Proverbs 22

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 A good name is better than many riches. And good esteem is above silver and gold.	1 A good name is more desirable than great riches, and high esteem, than gold and silver.
2 The rich and poor have met one another. The Lord is the maker of them both.	2 Rich and poor have a common bond: the LORD is the maker of them all.
3 The clever saw evil and hid himself. The innocent continued on and was afflicted with damage.	3 The shrewd man perceives evil and hides, while simpletons continue on and suffer the penalty.
4 The end of moderation is the fear of the Lord, riches and glory and life.	4 The reward of humility and fear of the LORD is riches, honor and life.
5 Weapons and swords are on the way of the perverse. But he who guards his own soul withdraws far from them.	5 Thorns and snares are on the path of the crooked; he who would safeguard his life will shun them.
6 The proverb is: A youth is close to his way; even when he is old, he will not withdraw from it.	6 Train a boy in the way he should go; even when he is old, he will not swerve from it.
7 The rich rule over the poor. And the borrower is servant to the lender.	7 The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
8 Whoever sows iniquity will reap evils, and by the rod of his own wrath he will be consumed.	8 He who sows iniquity reaps calamity, and the rod destroys his labors.
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.	9 The kindly man will be blessed, for he gives of his sustenance to the poor.
10 Cast out the one who ridicules, and conflict will go out with him, and accusations and insults will cease.	10 Expel the arrogant man and discord goes out; strife and insult cease.
11 Whoever loves cleanness of heart, because of the grace of his lips, will have the king as his friend.	11 The LORD loves the pure of heart; the man of winning speech has the king for his friend.
12 The eyes of the Lord watch over knowledge. And the words of the iniquitous are supplanted.	12 The eyes of the LORD safeguard knowledge, but he defeats the projects of the faithless.
13 The lazy one says: “There is a lion outside. I might be slain in the midst of the streets.”	13 The sluggard says, "A lion is outside; in the streets I might be slain."
14 The mouth of a foreign woman is a deep pit; the Lord was angry with him who will fall into it.	14 The mouth of the adulteress is a deep pit; he with whom the LORD is angry will fall into it.
15 Foolishness has been bound to the heart of a child, and a rod of discipline shall cause it to flee.	15 Folly is close to the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.
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.	16 He who oppresses the poor to enrich himself will yield up his gains to the rich as sheer loss.
17 Incline your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Then apply your heart to my doctrine.	17 The sayings of the wise: Incline your ear, and hear my words, and apply your heart to my doctrine;
18 It shall be beautiful to you, if you preserve it in your inner self, and it shall overflow from your lips,	18 For it will be well if you keep them in your bosom, if they all are ready on your lips.
19 so that your confidence may be in the Lord. Therefore, I also have revealed it to you this day.	19 That your trust may be in the LORD, I make known to you the words of Amen-em-Ope.
20 Behold, I have written it for you in three ways, and with meditations and knowledge,	20 Have I not written for you the "Thirty," with counsels and knowledge,
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.	21 To teach you truly how to give a dependable report to one who sends you?
22 Do not act with violence toward the pauper because he is poor. And do not weary the needy at the gate.	22 Injure not the poor because they are poor, nor crush the needy at the gate;
23 For the Lord will judge his case, and he will pierce those who have pierced his soul.	23 For the LORD will defend their cause, and will plunder the lives of those who plunder them.
24 Do not be willing to be a friend to an angry man, and do not walk with a furious man,	24 Be not friendly with a hotheaded man, nor the companion of a wrathful man,
25 lest perhaps you learn his ways, and take up a stumbling block to your soul.	25 Lest you learn his ways, and get yourself into a snare.
26 Do not be willing to be with those who certify with their hands, and who offer themselves as a guarantee against debts.	26 Be not one of those who give their hand in pledge, of those who become surety for debts;
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?	27 For if you have not the means to pay, your bed will be taken from under you.
28 Do not cross beyond the ancient limits that your fathers have set.	28 Remove not the ancient landmark which your fathers set up.
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.	29 You see a man skilled at his work? He will stand in the presence of kings; he will not stand in the presence of obscure men.