Proverbs 22

NEW JERUSALEM	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Fame is preferable to great wealth, favour, to silver and gold.	1 Fame is preferable to great wealth, favour, to silver and gold.
2 Rich and poor rub shoulders, Yahweh has made them both.	2 Rich and poor rub shoulders, Yahweh has made them both.
3 The discreet sees danger and takes shelter, simpletons go ahead and pay the penalty.	3 The discreet sees danger and takes shelter, simpletons go ahead and pay the penalty.
4 The reward of humility is the fear of Yahweh, and riches, honour and life.	4 The reward of humility is the fear of Yahweh, and riches, honour and life.
5 Thorns and snares line the path of the wilful, whoever values life will stay at a distance.	5 Thorns and snares line the path of the wilful, whoever values life will stay at a distance.
6 Give a lad a training suitable to his character and, even when old, he wil not go back on it.	6 Give a lad a training suitable to his character and, even when old, he wil not go back on it.
7 The rich lords it over the poor, the borrower is the lender's slave.	7 The rich lords it over the poor, the borrower is the lender's slave.
8 Whoever sows injustice reaps disaster, and the rod of such anger wil disappear.	8 Whoever sows injustice reaps disaster, and the rod of such anger wil disappear.
9 A kindly eye wil earn a blessing, such a person shares out food with the poor.	9 A kindly eye wil earn a blessing, such a person shares out food with the poor.
10 Expel the mocker and strife goes too, law-suits and dislike die down.	10 Expel the mocker and strife goes too, law-suits and dislike die down.
11 Whoever loves the pure of heart and is gracious of speech has the king for a friend.	11 Whoever loves the pure of heart and is gracious of speech has the king for a friend.
12 Yahweh's eyes protect knowledge, but he confounds deceitful speeches.	12 Yahweh's eyes protect knowledge, but he confounds deceitful speeches.
13 'There is a lion outside,' says the idler, 'I shal be kil ed in the street!'	13 'There is a lion outside,' says the idler, 'I shal be kil ed in the street!'
14 The mouth of an adulterous woman is a deep pit, into it fal s the man whom Yahweh rebukes.	14 The mouth of an adulterous woman is a deep pit, into it fal s the man whom Yahweh rebukes.
15 Fol y is anchored in the heart of a youth, the whip of instruction wil rid him of it.	15 Fol y is anchored in the heart of a youth, the whip of instruction wil rid him of it.
16 Harsh treatment enriches the poor, but a gift impoverishes the rich.	16 Harsh treatment enriches the poor, but a gift impoverishes the rich.
17 Give ear, listen to the sayings of the sages, and apply your heart to what I know,	17 Give ear, listen to the sayings of the sages, and apply your heart to what I know,
18 for it wil be a delight to keep them deep within you to have them al ready on your lips.	18 for it wil be a delight to keep them deep within you to have them al ready on your lips.
19 So that your trust may be in Yahweh, it is you whom I wish to instruct today.	19 So that your trust may be in Yahweh, it is you whom I wish to instruct today.
20 Have I not written for you thirty chapters of advice and knowledge,	20 Have I not written for you thirty chapters of advice and knowledge,
21 to make you know the certainty of true sayings, so that you can return with sound answers to thosewho sent you?	21 to make you know the certainty of true sayings, so that you can return with sound answers to thosewho sent you?
22 Do not despoil the weak, for he is weak, and do not oppress the poor at the gate,	22 Do not despoil the weak, for he is weak, and do not oppress the poor at the gate,
23 for Yahweh takes up their cause, and extorts the life of their extortioners.	23 for Yahweh takes up their cause, and extorts the life of their extortioners.
24 Do not make friends with one who gives way to anger, make no one quick-tempered a companion ofyours,	24 Do not make friends with one who gives way to anger, make no one quick-tempered a companion ofyours,
25 for fear you learn such behaviour and in it find a snare for yourself.	25 for fear you learn such behaviour and in it find a snare for yourself.
26 Do not be one of those who go guarantor, who go surety for debts:	26 Do not be one of those who go guarantor, who go surety for debts:
27 if you have no means of paying your bed wil be taken from under you.	27 if you have no means of paying your bed wil be taken from under you.
28 Do not displace the ancient boundary-stone set by your ancestors.	28 Do not displace the ancient boundary-stone set by your ancestors.
29 You see someone alert at his business? His aim wil be to serve kings; not for him the service of theobscure.	29 You see someone alert at his business? His aim wil be to serve kings; not for him the service of theobscure.