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.