Proverbs 22

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

1Agoodname is rather to be chosen than great riches, And loving favor rather than silver and gold.

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

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

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

3A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

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

4 The reward of humility and the fear of Jehovah Isriches, and honor, and life.

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

5Thornsandsnares are in the way of the perverse: He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.

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

6Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.

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

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

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

8He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail.

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

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

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

10Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out; Yea, strife and ignominy will cease.

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

11He that loveth pureness of heart, Forthe grace of his lips the king will be his friend.

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

12The eyes of Jehovah preservehim that hathknowledge; But he overthroweth the words of the treacherous man.

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

13The sluggard saith, There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets.

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

14The mouth of strange women is a deep pit; He that is abhorred of Jehovah shall fall therein.

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

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

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

16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain, Andhe that giveth to the rich, shall come only to want.

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

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

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

18For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee, If they be established together upon thy lips.

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

19That thy trust may be in Jehovah, I have madethemknown to thee this day, even to thee.

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

20Have not I written unto thee excellent things Of counsels and knowledge,

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

21To make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, That thou mayest carry back words of truth to them that send thee?

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

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

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

23For Jehovah will plead their cause, And despoil of life those that despoil them.

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

24Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go:

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

25Lest thou learn his ways, And get a snare to thy soul.

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

26Be thou not one of them that strike hands, Orof them that are sureties for debts.

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

27If thou hast not wherewith to pay, Why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

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

28Remove not the ancient landmark, Which thy fathers have set.

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

29Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; He shall not stand before mean men.