1898 Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Proverbs 22
1 From this chapter to the five and twentieth are sundry observations of moral virtues, and their contrary vices.
22:1 ¶
A name is chosen rather than much wealth, Than silver and than gold—good grace.
22:2
Rich and poor have met together, The Maker of them all [is] Jehovah.
22:3
The prudent hath seen the evil, and is hidden, And the simple have passed on, and are punished.
22:4
The end of humility [is] the fear of Jehovah, Riches, and honour, and life.
22:5
Thorns—snares [are] in the way of the perverse, Whoso is keeping his soul is far from them.
22:6
Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.
22:7
The rich over the poor ruleth, And a servant [is] the borrower to the lender.
22:8
Whoso is sowing perverseness reapeth sorrow, And the rod of his anger weareth out.
22:9
The good of eye—he is blessed, For he hath given of his bread to the poor.
22:10
Cast out a scorner—and contention goeth out, And strife and shame cease.
22:11
Whoso is loving cleanness of heart, Grace [are] his lips, a king [is] his friend.
22:12
The eyes of Jehovah have kept knowledge, And He overthroweth the words of the treacherous.
22:13
The slothful hath said, 'A lion [is] without, In the midst of the broad places I am slain.'
22:14
A deep pit [is] the mouth of strange women, The abhorred of Jehovah falleth there.
22:15
Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, The rod of chastisement putteth it far from him.
22:16
He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich—only to want.
22:17
Incline thine ear, and hear words of the wise, And thy heart set to my knowledge,
22:18
For they are pleasant when thou dost keep them in thy heart, They are prepared together for thy lips.
22:19
That thy trust may be in Jehovah, I caused thee to know to-day, even thou.
22:20
Have I not written to thee three times With counsels and knowledge?
22:21
To cause thee to know the certainty of sayings of truth, To return sayings of truth to those sending thee.
22:22
Rob not the poor because he [is] poor, And bruise not the afflicted in the gate.
22:23
For Jehovah pleadeth their cause, And hath spoiled the soul of their spoilers.
22:24
Shew not thyself friendly with an angry man, And with a man of fury go not in,
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Lest thou learn his paths, And have received a snare to thy soul.
22:26
Be not thou among those striking hands, Among sureties [for] burdens.
22:27
If thou hast nothing to pay, Why doth he take thy bed from under thee?
22:28
Remove not a border of olden times, That thy fathers have made.
22:29
Hast thou seen a man speedy in his business? Before kings he doth station himself, He stations not himself before obscure men!
