Pro 22 | ABEn | STEP | [ 3 is more preferred 2 name 1 A good] than [ 2 riches 1 many]; [ 4 over 1 and 5 silver 6 and 7 gold 3 favor 2 good].

Proverbs 22

CHAPTER 22 The Benefits of Wisdom

1 [³is more preferred ²name ¹A good] than [²riches ¹many]; [⁴over ¹and ⁵silver ⁶and ⁷gold ³favor ²good]. 2 Rich and poor meet with one another; [⁵both ¹but ²the ³ lord ⁴made]. 3 A clever man seeing the wicked [²being punished ¹forcefully] is himself corrected; but the fools passing by are penalized. 4 [³is the generation ⁴of wisdom ¹The fear ²of the lord], and riches, and glory, and life. 5 Thistles and snares are in [²ways ¹crooked]; but the one guarding his own soul is at a distance from them. 6 Dedicate the child according to his way; and indeed if he should grow old, he will not depart from it. 7 The rich [²the poor ¹shall control], and servants [²to their own ³masters ¹will lend]. 8 The one sowing heedlessly harvests bad things; and the calamity of his works he shall complete. [²man ¹A happy] and a giver God loves; and the folly of his works he shall end. 9 The one showing mercy on the poor [²himself ¹nourishes]; for of his own bread loaves he gives to the poor. [⁵victory ⁶and ⁷honor ⁴procures ¹The one ³gifts ²giving]; however [²the life ¹it removes] of the ones possessing. 10 Cast out from the sanhedrin the mischievous one! and [²shall go out together ³with him ¹altercation]. For whenever he sits in the sanhedrin [²all ¹he dishonors]. 11 The lord loves sacred hearts; [⁴are acceptable ¹and ⁵to him ²all ³unblemished ones] in their ways. [³with his lips ²tends ¹A king]. 12 But the eyes of the lord carefully keep good sense; but he treats as worthless the words of a lawbreaker. 13 [²makes an excuse ³and ⁴says ¹The lazy one], There is a lion in the streets, and in the squares are murderers. 14 [⁴cesspool ³is a deep ¹The mouth ²of a lawbreaker]; and the one being detested by the lord shall fall into it. 15 Thoughtlessness lights up the heart of a young person; but the rod and instruction will drive it far from him. 16 The one extorting the needy [²many ¹produces ⁴for himself ³evils]; and he gives to the rich to make it less. 17 [³to the words ⁴of the wise ¹Set aside ²your ear], and hear my words! and [²your ³heart ¹set] that you should know! 18 for they are good, and if you put them in your heart, they shall gladden you at the same time upon your lips; 19 that your [²should be ³upon ⁴the lord ¹hope], and he shall make known to you his way; 20 but also you register them to yourself, even thrice for counsel and knowledge! 21 I teach you then a true word, and knowledge good to hearken to; for you to answer words of truth to the ones propounding things to you. 22 Do not repel the needy! [³poor ¹for ²he is]. And you shall not dishonor the weak at the gates; 23 for the lord will arbitrate his cause, and you shall rescue your [²against reprisal ¹soul]. 24 Be not a companion to a man inclined to rage! and a friend prone to anger do not lodge with! 25 lest at any time you should learn of his ways, and should receive nooses for your soul. 26 Do not give yourself for surety! shaming the face, 27 for if you should not have from any place to pay, they shall take the bedding under your sides. 28 Do not remove [²boundaries ¹the everlasting]! which [²set ¹your fathers]. 29 An observant man, and one sharp in his works [³kings ¹must ²stand beside], and should not stand beside [²men ¹dull].