ABP - Proverbs - 22

22:1  [3is more preferred 2name 1A good] than [2riches 1many]; [4over 1and 5silver 6and 7gold 3favor 2good].

22:2  Rich and poor meet with one another; [5both 1but 2the 3 lord 4made].

22:3  A clever man seeing the wicked [2being punished 1forcefully] is himself corrected; but the fools passing by are penalized.

22:4  [3is the generation 4of wisdom 1The fear 2of the lord], and riches, and glory, and life.

22:5  Thistles and snares are in [2ways 1crooked]; but the one guarding his own soul is at a distance from them.

22:6  Dedicate the child according to his way; and indeed if he should grow old, he will not depart from it.

22:7  The rich [2the poor 1shall control], and servants [2to their own 3masters 1will lend].

22:8  The one sowing heedlessly harvests bad things; and the calamity of his works he shall complete. [2man 1A happy] and a giver God loves; and the folly of his works he shall end.

22:9  The one showing mercy on the poor [2himself 1nourishes]; for of his own bread loaves he gives to the poor. [5victory 6and 7honor 4procures 1The one 3gifts 2giving]; however [2the life 1it removes] of the ones possessing.

22:10  Cast out from the sanhedrin the mischievous one! and [2shall go out together 3with him 1altercation]. For whenever he sits in the sanhedrin [2all 1he dishonors].

22:11  The lord loves sacred hearts; [4are acceptable 1and 5to him 2all 3unblemished ones] in their ways. [3with his lips 2tends 1A king].

22:12  But the eyes of the lord carefully keep good sense; but he treats as worthless the words of a lawbreaker.

22:13  [2makes an excuse 3and 4says 1The lazy one], There is a lion in the streets, and in the squares are murderers.

22:14  [4cesspool 3is a deep 1The mouth 2of a lawbreaker]; and the one being detested by the lord shall fall into it.

22:15  Thoughtlessness lights up the heart of a young person; but the rod and instruction will drive it far from him.

22:16  The one extorting the needy [2many 1produces 4for himself 3evils]; and he gives to the rich to make it less.

22:17  [3to the words 4of the wise 1Set aside 2your ear], and hear my words! and [2your 3heart 1set] that you should know!

22:18  for they are good, and if you put them in your heart, they shall gladden you at the same time upon your lips;

22:19  that your [2should be 3upon 4the lord 1hope], and he shall make known to you his way;

22:20  but also you register them to yourself, even thrice for counsel and knowledge!

22:21  I teach you then a true word, and knowledge good to hearken to; for you to answer words of truth to the ones propounding things to you.

22:22  Do not repel the needy! [3poor 1for 2he is]. And you shall not dishonor the weak at the gates;

22:23  for the lord will arbitrate his cause, and you shall rescue your [2against reprisal 1soul].

22:24  Be not a companion to a man inclined to rage! and a friend prone to anger do not lodge with!

22:25  lest at any time you should learn of his ways, and should receive nooses for your soul.

22:26  Do not give yourself for surety! shaming the face,

22:27  for if you should not have from any place to pay, they shall take the bedding under your sides.

22:28  Do not remove [2boundaries 1the everlasting]! which [2set 1your fathers].

22:29  An observant man, and one sharp in his works [3kings 1must 2stand beside], and should not stand beside [2men 1dull].