Proverbs 22
1 A good name is preferable to abundant riches, and good grace, to silver and to gold.
A name is chosen rather than much wealth, Than silver and than gold — good grace.
2 The rich and poor meet together: the Lord is the maker them all.
Rich and poor have met together, The Maker of them all [is] Jehovah.
3 The prudent foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
The prudent hath seen the evil, and is hidden, And the simple have passed on, and are punished.
4 The reward of humility [and] the fear of the Lord are riches and honor, and life.
The end of humility [is] the fear of Jehovah, Riches, and honour, and life.
5 Thorns and snares are on the way of a perverse man: he that doth guard his soul will keep far from them.
Thorns — snares [are] in the way of the perverse, Whoso is keeping his soul is far from them.
6 Train up the lad in accordance with his course: even when he groweth old, will he not depart from it.
Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.
7 A rich man ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the man that lendeth.
The rich over the poor ruleth, And a servant [is] the borrower to the lender.
8 He that soweth injustice will reap wrong-doing; and the rod of God's wrath will not fail.
Whoso is sowing perverseness reapeth sorrow, And the rod of his anger weareth out.
9 A man of a benevolent eye will indeed be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
The good of eye — he is blessed, For he hath given of his bread to the poor.
10 Drive away the scorner, and strife will go off; and then will cease contention and dishonor.
Cast out a scorner — and contention goeth out, And strife and shame cease.
11 He that loveth with a pure heart, and hath grace on his lips, will have the king as his friend.
Whoso is loving cleanness of heart, Grace [are] his lips, a king [is] his friend.
12 The eyes of the Lord guard knowledge, and he overturneth the words of the treacherous.
The eyes of Jehovah have kept knowledge, And He overthroweth the words of the treacherous.
13 The slothful saith, There is a lion without, in the midst of the streets shall I be murdered.
The slothful hath said, 'A lion [is] without, In the midst of the broad places I am slain.'
14 A deep pit is the mouth of adulterous women: he that hath obtained the indignation of the Lord will fall thereinto.
A deep pit [is] the mouth of strange women, The abhorred of Jehovah falleth there.
15 When folly is bound fast to the heart of a lad, the rod of correction must remove it far from him.
Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, The rod of chastisement putteth it far from him.
16 He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, [must at length] give to the rich, and come only to want.
He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich — only to want.
17 Incline thy ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge.
Incline thine ear, and hear words of the wise, And thy heart set to my knowledge,
18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thy bosom, if they be altogether firmly seated upon thy lips.
For they are pleasant when thou dost keep them in thy heart, They are prepared together for thy lips.
19 That thy trust may be in the Lord, have I made them known to thee this day, yea, even to thee.
That thy trust may be in Jehovah, I caused thee to know to-day, even thou.
20 Have not I written for thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
Have I not written to thee three times With counsels and knowledge?
21 That I might make thee know rectitude, the sayings of truth; that thou mightest bring back answers of truth to those that send thee?
To cause thee to know the certainty of sayings of truth, To return sayings of truth to those sending thee.
22 Rob not the poor, because he is poor, neither crush the afflicted in the gate;
Rob not the poor because he [is] poor, And bruise not the afflicted in the gate.
23 For the Lord will plead their cause, and despoil the life of those that despoil them.
For Jehovah pleadeth their cause, And hath spoiled the soul of their spoilers.
24 Make no friendship with a man given to anger; and with a man of fury thou must have no intercourse:
Shew not thyself friendly with an angry man, And with a man of fury go not in,
25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare for thy own soul.
Lest thou learn his paths, And have received a snare to thy soul.
26 Be not one of those that pledge their hand, or of those that are sureties for debts.
Be not thou among those striking hands, Among sureties [for] burdens.
27 If thou have nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
If thou hast nothing to pay, Why doth he take thy bed from under thee?
28 Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have established.
Remove not a border of olden times, That thy fathers have made.
29 Seest thou a man that is diligent in his work? before kings may he place himself: let him not place himself before obscure men.
Hast thou seen a man speedy in his business? Before kings he doth station himself, He stations not himself before obscure men!
