Proverbs 22

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
1 A good name is better than many riches. And good esteem is above silver and gold.	1 A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold.
2 The rich and poor have met one another. The Lord is the maker of them both.	2 The rich and the poor meet together; 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 A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple go on, and suffer for it.
4 The end of moderation is the fear of the Lord, riches and glory and life.	4 The reward for humility and fear of the LORD is riches and 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 in the way of the perverse; he who guards himself will keep far from 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 up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
7 The rich rule over the poor. And the borrower is servant to the lender.	7 The rich rules 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 injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of his fury will fail.
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 He who has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
10 Cast out the one who ridicules, and conflict will go out with him, and accusations and insults will cease.	10 Drive out a scoffer, and strife will go out, and quarreling and abuse will cease.
11 Whoever loves cleanness of heart, because of the grace of his lips, will have the king as his friend.	11 He who loves purity of heart, and whose speech is gracious, will have the king as 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 keep watch over knowledge, but he overthrows the words 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, "There is a lion outside! I shall be slain in the streets!"
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 a loose woman 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 bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives 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 increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to want.
17 Incline your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Then apply your heart to my doctrine.	17 Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your mind to my knowledge;
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 pleasant if you keep them within you, if all of them 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 have made them known to you today, even to you.
20 Behold, I have written it for you in three ways, and with meditations and knowledge,	20 Have I not written for you thirty sayings of admonition 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 show you what is right and true, that you may give a true answer to those who sent you?
22 Do not act with violence toward the pauper because he is poor. And do not weary the needy at the gate.	22 Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, or crush the afflicted 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 plead their cause and despoil of life those who despoil them.
24 Do not be willing to be a friend to an angry man, and do not walk with a furious man,	24 Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with 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 entangle yourself in 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 pledges, 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 If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed 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 have set.
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 Do you see a man skillful in his work? he will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men.