellie, and if they be directed together in thy lippes.
For they are pleasant when thou dost keep them in thy heart, They are prepared together for thy lips.
19 That thy confidence may be in the Lord, I haue shewed thee this day: thou therefore take heede.
That thy trust may be in Jehovah, I caused thee to know to-day, even thou.
20 Haue not I written vnto thee three times in counsels and knowledge,
Have I not written to thee three times With counsels and knowledge?
21 That I might shewe thee the assurance of the wordes of trueth to answere the wordes of trueth to them that sende to thee?
To cause thee to know the certainty of sayings of truth, To return sayings of truth to those sending thee.
22 Robbe not the poore, because hee is poore, neither oppresse the afflicted in iudgement.
Rob not the poor because he [is] poor, And bruise not the afflicted in the gate.
23 For the Lord will defende their cause, and spoyle the soule of those that spoyle them.
For Jehovah pleadeth their cause, And hath spoiled the soul of their spoilers.
24 Make no friendship with an angrie man, neither goe with the furious man,
Shew not thyself friendly with an angry man, And with a man of fury go not in,
25 Least thou learne his wayes, and receiue destruction to thy soule.
Lest thou learn his paths, And have received a snare to thy soul.
26 Be not thou of them that touch the hand, nor among them that are suretie for debts.
Be not thou among those striking hands, Among sureties [for] burdens.
27 If thou hast nothing to paye, why causest thou that he should take thy bed from vnder thee?
If thou hast nothing to pay, Why doth he take thy bed from under thee?
28 Thou shalt not remooue the ancient bounds which thy fathers haue made.
Remove not a border of olden times, That thy fathers have made.
29 Thou seest that a diligent man in his businesse standeth before Kings, and standeth not before the base sort.
Hast thou seen a man speedy in his business? Before kings he doth station himself, He stations not himself before obscure men!
