1A good name is more desirable than great riches;
2The rich and the poor have this in common:
3The prudent see danger and take cover,
4The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD
5Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse;
6Train up a child in the way he should go,
7The rich rule over the poor,
8He who sows injustice will reap disaster,
9A generous man 22:9 Literally He whose eye is good will be blessed,
10Drive out the mocker, and conflict will depart;
11He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips
12The LORD’s eyes keep watch over knowledge,
13The slacker says, “There is a lion outside!
14The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit;
15Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child,
16Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich
17Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise—
18for it is pleasing when you keep them within you
19So that your trust may be in the LORD,
20Have I not written for you thirty sayings 22:20 Or written for you excellent sayings or written for you three times
21to show you true and reliable words,
22Do not rob a poor man because he is poor,
23for the LORD will take up their case
24Do not make friends with an angry man,
25or you may learn his ways
26Do not be one who gives pledges,
27If you have nothing with which to pay,
28Do not move an ancient boundary stone
29Do you see a man skilled in his work?