¹Choose a good reputation over great riches;being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold.
²The rich and poor have this in common:The Lord made them both.
³A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions.The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
⁴True humility and fear of the Lordlead to riches, honor, and long life.
⁵Corrupt people walk a thorny, treacherous road;whoever values life will avoid it.
⁶Direct your children onto the right path,and when they are older, they will not leave it.
⁷Just as the rich rule the poor,so the borrower is servant to the lender.
⁸Those who plant injustice will harvest disaster,and their reign of terror will come to an end.#22:8 The Greek version includes an additional proverb: God blesses a man who gives cheerfully, / but his worthless deeds will come to an end. Compare 2 Cor 9:7.
⁹Blessed are those who are generous,because they feed the poor.
¹⁰Throw out the mocker, and fighting goes, too.Quarrels and insults will disappear.