Proverbs 22:2-8 in English

² The rich and the poor meet together: Jehovah is the maker of them all.

³ A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

⁴ The reward of humility and the fear of Jehovah Is riches, and honor, and life.

⁵ Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse: He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.

⁶ Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.

⁷ The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender.

⁸ He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail.

² The rich and the poor meet together; but the Lord made them both.

³ An intelligent man seeing a bad man severely punished is himself instructed, but fools pass by and are punished.

⁴ The fear of the Lord is the offspring of wisdom, and wealth, and glory, and life.

⁵ Thistles and snares are in perverse ways; but he that keeps his soul will refrain from them.

⁷ The rich will rule over the poor, and servants will lend to their own masters.

⁸ He that sows wickedness shall reap troubles; and shall fully receive the punishment of his deeds.

^8a God loves a cheerful and liberal man; but a man shall fully prove the folly of his works.

² The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.

³ A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

⁴ By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.

⁵ Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

⁶ Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

⁷ The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

⁸ He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.

² The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.

³ A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

⁴ By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.

⁵ Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

⁶ Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

⁷ The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

⁸ He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.

² The rich and the poor meet together; but the Lord made them both.

³ An intelligent man seeing a bad man severely punished is himself instructed, but fools pass by and are punished.

⁴ The fear of the Lord is the offspring of wisdom, and wealth, and glory, and life.

⁵ Thistles and snares are in perverse ways; but he that keeps his soul will refrain from them.

⁷ The rich will rule over the poor, and servants will lend to their own masters.

⁸ He that sows wickedness shall reap troubles; and shall fully receive the punishment of his deeds. God loves a cheerful and liberal man; but a man shall fully prove the folly of his works.

² The rich and the poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.

³ A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

⁴ The reward of humility and the fear of the LORD is riches, and honour, and life.

⁵ Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.

⁶ Train up a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old he will not depart from it.

⁷ The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

⁸ He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity: and the rod of his wrath shall fail.

² There is one thing that is true about both rich people and poor people: Yahweh is the one who created all of them.

³ Those who have good sense realize that there is something dangerous ahead, and they avoid it; those who do not have good sense just keep going and later they will suffer because of doing that.

⁴ The reward that Yahweh gives to those who are humble and who revere him is that he causes them to be rich and honored and to live for a long time.

⁵ Because of the things that wicked people do, they have difficulties/troubles that will be like thorns and traps on the roads that they walk on MET; people who are careful/cautious will be able to stay away from those difficulties.

⁶ If you train/teach children to do what is right, all during their life they will act/behave in that manner.

⁷ Rich people rule over poor people harshly, and those who borrow money become like slaves MET of the people who lend money to them.

⁸ If you plant corn or rice, corn or rice will grow; similarly, if you act unjustly, you will have disasters MET; and if you try to harm/oppress people because you are angry with them, you will not be able to harm them.

² The rich and the poor meet together; but the Lord made them both.

³ An intelligent man seeing a bad man severely punished is himself instructed, but fools pass by and are punished.

⁴ The fear of the Lord is the offspring of wisdom, and wealth, and glory, and life.

⁵ Thistles and snares are in perverse ways; but he that keeps his soul will refrain from them.

⁷ The rich will rule over the poor, and servants will lend to their own masters.

⁸ He that sows wickedness shall reap troubles; and shall fully receive the punishment of his deeds. God loves a cheerful and liberal man; but a man shall fully prove the folly of his works.

² The rich and the poor have this in common: Yahweh is the maker of them all.

³ A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

⁴ The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh is wealth, honor, and life.

⁵ Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked; whoever guards his soul stays from them.

⁶ Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

⁷ The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.

⁸ He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

² The rich and the poor have this in common: Yahweh is the maker of them all.

³ A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

⁴ The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh is wealth, honor, and life.

⁵ Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked; whoever guards his soul stays from them.

⁶ Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

⁷ The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.

⁸ He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

² The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is the maker of them all.

³ A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

⁴ The result of humility and the fear of the LORD is wealth, honour, and life.

⁵ Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked; whoever guards his soul stays from them.

⁶ Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

⁷ The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.

⁸ He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

² The man of wealth and the poor man come face to face: the Lord is the maker of them all.

³ The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.

⁴ The reward of a gentle spirit and the fear of the Lord is wealth and honour and life.

⁵ Thorns and nets are in the way of the twisted: he who keeps watch over his soul will be far from them.

⁶ If a child is trained up in the right way, even when he is old he will not be turned away from it.

