< Proverbs 22 >

1 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
More choice, is a name, than great riches, beyond silver and gold, is pleasant grace.
2 The rich and the poor meet together — the LORD is the maker of them all.
The rich and the poor, meet together, the maker of them all, is Yahweh.
3 A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the thoughtless pass on, and are punished.
A prudent man, seeth calamity, and hideth himself, but, the simple, pass on, and suffer.
4 The reward of humility is the fear of the LORD, even riches, and honour, and life.
The reward of humility, is the reverence of Yahweh, riches, and honour, and life.
5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward; he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.
Thorns and snares, are in the way of the perverse, —he that guardeth his soul, shall be far from them.
6 Train up a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Train up a youth, in the direction of his duty, even when he becometh old, he will not depart from it.
7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
The rich, over the poor, beareth rule, —and, slave, is the borrower to the lender.
8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity; and the rod of his wrath shall fail.
He that soweth perversity, shall reap trouble, and, the rod of his wrath, shall be ready.
9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
A benevolent eye, the same, shall be blessed, —because he hath given of his bread to the poor.
10 Cast out the scorner, and contention will go out; yea, strife and shame will cease.
Drive away the scoffer, that strife may depart, and quarrel, and contempt may cease.
11 He that loveth pureness of heart, that hath grace in his lips, the king shall be his friend.
Yahweh loveth the pure in heart, gracious are his lips, his friend is the king!
12 The eyes of the LORD preserve him that hath knowledge, but He overthroweth the words of the faithless man.
The eyes of Yahweh, watch over knowledge, therefore hath he overturned the words of the treacherous.
13 The sluggard saith: 'There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets.'
Saith the sluggard, A lion outside! Amidst the broadways, shall I be slain.
14 The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
A deep chasm, is the mouth of strange women, he with whom Yahweh is indignant, falleth there.
15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Foolishness, is bound up in the heart of a youth, the rod of correction, shall drive it far from him.
16 One may oppress the poor, yet will their gain increase; one may give to the rich, yet will want come.
He that oppresseth the poor, to make increase for himself, giving to the rich, shall surely come to want.
17 Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge.
Incline thine ear and hear the words of wise men, then, thy heart, wilt thou apply to my teaching;
18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; let them be established altogether upon thy lips.
For sweet shall they be, when thou shalt keep them in thine inmost mind, they shall fit well together, upon thy lips.
19 That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made them known to thee this day, even to thee.
That in Yahweh may be thy trust, I have made them known to thee to-day, even to thee.
20 Have not I written unto thee excellent things of counsels and knowledge;
Have I not written for thee noble things, with counsels and knowledge:
21 That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, that thou mightest bring back words of truth to them that send thee?
To cause thee to know the meaning of faithful sayings, that thou mayest give back faithful sayings to them who ask thee.
22 Rob not the weak, because he is weak, neither crush the poor in the gate;
Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, neither crush thou the oppressed in the gate;
23 For the LORD will plead their cause, and despoil of life those that despoil them.
For, Yahweh, will plead their cause, and will despoil their despoilers of life.
24 Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; and with a wrathful man thou shalt not go;
Do not have friendship with one given to anger, and, with a wrathful man, shall thou not enter in:
25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
Lest thou learn his ways, and take a snare to thy soul.
26 Be thou not of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts;
Be not of them who strike hands, of them who are sureties for debts:
27 If thou hast not wherewith to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
If thou hast nothing to pay, why should one take away thy bed from under thee?
28 Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
Do not move back the ancient boundary, which thy father’s made.
29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
Seest thou a man prompt in his business? before kings, shall he stand, he shall not stand before men who are obscure.

< Proverbs 22 >