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