Proverbs 22
1 More choice, is a name, than great riches, beyond silver and gold, is pleasant grace.
A good name is preferable to abundant riches, and good grace, to silver and to gold.
2 The rich and the poor, meet together, the maker of them all, is Yahweh.
The rich and poor meet together: the Lord is the maker them all.
3 A prudent man, seeth calamity, and hideth himself, but, the simple, pass on, and suffer.
The prudent foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
4 The reward of humility, is the reverence of Yahweh, riches, and honour, and life.
The reward of humility [and] the fear of the Lord are riches and honor, and life.
5 Thorns and snares, are in the way of the perverse, —he that guardeth his soul, shall be far from them.
Thorns and snares are on the way of a perverse man: he that doth guard his soul will keep far from them.
6 Train up a youth, in the direction of his duty, even when he becometh old, he will not depart from it.
Train up the lad in accordance with his course: even when he groweth old, will he not depart from it.
7 The rich, over the poor, beareth rule, —and, slave, is the borrower to the lender.
A rich man ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the man that lendeth.
8 He that soweth perversity, shall reap trouble, and, the rod of his wrath, shall be ready.
He that soweth injustice will reap wrong-doing; and the rod of God's wrath will not fail.
9 A benevolent eye, the same, shall be blessed, —because he hath given of his bread to the poor.
A man of a benevolent eye will indeed be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
10 Drive away the scoffer, that strife may depart, and quarrel, and contempt may cease.
Drive away the scorner, and strife will go off; and then will cease contention and dishonor.
11 Yahweh loveth the pure in heart, gracious are his lips, his friend is the king!
He that loveth with a pure heart, and hath grace on his lips, will have the king as his friend.
12 The eyes of Yahweh, watch over knowledge, therefore hath he overturned the words of the treacherous.
The eyes of the Lord guard knowledge, and he overturneth the words of the treacherous.
13 Saith the sluggard, A lion outside! Amidst the broadways, shall I be slain.
The slothful saith, There is a lion without, in the midst of the streets shall I be murdered.
14 A deep chasm, is the mouth of strange women, he with whom Yahweh is indignant, falleth there.
A deep pit is the mouth of adulterous women: he that hath obtained the indignation of the Lord will fall thereinto.
15 Foolishness, is bound up in the heart of a youth, the rod of correction, shall drive it far from him.
When folly is bound fast to the heart of a lad, the rod of correction must remove it far from him.
16 He that oppresseth the poor, to make increase for himself, giving to the rich, shall surely come to want.
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, [must at length] give to the rich, and come only to want.
17 Incline thine ear and hear the words of wise men, then, thy heart, wilt thou apply to my teaching;
Incline thy ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge.
18 For sweet shall they be, when thou shalt keep them in thine inmost mind, they shall fit well together, upon thy lips.
For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thy bosom, if they be altogether firmly seated upon thy lips.
19 That in Yahweh may be thy trust, I have made them known to thee to-day, even to thee.
That thy trust may be in the Lord, have I made them known to thee this day, yea, even to thee.
20 Have I not written for thee noble things, with counsels and knowledge:
Have not I written for thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
21 To cause thee to know the meaning of faithful sayings, that thou mayest give back faithful sayings to them who ask thee.
That I might make thee know rectitude, the sayings of truth; that thou mightest bring back answers of truth to those that send thee?
22 Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, neither crush thou the oppressed in the gate;
Rob not the poor, because he is poor, neither crush the afflicted in the gate;
23 For, Yahweh, will plead their cause, and will despoil their despoilers of life.
For the Lord will plead their cause, and despoil the life of those that despoil them.
24 Do not have friendship with one given to anger, and, with a wrathful man, shall thou not enter in:
Make no friendship with a man given to anger; and with a man of fury thou must have no intercourse:
25 Lest thou learn his ways, and take a snare to thy soul.
Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare for thy own soul.
26 Be not of them who strike hands, of them who are sureties for debts:
Be not one of those that pledge their hand, or of those that are sureties for debts.
27 If thou hast nothing to pay, why should one take away thy bed from under thee?
If thou have nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
28 Do not move back the ancient boundary, which thy father’s made.
Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have established.
29 Seest thou a man prompt in his business? before kings, shall he stand, he shall not stand before men who are obscure.
Seest thou a man that is diligent in his work? before kings may he place himself: let him not place himself before obscure men.
