Proverbs 22
1 A good name is to be chosen over great riches and favor is better than silver and gold.
to choose name from riches many from silver: money and from gold favor pleasant
2 Rich and poor people have this in common— Yahweh is the maker of all of them.
rich and be poor to meet to make all their LORD
3 A prudent man sees trouble and hides himself, but the naive go on and suffer because of it.
prudent to see: see distress: harm (and to hide *Q(K)*) and simple to pass and to fine
4 The reward for humility and fear of Yahweh is riches, honor, and life.
consequence humility fear LORD riches and glory and life
5 Thorns and snares lie in the path of the perverse; whoever guards his life will keep far from them.
thorn snare in/on/with way: conduct twisted to keep: guard soul his to remove from them
6 Teach a child the way he should go and when he is old he will not turn away from that instruction.
to dedicate to/for youth upon lip: word way: conduct his also for be old not to turn aside: depart from her
7 Rich people rule over poor people and one who borrows is a slave to the one who lends.
rich in/on/with be poor to rule and servant/slave to borrow to/for man to borrow
8 He who sows injustice will reap trouble and the rod of his fury will fade away.
to sow injustice (to reap *Q(k)*) evil: trouble and tribe: staff fury his to end: expend
9 The one who has a generous eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
pleasant eye he/she/it to bless for to give: give from food: bread his to/for poor
10 Drive away the mocker, and out goes strife; disputes and insults will cease.
to drive out: drive out to mock and to come out: come strife and to cease judgment and dishonor
11 The one who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious, he will have the king for his friend.
to love: lover (pure *Q(K)*) heart favor lip: words his neighbor his king
12 The eyes of Yahweh keep watch over knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the treacherous.
eye LORD to watch knowledge and to pervert word to act treacherously
13 The lazy person says, “There is a lion in the street! I will be killed in the open places.”
to say sluggish lion in/on/with outside in/on/with midst street/plaza to murder
14 The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; Yahweh's anger is stirred up against anyone who falls into it.
pit deep lip be a stranger be indignant LORD (to fall: fall *Q(k)*) there
15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far away.
folly to conspire in/on/with heart youth tribe: staff discipline to remove her from him
16 The one who oppresses poor people to increase his wealth, or gives to rich people, will come to poverty.
to oppress poor to/for to multiply to/for him to give: give to/for rich surely to/for need
17 Incline your ear and listen to the words of the wise and apply your heart to my knowledge,
to stretch ear your and to hear: hear word wise and heart your to set: make to/for knowledge my
18 for it will be pleasant for you if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.
for pleasant for to keep: guard them in/on/with belly: body your to establish: prepare together upon lips your
19 So your trust may be in Yahweh, I teach them to you today—even to you.
to/for to be in/on/with LORD confidence your to know you [the] day also you(m. s.)
20 Have I not written for you thirty sayings of instruction and knowledge,
not to write to/for you (officer *Q(K)*) in/on/with counsel and knowledge
21 to teach you truth in these trustworthy words, so you may give trustworthy answers to those who sent you?
to/for to know you truth word truth: true to/for to return: reply word truth: true to/for to send: depart you
22 Do not rob the poor because he is poor, or crush the needy at the gate,
not to plunder poor for poor he/she/it and not to crush afflicted in/on/with gate
23 for Yahweh will plead their case, and he will rob of life those who robbed them.
for LORD to contend strife their and to rob [obj] to rob them soul: life
24 Do not make a friend of someone who is ruled by anger and you must not go with one who rages,
not to accompany with master: men face: anger and with man rage not to come (in): come
25 or you will learn his ways and you will take bait for your soul.
lest to teach/learn (way his *Q(K)*) and to take: recieve snare to/for soul: myself your
26 Do not be one who strikes hands in making a pledge, or who puts up security for debts.
not to be in/on/with to blow palm in/on/with to pledge loan
27 If you lack the means to pay, what could stop someone from taking away your bed from under you?
if nothing to/for you to/for to complete to/for what? to take: take bed your from underneath: under you
28 Do not remove the ancient boundary stone that your fathers have set.
not to remove border: boundary forever: antiquity which to make father your
29 Do you see a man skilled at his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before common people.
to see man quick in/on/with work his to/for face: before king to stand not to stand to/for face: before obscure
