Proverbs 22

1A [good] name is rather to be chosen than great riches; loving favour rather than silver and gold.

1A name is chosen rather than much wealth, Than silver and than gold--good grace.

2The rich and poor meet together; Jehovah is the maker of them all.

2Rich and poor have met together, The Maker of them all <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah.

3A prudent [man] seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

3The prudent hath seen the evil, and is hidden, And the simple have passed on, and are punished.

4The reward of humility [and] the fear of Jehovah is riches, and honour, and life.

4The end of humility <FI>is<Fi> the fear of Jehovah, Riches, and honour, and life.

5Thorns [and] snares are in the way of the perverse: he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.

5Thorns--snares <FI>are<Fi> in the way of the perverse, Whoso is keeping his soul is far from them.

6Train up the child according to the tenor of his way, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

6Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.

7The rich ruleth over the poor; and the borrower is servant to the lender.

7The rich over the poor ruleth, And a servant <FI>is<Fi> the borrower to the lender.

8He that soweth unrighteousness shall reap iniquity, and the rod of his wrath shall have an end.

8Whoso is sowing perverseness reapeth sorrow, And the rod of his anger weareth out.

9He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

9The good of eye--he is blessed, For he hath given of his bread to the poor.

10Cast out the scorner, and contention will depart, and strife and ignominy shall cease.

10Cast out a scorner--and contention goeth out, And strife and shame cease.

11He that loveth pureness of heart, upon whose lips is grace, the king is his friend.

11Whoso is loving cleanness of heart, Grace <FI>are<Fi> his lips, a king <FI>is<Fi> his friend.

12The eyes of Jehovah preserve knowledge; but he overthroweth the words of the unfaithful.

12The eyes of Jehovah have kept knowledge, And He overthroweth the words of the treacherous.

13The sluggard saith, There is a lion without, I shall be killed in the streets!

13The slothful hath said, `A lion <FI>is<Fi> without, In the midst of the broad places I am slain.'

14The mouth of strange women is a deep ditch: he with whom Jehovah is displeased shall fall therein.

14A deep pit <FI>is<Fi> the mouth of strange women, The abhorred of Jehovah falleth there.

15Folly is bound in the heart of a child; the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

15Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, The rod of chastisement putteth it far from him.

16He that oppresseth the poor, it is to enrich him; he that giveth to the rich, [bringeth] only to want.

16He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich--only to want.

17Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge.

17Incline thine ear, and hear words of the wise, And thy heart set to my knowledge,

18For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee: they shall be together fitted on thy lips.

18For they are pleasant when thou dost keep them in thy heart, They are prepared together for thy lips.

19That thy confidence may be in Jehovah, I have made [them] known to thee this day, even to thee.

19That thy trust may be in Jehovah, I caused thee to know to-day, even thou.

20Have not I written to thee excellent things, in counsels and knowledge,

20Have I not written to thee three times With counsels and knowledge?

21that I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest carry back words of truth to them that send thee?

21To cause thee to know the certainty of sayings of truth, To return sayings of truth to those sending thee.

22Rob not the poor, because he is poor, neither oppress the afflicted in the gate;

22Rob not the poor because he <FI>is<Fi> poor, And bruise not the afflicted in the gate.

23for Jehovah will plead their cause, and despoil the soul of those that despoil them.

23For Jehovah pleadeth their cause, And hath spoiled the soul of their spoilers.

24Make no friendship with an angry man, and go not with a furious man;

24Shew not thyself friendly with an angry man, And with a man of fury go not in,

25lest thou learn his paths, and get a snare to thy soul.

25Lest thou learn his paths, And have received a snare to thy soul.

26Be not of them that strike hands, of them that are sureties for debts:

26Be not thou among those striking hands, Among sureties <FI>for<Fi> burdens.

27if thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

27If thou hast nothing to pay, Why doth he take thy bed from under thee?

28Remove not the ancient landmark which thy fathers have set.

28Remove not a border of olden times, That thy fathers have made.

29Hast thou seen a man diligent in his work? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before the mean.

29Hast thou seen a man speedy in his business? Before kings he doth station himself, He stations not himself before obscure men!