Proverbs 22

A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches,

The rich and the poor meet together:

A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself;

The reward of humility and the fear of Jehovah

Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse:

Train up a child in the way he should go,

The rich ruleth over the poor;

He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity;

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed;

Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out;

He that loveth pureness of heart,

The eyes of Jehovah preserve him that hath knowledge;

The sluggard saith, There is a lion without;

The mouth of strange women is a deep pit;

Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain,

Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise,

For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee,

That thy trust may be in Jehovah,

Have not I written unto thee excellent things

To make thee know the certainty of the words of truth,

Rob not the poor, because he is poor;

For Jehovah will plead their cause,

Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger;

Lest thou learn his ways,

Be thou not one of them that strike hands,

If thou hast not wherewith to pay,

Remove not the ancient landmark,

Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings;