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| 22:1 |
A good name is to be more desired than great wealth, Favor is better than silver and gold.
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| 22:2 |
The rich and the poor have a common bond, The Lord is the maker of them all.
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| 22:3 |
The prudent sees the evil and hides himself, But the naive go on, and are punished for it.
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| 22:4 |
The reward of humility and the fear of the Lord Are riches, honor and life.
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| 22:5 |
Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; He who guards himself will be far from them.
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| 22:6 |
Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it.
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| 22:7 |
The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower becomes the lender's slave.
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| 22:8 |
He who sows iniquity will reap vanity, And the rod of his fury will perish.
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| 22:9 |
He who is generous will be blessed, For he gives some of his food to the poor.
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| 22:10 |
Drive out the scoffer, and contention will go out, Even strife and dishonor will cease.
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| 22:11 |
He who loves purity of heart And whose speech is gracious, the king is his friend.
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| 22:12 |
The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge, But He overthrows the words of the treacherous man.
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| 22:13 |
The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside; I will be killed in the streets!"
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| 22:14 |
The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; He who is cursed of the Lord will fall into it.
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| 22:15 |
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of discipline will remove it far from him.
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| 22:16 |
He who oppresses the poor to make more for himself Or who gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.
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| 22:17 |
Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, And apply your mind to my knowledge;
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| 22:18 |
For it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, That they may be ready on your lips.
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| 22:19 |
So that your trust may be in the Lord, I have taught you today, even you.
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| 22:20 |
Have I not written to you excellent things Of counsels and knowledge,
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| 22:21 |
To make you know the certainty of the words of truth That you may correctly answer him who sent you?
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| 22:22 |
Do not rob the poor because he is poor, Or crush the afflicted at the gate;
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| 22:23 |
For the Lord will plead their case And take the life of those who rob them.
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| 22:24 |
Do not associate with a man given to anger; Or go with a hot-tempered man,
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| 22:25 |
Or you will learn his ways And find a snare for yourself.
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| 22:26 |
Do not be among those who give pledges, Among those who become guarantors for debts.
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| 22:27 |
If you have nothing with which to pay, Why should he take your bed from under you?
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| 22:28 |
Do not move the ancient boundary Which your fathers have set.
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| 22:29 |
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before obscure men.
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