Proverbs 22

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

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2} Rich and poor have met together, The Maker of them all is Jehovah.

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

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4} The end of humility is the fear of Jehovah, Riches, and honour, and life.

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

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

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7} The rich over the poor ruleth, And a servant is the borrower to the lender.

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

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

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

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11} Whoso is loving cleanness of heart, Grace are his lips, a king is his friend.

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

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13} The slothful hath said, 'A lion is without, In the midst of the broad places I am slain.'

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14} A deep pit is the mouth of strange women, The abhorred of Jehovah falleth there.

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

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

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17} Incline thine ear, and hear words of the wise, And thy heart set to my knowledge, ^{Tools
18} For they are pleasant when thou dost keep them in thy heart, They are prepared together for thy lips. ^{Tools
19} That thy trust may be in Jehovah, I caused thee to know to-day, even thou. ^{Tools
20} Have I not written to thee three times With counsels and knowledge? ^{Tools
21} To cause thee to know the certainty of sayings of truth, To return sayings of truth to those sending thee.

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22} Rob not the poor because he is poor, And bruise not the afflicted in the gate. ^{Tools
23} For Jehovah pleadeth their cause, And hath spoiled the soul of their spoilers.

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24} Shew not thyself friendly with an angry man, And with a man of fury go not in, ^{Tools
25} Lest thou learn his paths, And have received a snare to thy soul.

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26} Be not thou among those striking hands, Among sureties for burdens. ^{Tools
27} If thou hast nothing to pay, Why doth he take thy bed from under thee?

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

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