⁷ The man of wealth has rule over the poor, and he who gets into debt is a servant to his creditor.

⁸ By planting the seed of evil a man will get in the grain of sorrow, and the rod of his wrath will be broken.

² The rich and poor meet together; Jehovah is the maker of them all.

³ A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

⁴ The reward of humility and the fear of Jehovah is riches, and honour, and life.

⁵ Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse: he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.

⁶ Train up the child according to the tenor of his way, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

⁷ The rich ruleth over the poor; and the borrower is servant to the lender.

⁸ He that soweth unrighteousness shall reap iniquity, and the rod of his wrath shall have an end.

² The rich and poor have met one another: the Lord is the maker of them both.

³ The prudent man saw the evil, and hid himself: the simple passed on, and suffered loss.

⁴ The fruit of humility is the fear of the Lord, riches and glory and life.

⁵ Arms and swords are in the way of the perverse: but he that keepeth his own soul departeth far from them.

⁶ It is a proverb: A young man according to his way, even when he is old he will not depart from it.

⁷ The rich ruleth over the poor: and the borrower is servant to him that lendeth.

⁸ He that soweth iniquity shall reap evils, and with the rod of his anger he shall be consumed.

² The rich and the poor have this in common: the Lord created them all.

³ If you're sensible you see danger coming and get out of the way; but stupid people just keep going and pay for it.

⁴ The reward you receive for being humble and respecting the Lord is wealth, honor, and life.

⁵ Thorns and traps lie in the path of crooked people; those who value their lives will stay away from them.

⁶ Teach children the right way to live, and when they grow up they'll go on doing so.

⁷ The rich rule the poor, and borrowers are slaves to their lenders.

⁸ Those who sow injustice will reap disaster, and the angry beatings they inflict on others will be stopped.

² The rich and poore meete together: the Lord is the maker of them all.

³ A prudent man seeth the plague, and hideth himselfe: but the foolish goe on still, and are punished.

⁴ The rewarde of humilitie, and the feare of God is riches, and glory, and life.

⁵ Thornes and snares are in the way of the frowarde: but he that regardeth his soule, will depart farre from them.

⁶ Teache a childe in the trade of his way, and when he is olde, he shall not depart from it.

⁷ The rich ruleth the poore, and the borower is seruant to the man that lendeth.

⁸ He that soweth iniquitie, shall reape affliction, and the rodde of his anger shall faile.

² The rich and the poor meet together — the LORD is the maker of them all.

³ A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the thoughtless pass on, and are punished.

⁴ The reward of humility is the fear of the LORD, even riches, and honour, and life.

⁵ Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward; he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.

⁶ Train up a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old, he will not depart from it.

⁷ The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

⁸ He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity; and the rod of his wrath shall fail.

² The rich and poor meet together: The Lord is the Maker of them all.

³ A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: But the simple pass on, and are punished.

⁴ By humility and the fear of the Lord Are riches, and honour, and life.

⁵ Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: He that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

⁶ Train up a child in the way he should go: And when he is old, he will not depart from it.

⁷ The rich ruleth over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender.

⁸ He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: And the rod of his anger shall fail.

² The rich and poor meet together: the Lord is the maker them all.

³ The prudent foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

⁴ The reward of humility and the fear of the Lord are riches and honor, and life.

⁵ Thorns and snares are on the way of a perverse man: he that doth guard his soul will keep far from them.

⁶ Train up the lad in accordance with his course: even when he groweth old, will he not depart from it.

⁷ A rich man ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the man that lendeth.

⁸ He that soweth injustice will reap wrong-doing; and the rod of God's wrath will not fail.

² The rich and the poor meet together; But the Lord made them both.

³ An intelligent man seeing a bad man severely punished is himself instructed, But fools pass by and are punished.

⁴ The fear of the Lord is the offspring of wisdom, And wealth, and glory, and life.

⁵ Thistles and snares are in perverse ways; But he that keeps his soul will refrain from them.

⁷ The rich will rule over the poor, And servants will lend to their own masters.

⁸ He that sows wickedness shall reap troubles; And shall fully receive the punishment of his deeds.

^8a God loves a cheerful and liberal man; But a man shall fully prove the folly of his works.

⁶ Teach a child how he should stay, he will think about it always.

² The rich and the poor meet together; The LORD is the Maker of them all.

³ The prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple rush on, and are punished.

⁴ By humility and the fear of the LORD Are riches and honor and life.

⁵ Thorns and snares are in the way of the deceitful; He that will preserve his life will be far from them.

