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Proverbs 22:2-12

2 Rich and poor have this in common -ADONAI made them both.

2 Rich and poor have this in common: The LORD is the Maker of them all.

3 The clever see trouble coming and hide; the simple go on and pay the penalty.

3 The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

4 The reward for humility is fear of ADONAI, along with wealth, honor and life.

4 Humility is the fear of the LORD; its wages are riches and honor and life.

5 Thorns and snares beset the way of the stubborn; he who values his life keeps his distance from them.

5 In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls, but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.

6 Train a child in the way he [should] go; and, even when old, he will not swerve from it.

6 Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.

7 The rich rule the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.

7 The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.

8 He who sows injustice reaps trouble, and the rod of his angry outburst will fail.

8 Whoever sows injustice reaps calamity, and the rod they wield in fury will be broken.

9 He who is generous is blessed, because he shares his food with the poor.

9 The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.

10 Throw the scoffer out, and quarreling goes too; strife and insults cease.

10 Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife; quarrels and insults are ended.

11 He who loves the pure-hearted and is gracious in speech will have the king as his friend.

11 One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace will have the king for a friend.

12 The eyes of ADONAI protect [the man with] knowledge, but he overturns the plans of a traitor.

12 The eyes of the LORD keep watch over knowledge, but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.