On Life and Conduct

22 A (A)good name is to be more desired than great wealth,
Favor is better than silver and gold.
The rich and the poor [a]have a common bond,
The Lord is the (B)maker of them all.

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  1. Proverbs 22:2 Lit meet together

The (A)rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.

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He who [a]is (A)generous will be blessed,
For he (B)gives some of his food to the poor.

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  1. Proverbs 22:9 Lit has a good eye

16 He (A)who oppresses the poor to make [a]more for himself
Or who gives to the rich, (B)will only come to poverty.

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  1. Proverbs 22:16 Lit much

26 Do not be among those who (A)give [a]pledges,
Among those who become guarantors for debts.
27 If you have nothing with which to pay,
Why should he (B)take your bed from under you?

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  1. Proverbs 22:26 Lit strike hands