⁶ Train up a child in accordance with his way, And when he is old he will not depart from it.

⁷ The rich ruleth over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender.

⁸ He who soweth iniquity shall reap calamity, And the rod of his punishment is prepared.

² The rich and the poor have this in common: Adonai is the maker of them all.

³ A prudent man sees danger, and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

⁴ The result of humility and the fear of Adonai is wealth, kavod ·weighty glory·, and life.

⁵ Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked: whoever guards his soul stays from them.

⁶ Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

⁷ The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.

⁸ He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

² Rich and poor people have this in common— Yahweh is the maker of all of them.

³ A prudent man sees trouble and hides himself, but the naive go on and suffer because of it.

⁴ The reward for humility and fear of Yahweh is riches, honor, and life.

⁵ Thorns and snares lie in the path of the perverse; whoever guards his life will keep far from them.

⁶ Teach a child the way he should go and when he is old he will not turn away from that instruction.

⁷ Rich people rule over poor people and one who borrows is a slave to the one who lends.

⁸ He who sows injustice will reap trouble and the rod of his fury will fade away.

² The rich and the poor have this in common: Yahweh is the maker of them all.

³ A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

⁴ The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh is wealth, honor, and life.

⁵ Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked; whoever guards his soul stays from them.

⁶ Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

⁷ The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.

⁸ He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

² The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is the maker of them all.

³ A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

⁴ The result of humility and the fear of the LORD is wealth, honour, and life.

⁵ Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked; whoever guards his soul stays from them.

⁶ Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

⁷ The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.

⁸ He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

² The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.

³ A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

⁴ By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honor, and life.

⁵ Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

⁶ Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

⁷ The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

⁸ He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.

² The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is the maker of them all.

³ A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

⁴ The result of humility and the fear of the LORD is wealth, honor, and life.

⁵ Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked; whoever guards his soul stays from them.

⁶ Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

⁷ The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.

⁸ He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

² The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is the maker of them all.

³ A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

⁴ The result of humility and the fear of the LORD is wealth, honour, and life.

⁵ Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked; whoever guards his soul stays from them.

⁶ Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

⁷ The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.

⁸ He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

² A rich man and a poor man met themselves; the Lord is the worker of ever either.

³ A fell man seeth evil, and hideth himself; and an innocent man passed, and he was tormented by harm.

⁴ The end of temperance is the dread of the Lord; riches, and glory, and life.

⁵ Armours or Arms and swords be in the way of a wayward man; but the keeper of his soul goeth away far from those or from them.

⁶ It is a proverb, A young waxing man after his way, and when he hath waxed eld or eldeth, he shall not go away from it.

⁷ A rich man commandeth to poor men; and he that taketh borrowing, is servant of the lender.

⁸ He that soweth wickedness shall reap evils; and the rod of his ire or his wrath shall be ended.

² A rich man and a poor man met themselves; the Lord is the worker of ever either. (A rich person and a poor person met together; the Lord is the Maker of both of them.)

³ A fell man seeth evil, and hideth himself; and an innocent man passed, and he was tormented by harm. (A clever person seeth evil coming, and hideth himself; but a gullible person passed forth, or kept going, and so he was tormented by harm.)

⁴ The end of temperance is the dread of the Lord; riches, and glory, and life. (The fruit of humility is the fear of the Lord or is reverence for the Lord; along with riches, and glory, and life.)

⁵ Armours and swords be in the way of a wayward man; but the keeper of his soul goeth away far from those. (Arms, or weapons, and swords be on the way of the wayward; but he who keepeth his life safe goeth far away from them.)

⁶ It is a proverb, A young waxing man after his way, and when he hath waxed eld, he shall not go away from it. (Here is a proverb: If a young person is brought up in the right way, when he hath grown older, he shall not go away from it.)

⁷ A rich man commandeth to poor men; and he that taketh borrowing, is servant of the lender.

⁸ He that soweth wickedness shall reap evils; and the rod of his ire shall be ended.

² Rich and poor have met together, The Maker of them all is Jehovah.

³ The prudent hath seen the evil, and is hidden, And the simple have passed on, and are punished.

⁴ The end of humility is the fear of Jehovah, Riches, and honour, and life.

⁵ Thorns — snares are in the way of the perverse, Whoso is keeping his soul is far from them.

⁶ Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.

⁷ The rich over the poor ruleth, And a servant is the borrower to the lender.

⁸ Whoso is sowing perverseness reapeth sorrow, And the rod of his anger weareth out.