Proverbs   
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22:1A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.
22:2Rich and poor have this in common: The LORD is the Maker of them all.
22:3A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
22:4Humility and the fear of the LORD bring wealth and honor and life.
22:5In the paths of the wicked lie thorns and snares, but he who guards his soul stays far from them.
22:6Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.
22:7The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
22:8He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
22:9A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.
22:10Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife; quarrels and insults are ended.
22:11He who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious will have the king for his friend.
22:12The eyes of the LORD keep watch over knowledge, but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
22:13The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside!" or, "I will be murdered in the streets!"
22:14The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; he who is under the LORD'S wrath will fall into it.
22:15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.
22:16He who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and he who gives gifts to the rich--both come to poverty.
22:17Pay attention and listen to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what I teach,
22:18for it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart and have all of them ready on your lips.
22:19So that your trust may be in the LORD, I teach you today, even you.
22:20Have I not written thirty sayings for you, sayings of counsel and knowledge,
22:21teaching you true and reliable words, so that you can give sound answers to him who sent you?
22:22Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court,
22:23for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who plunder them.
22:24Do not make friends with a hot-tempered man, do not associate with one easily angered,
22:25or you may learn his ways and get yourself ensnared.
22:26Do not be a man who strikes hands in pledge or puts up security for debts;
22:27if you lack the means to pay, your very bed will be snatched from under you.
22:28Do not move an ancient boundary stone set up by your forefathers.
22:29Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve before kings; he will not serve before obscure men.
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