Proverbs 22:1-29 LSB

[1] A good name is to be chosen over great wealth, Favor is better than silver and gold. [2] The rich and the poor meet together in this—Yahweh is the Maker of them all. [3] A prudent man sees evil and hides, But the simple pass on, and are punished. [4] The reward of humility—the fear of Yahweh—Is riches, glory, and life. [5] Thorns and snares are in the way of the crooked; He who keeps his soul will be far from them. [6] Train up a child according to his way, Even when he is old he will not depart from it. [7] The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower is the slave of the lender. [8] He who sows unrighteousness will reap iniquity, And the rod of his fury will end. [9] He who is generous will be blessed, For he gives from his food to the poor. [10] Drive out the scoffer, and strife will go out, Even contention and disgrace will cease. [11] He who loves purity of heart And grace on his lips, the king is his friend. [12] The eyes of Yahweh guard knowledge, But He subverts the words of the treacherous one. [13] The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside; I will be killed in the streets!” [14] The mouth of strange women is a deep pit; He who is cursed of Yahweh will fall into it. [15] Folly is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of discipline will remove it far from him. [16] He who oppresses the poor to make more for himself Or who gives to the rich will only come to lack. [17] Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, And set your heart on my knowledge; [18] For it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, That they may be established on your lips. [19] So that your trust may be in Yahweh, I have made you know today, even you. [20] Have I not written to you excellent things Of counsels and knowledge, [21] To make you know the veracity of the words of truth That you may respond with the words of truth to him who sent you? [22] Do not rob the poor because he is poor, And do not crush the afflicted at the gate; [23] For Yahweh will plead their case And rob the soul of those who rob them. [24] Do not befriend a man of anger; And do not come along with a man of great wrath, [25] Lest you learn his ways And take on a snare against your soul. [26] Do not be among those who strike hands in pledge, Among those who become guarantors for debts. [27] If you have nothing with which to pay, Why should he take your bed from under you? [28] Do not move the ancient boundary Which your fathers made. [29] Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before obscure men.