021:021 He who follows after righteousness and kindness finds life, righteousness, and honor. 021:022 A wise man scales the city of the mighty, and brings down the strength of its confidence. 021:023 Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles. 021:024 The proud and haughty man, "scoffer" is his name; he works in the arrogance of pride. 021:025 The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor. 021:026 There are those who covet greedily all day long; but the righteous give and don't withhold. 021:027 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination: how much more, when he brings it with a wicked mind! 021:028 A false witness will perish, and a man who listens speaks to eternity. 021:029 A wicked man hardens his face; but as for the upright, he establishes his ways. 021:030 There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against Yahweh. 021:031 The horse is prepared for the day of battle; but victory is with Yahweh. 022:001 A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold. 022:002 The rich and the poor have this in common: Yahweh is the maker of them all. 022:003 A prudent man sees danger, and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it. 022:004 The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh is wealth, honor, and life. 022:005 Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked: whoever guards his soul stays from them. 022:006 Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. 022:007 The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender. 022:008 He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed. 022:009 He who has a generous eye will be blessed; for he shares his food with the poor. 022:010 Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop. 022:011 He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully is the king's friend. 022:012 The eyes of Yahweh watch over knowledge; but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful. 022:013 The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!" 022:014 The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit: he who is under Yahweh's wrath will fall into it. 022:015 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child: the rod of discipline drives it far from him. 022:016 Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty. 022:017 Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching. 022:018 For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips. 022:019 That your trust may be in Yahweh, I teach you today, even you. 022:020 Haven't I written to you thirty excellent things of