< Proverbs 22 >

1 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
[is to be] chosen A name more than wealth great more than silver and more than gold favor good.
2 The rich and the poor meet together — the LORD is the maker of them all.
[the] rich And [the] poor they meet together [is the] maker of all of them Yahweh.
3 A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the thoughtless pass on, and are punished.
A sensible [person] - he sees trouble (and he hides himself *Q(K)*) and naive people they pass on and they are punished.
4 The reward of humility is the fear of the LORD, even riches, and honour, and life.
[the] consequence of Humility [the] fear of Yahweh [is] wealth and honor and life.
5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward; he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.
Thorns snares [are] in [the] path of a perverse [person] [one who] guards self his he will 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 the youth on [the] mouth of way his also if he will be old not he will turn aside from it.
7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
A rich [person] over poor [people] he rules and [is] a servant a borrower of a person a lender.
8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity; and the rod of his wrath shall fail.
[one who] sows Unrighteousness (he will reap *Q(k)*) trouble and [the] rod of fury his it will end.
9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
A [person] good of eye he he will be blessed for he gives some of food his to poor [person].
10 Cast out the scorner, and contention will go out; yea, strife and shame will cease.
Drive out a mocker so may go out strife so may cease dispute and shame.
11 He that loveth pureness of heart, that hath grace in his lips, the king shall be his friend.
[one who] loves (Pure of *Q(K)*) heart [the] grace of lips his [is] friend his a 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 they preserve knowledge and he has subverted [the] words of [one who] acts treacherously.
13 The sluggard saith: 'There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets.'
He says a sluggard a lion [is] in the street in [the] midst of [the] open places I will be killed.
14 The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
[is] a pit Deep [the] mouth of strange [women] [one who] is cursed of Yahweh (he will fall *Q(k)*) 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 in [the] heart of a youth a rod of discipline it will put far away it from him.
16 One may oppress the poor, yet will their gain increase; one may give to the rich, yet will want come.
[one who] oppresses [the] poor To increase for himself [one who] gives to a rich [person] only to poverty.
17 Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge.
Incline ear your and hear [the] words of wise [people] and heart your you will set to knowledge my.
18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; let them be established altogether upon thy lips.
For [will be] pleasant that you will keep them in belly your they will be prepared together on lips your.
19 That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made them known to thee this day, even to thee.
To be in Yahweh trust your I teach you this day even you.
20 Have not I written unto thee excellent things of counsels and knowledge;
¿ Not have I written for you (officers *Q(K)*) 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 make known to you [the] truth of words of faithfulness to bring back words faithfulness to [those who] sent you.
22 Rob not the weak, because he is weak, neither crush the poor in the gate;
May not you rob a poor [person] for [is] poor he and may not you crush a poor [person] at the gate.
23 For the LORD will plead their cause, and despoil of life those that despoil them.
For Yahweh he will conduct case their and he will rob [those who] rob them life.
24 Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; and with a wrathful man thou shalt not go;
May not you associate with a master of anger and with a person of rage not you must go.
25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
Lest you should learn (ways his *Q(K)*) and you will take a snare for self your.
26 Be thou not of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts;
May not you be among [those who] strike a palm among [those who] stand surety for debts.
27 If thou hast not wherewith to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
If not [belongs] to you to pay why? will anyone take bed your from under you.
28 Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
May not you displace a boundary of antiquity which they made ancestors your.
29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
You see a person - skilled in work his before kings he will take his stand not he will take his stand before insignificant [people].

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