Proverbios 22

BIBLIA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Más vale buen nombre que muchas riquezas, y mejor es favor que plata y oro.	1 A good name is better than many riches. And good esteem is above silver and gold.
2 El rico y el pobre se encuentran, a los dos los hizo Yahveh.	2 The rich and poor have met one another. The Lord is the maker of them both.
3 El hombre precavido ve el mal y se esconde, los simples pasan y reciben castigo.	3 The clever saw evil and hid himself. The innocent continued on and was afflicted with damage.
4 Premio de la humildad, el temor de Yahveh, la riqueza, el honor y la vida.	4 The end of moderation is the fear of the Lord, riches and glory and life.
5 Espinas y lazos en la senda del malo, el que cuida de su vida, se aleja de ellos.	5 Weapons and swords are on the way of the perverse. But he who guards his own soul withdraws far from them.
6 Instruye al joven según sus disposiciones, que luego, de viejo, no se apartará de ellas.	6 The proverb is: A youth is close to his way; even when he is old, he will not withdraw from it.
7 El rico domina a los pobres, el deudor es esclavo de su acreedor.	7 The rich rule over the poor. And the borrower is servant to the lender.
8 Quien siembra injusticia cosecha miserias y la vara de su cólera desaparecerá.	8 Whoever sows iniquity will reap evils, and by the rod of his own wrath he will be consumed.
9 El de buena intención será bendito, porque da de su pan al débil.	9 Whoever is inclined to mercy shall be blessed, for from his bread he has given to the poor. Whoever gives gifts will acquire victory and honor. But he carries away the soul of the receiver.
10 Expulsa al arrogante y se irá el litigio, y pleitos e injurias cesarán.	10 Cast out the one who ridicules, and conflict will go out with him, and accusations and insults will cease.
11 El que ama los corazones puros, el de gracia en los labios, es amigo del rey.	11 Whoever loves cleanness of heart, because of the grace of his lips, will have the king as his friend.
12 Los ojos de Yahveh custodian la ciencia, pero confunden las palabras del pérfido.	12 The eyes of the Lord watch over knowledge. And the words of the iniquitous are supplanted.
13 El perezoso dice: «Hay fuera un león; voy a ser muerto en medio de la calle».	13 The lazy one says: “There is a lion outside. I might be slain in the midst of the streets.”
14 Fosa profunda la boca de las mujeres ajenas: aquel contra el que Yahveh se aíra, caerá en ella.	14 The mouth of a foreign woman is a deep pit; the Lord was angry with him who will fall into it.
15 La necedad está enraizada en el corazón del joven, la vara de la instrucción lo alejará de ella.	15 Foolishness has been bound to the heart of a child, and a rod of discipline shall cause it to flee.
16 El que oprime a un débil, lo engrandece; el que da a un rico, llega a empobrecerlo.	16 Whoever slanders the poor, so as to augment his own riches, will give it away to one who is richer, and will be in need.
17 Presta oído y escucha las palabras de los sabios, y aplica tu corazón a mi ciencia,	17 Incline your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Then apply your heart to my doctrine.
18 porque te será dulce guardarlas en tu seno, y tener todas a punto en tus labios.	18 It shall be beautiful to you, if you preserve it in your inner self, and it shall overflow from your lips,
19 Para que esté en Yahveh tu confianza también a ti hoy te enseñaré.	19 so that your confidence may be in the Lord. Therefore, I also have revealed it to you this day.
20 ¿No he escrito para ti treinta capítulos de consejos y ciencia,	20 Behold, I have written it for you in three ways, and with meditations and knowledge,
21 para hacerte conocer la certeza de las palabras verdaderas, y puedas responder palabras verdaderas a quien te envíe?	21 so that I might reveal to you, firmly and with words of truth, in order to respond about these things to those who sent you.
22 No despojes al débil, porque es débil, y no aplastes al desdichado en la puerta,	22 Do not act with violence toward the pauper because he is poor. And do not weary the needy at the gate.
23 porque Yahveh defenderá su causa y despojará de la vida a los despojadores.	23 For the Lord will judge his case, and he will pierce those who have pierced his soul.
24 No tomes por compañero a un hombre airado, ni vayas con un hombre violento,	24 Do not be willing to be a friend to an angry man, and do not walk with a furious man,
25 no sea que aprendas sus senderos, y te encuentres con un lazo para tu vida.	25 lest perhaps you learn his ways, and take up a stumbling block to your soul.
26 No seas de los que chocan la mano, y salen fiadores de préstamos:	26 Do not be willing to be with those who certify with their hands, and who offer themselves as a guarantee against debts.
27 porque si no tienes con qué pagar, te tomarán el lecho en que te acuestas.	27 For if you do not have the means to restore, what reason should there be for him to take the covering from your bed?
28 No desplaces el lindero antiguo que tus padres pusieron.	28 Do not cross beyond the ancient limits that your fathers have set.
29 ¿Has visto un hombre hábil en su oficio? Se colocará al servicio de los reyes. No quedará al servicio de gentes oscuras.	29 Have you seen a man swift in his work? He shall stand in the sight of kings, and not before those who are disreputable.