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

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