Proverbs 22

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22:1
נִבְחָר שֵׁם מֵעֹשֶׁר רָב מִכֶּסֶף וּמִזָּהָב חֵן טוֹב׃
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, And loving favour rather than silver and gold.
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22:2
עָשִׁיר וָרָשׁ נִפְגָּשׁוּ עֹשֵׂה כֻלָּם יְהוָה׃
The rich and the poor meet together— The LORD is the maker of them all.
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22:3
עָרוּם רָאָה רָעָה ויסתר [וְנִסְתָּר] וּפְתָיִים עָבְרוּ וְנֶעֱנָשׁוּ׃
A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the thoughtless pass on, and are punished.
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22:4
עֵקֶב עֲנָוָה יִרְאַת יְהוָה עֹשֶׁר וְכָבוֹד וְחַיִּים׃
The reward of humility is the fear of the LORD, Even riches, and honour, and life.
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22:5
צִנִּים פַּחִים בְּדֶרֶךְ עִקֵּשׁ שׁוֹמֵר נַפְשׁוֹ יִרְחַק מֵהֶם׃
Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward; He that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.
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22:6
חֲנֹךְ לַנַּעַר עַל־פִּי דַרְכּוֹ גַּם כִּי־יַזְקִין לֹא־יָסוּר מִמֶּנָּה׃
Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old, he will not depart from it.
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22:7
עָשִׁיר בְּרָשִׁים יִמְשׁוֹל וְעֶבֶד לֹוֶה לְאִישׁ מַלְוֶה׃
The rich ruleth over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender.
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22:8
זוֹרֵעַ עַוְלָה יקצור־[יִקְצָר־] אָוֶן וְשֵׁבֶט עֶבְרָתוֹ יִכְלֶה׃
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail.
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22:9
טוֹב־עַיִן הוּא יְבֹרָךְ כִּי־נָתַן מִלַּחְמוֹ לַדָּל׃
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his bread to the poor.
22:10
גָּרֵשׁ לֵץ וְיֵצֵא מָדוֹן וְיִשְׁבֹּת דִּין וְקָלוֹן׃
Cast out the scorner, and contention will go out; Yea, strife and shame will cease.
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22:11
אֹהֵב טהור־[טְהָר־] לֵב חֵן שְׂפָתָיו רֵעֵהוּ מֶלֶךְ׃
He that loveth pureness of heart, That hath grace in his lips, the king shall be his friend.
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22:12
עֵינֵי יְהוָה נָצְרוּ דָעַת וַיְסַלֵּף דִּבְרֵי בֹגֵד׃
The eyes of the LORD preserve him that hath knowledge, But He overthroweth the words of the faithless man.
22:13
אָמַר עָצֵל אֲרִי בַחוּץ בְּתוֹךְ רְחֹבוֹת אֵרָצֵחַ׃
The sluggard saith: ‘There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets.’
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22:14
שׁוּחָה עֲמֻקָּה פִּי זָרוֹת זְעוּם יְהוָה יפול־[יִפָּל־] שָׁם׃
The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: He that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
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22:15
אִוֶּלֶת קְשׁוּרָה בְלֶב־נָעַר שֵׁבֶט מוּסָר יַרְחִיקֶנָּה מִמֶּנּוּ׃
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; But the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
22:16
עֹשֵׁק דָּל לְהַרְבּוֹת לוֹ נֹתֵן לְעָשִׁיר אַךְ־לְמַחְסוֹר׃
One may oppress the poor, yet will their gain increase; One may give to the rich, yet will want come.
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22:17
הַט אָזְנְךָ וּשְׁמַע דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים וְלִבְּךָ תָּשִׁית לְדַעְתִּי׃
Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And apply thy heart unto my knowledge.
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22:18
כִּי־נָעִים כִּי־תִשְׁמְרֵם בְּבִטְנֶךָ יִכֹּנוּ יַחְדָּו עַל־שְׂפָתֶיךָ׃
For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; Let them be established altogether upon thy lips.
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22:19
לִהְיוֹת בַּיהוָה מִבְטַחֶךָ הוֹדַעְתִּיךָ הַיּוֹם אַף־אָתָּה׃
That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made them known to thee this day, even to thee.
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22:20
הֲלֹא כָתַבְתִּי לְךָ שלשום [שָׁלִישִׁים] בְּמוֹעֵצֹת וָדָעַת׃
Have not I written unto thee excellent things Of counsels and knowledge;
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22:21
לְהוֹדִיעֲךָ קֹשְׁטְ אִמְרֵי אֱמֶת לְהָשִׁיב אֲמָרִים אֱמֶת לְשֹׁלְחֶיךָ׃
That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, That thou mightest bring back words of truth to them that send thee?
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22:22
אַל־תִּגְזָל־דָּל כִּי דַל־הוּא וְאַל־תְּדַכֵּא עָנִי בַשָּׁעַר׃
Rob not the weak, because he is weak, Neither crush the poor in the gate;
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22:23
כִּי־יְהוָה יָרִיב רִיבָם וְקָבַע אֶת־קֹבְעֵיהֶם נָפֶשׁ׃
For the LORD will plead their cause, And despoil of life those that despoil them.
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22:24
אַל־תִּתְרַע אֶת־בַּעַל אָף וְאֶת־אִישׁ חֵמוֹת לֹא תָבוֹא׃
Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go;
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22:25
פֶּן־תֶּאֱלַף ארחתו [אֹרְחֹתָיו] וְלָקַחְתָּ מוֹקֵשׁ לְנַפְשֶׁךָ׃
Lest thou learn his ways, And get a snare to thy soul.
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22:26
אַל־תְּהִי בְתֹקְעֵי־כָף בַּעֹרְבִים מַשָּׁאוֹת׃
Be thou not of them that strike hands, Or of them that are sureties for debts;
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22:27
אִם־אֵין־לְךָ לְשַׁלֵּם לָמָּה יִקַּח מִשְׁכָּבְךָ מִתַּחְתֶּיךָ׃
If thou hast not wherewith to pay, Why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
22:28
אַל־תַּסֵּג גְּבוּל עוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ אֲבוֹתֶיךָ׃
Remove not the ancient landmark, Which thy fathers have set.
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22:29
חָזִיתָ אִישׁ מָהִיר בִּמְלַאכְתּוֹ לִפְנֵי־מְלָכִים יִתְיַצָּב בַּל־יִתְיַצֵּב לִפְנֵי חֲשֻׁכִּים׃
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; He shall not stand before mean men.
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@Rashi

Rashi on Proverbs 22:16

<b>He who exploits a poor man to increase for himself</b> money.<br><br><b>will give to a rich man</b> He will ultimately give his money to the rich pagan kings, and it will be only to want.

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