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Proverbs 22 :: Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Pro 22:1A name is chosen rather than much wealth, Than silver and than gold -- good grace.
Pro 22:2Rich and poor have met together, The Maker of them all is Jehovah.
Pro 22:3The prudent hath seen the evil, and is hidden, And the simple have passed on, and are punished.
Pro 22:4The end of humility is the fear of Jehovah, Riches, and honour, and life.
Pro 22:5Thorns -- snares are in the way of the perverse, Whoso is keeping his soul is far from them.
Pro 22:6Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.
Pro 22:7The rich over the poor ruleth, And a servant is the borrower to the lender.
Pro 22:8Whoso is sowing perverseness reapeth sorrow, And the rod of his anger weareth out.
Pro 22:9The good of eye -- he is blessed, For he hath given of his bread to the poor.
Pro 22:10Cast out a scorner -- and contention goeth out, And strife and shame cease.
Pro 22:11Whoso is loving cleanness of heart, Grace are his lips, a king is his friend.
Pro 22:12The eyes of Jehovah have kept knowledge, And He overthroweth the words of the treacherous.
Pro 22:13The slothful hath said, 'A lion is without, In the midst of the broad places I am slain.'
Pro 22:14A deep pit is the mouth of strange women, The abhorred of Jehovah falleth there.
Pro 22:15Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, The rod of chastisement putteth it far from him.
Pro 22:16He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich -- only to want.
Pro 22:17Incline thine ear, and hear words of the wise, And thy heart set to my knowledge,
Pro 22:18For they are pleasant when thou dost keep them in thy heart, They are prepared together for thy lips.
Pro 22:19That thy trust may be in Jehovah, I caused thee to know to-day, even thou.
Pro 22:20Have I not written to thee three times With counsels and knowledge?
Pro 22:21To cause thee to know the certainty of sayings of truth, To return sayings of truth to those sending thee.
Pro 22:22Rob not the poor because he is poor, And bruise not the afflicted in the gate.
Pro 22:23For Jehovah pleadeth their cause, And hath spoiled the soul of their spoilers.
Pro 22:24Shew not thyself friendly with an angry man, And with a man of fury go not in,
Pro 22:25Lest thou learn his paths, And have received a snare to thy soul.
Pro 22:26Be not thou among those striking hands, Among sureties for burdens.
Pro 22:27If thou hast nothing to pay, Why doth he take thy bed from under thee?
Pro 22:28Remove not a border of olden times, That thy fathers have made.
Pro 22:29Hast thou seen a man speedy in his business? Before kings he doth station himself, He stations not himself before obscure men!
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