Proverbs 22:23-29 in English

²³ For Jehovah will plead their cause, And despoil of life those that despoil them.

²⁴ Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go:

²⁵ Lest thou learn his ways, And get a snare to thy soul.

²⁶ Be thou not one of them that strike hands, Or of them that are sureties for debts.

²⁷ If thou hast not wherewith to pay, Why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

²⁸ Remove not the ancient landmark, Which thy fathers have set.

²⁹ Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; He shall not stand before mean men.

²³ For the Lord will plead his cause, and thou shalt deliver thy soul in safety.

²⁴ Be not companion to a furious man; neither lodge with a passionate man:

²⁵ lest thou learn of his ways, and get snares to thy soul.

²⁶ Become not surety from respect of a man's person.

²⁷ For if those have not whence to give compensation, they will take the bed that is under thee.

²⁸ Remove not the old landmarks, which thy fathers placed.

²⁹ It is fit that an observant man and one diligent in his business should attend on kings, and not attend on slothful men.

²³ For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

²⁴ Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:

²⁵ Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.

²⁶ Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.

²⁷ If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

²⁸ Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.

²⁹ Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

²³ For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

²⁴ Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:

²⁵ Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.

²⁶ Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.

²⁷ If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

²⁸ Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.

²⁹ Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

²³ For the Lord will plead his cause, and you shall deliver your soul in safety.

²⁴ Be not companion to a furious man; neither lodge with a passionate man:

²⁵ lest you learn of his ways, and get snares to your soul.

²⁶ Become not surety from respect of a man's person.

²⁷ For if those have not whence to give compensation, they will take the bed that is under you.

²⁸ Remove not the old landmarks, which your fathers placed.

²⁹ It is fit that an observant man and one diligent in his business should attend on kings, and not attend on slothful men.

²³ For the LORD will plead their cause, and despoil of life those that despoil them.

²⁴ Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; and with a wrathful man thou shalt not go:

²⁵ Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.

²⁶ Be thou not one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts:

²⁷ If thou hast not wherewith to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

²⁸ Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.

²⁹ Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

²³ because Yahweh will speak to defend them, and he will punish those who steal things from others—by causing them to die.

²⁴ Do not become friends with those who often become angry, and do not associate with those who cannot control their temper/anger,

²⁵ because you might start to act like they do and not be able to stop doing that.

²⁶ If someone borrows money, do not be one of those who promises to pay what that person owes he cannot pay it back,

²⁷ because if you cannot pay it back, people will surely RHQ come and take away everything you own, even your bed.

²⁸ Do not steal some of your neighbors' land by removing the boundary lines/markers that your ancestors placed/set.

²⁹ Know/Learn RHQ this about those who do their work very skillfully: They will quit working for ordinary people and will start working for kings because the kings will want people like that to work for them.

²³ For the Lord will plead his cause, and you shall deliver your soul in safety.

²⁴ Be not companion to a furious man; neither lodge with a passionate man:

²⁵ lest you learn of his ways, and get snares to your soul.

²⁶ Become not surety from respect of a man's person.

²⁷ For if those have not whence to give compensation, they will take the bed that is under you.

²⁸ Remove not the old landmarks, which your fathers placed.

²⁹ It is fit that an observant man and one diligent in his business should attend on kings, and not attend on slothful men.

²³ for Yahweh will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.

²⁴ Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man. Don’t associate with one who harbors anger,

²⁵ lest you learn his ways and ensnare your soul.

²⁶ Don’t you be one of those who strike hands, of those who are collateral for debts.

²⁷ If you don’t have means to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?

²⁸ Don’t move the ancient boundary stone which your fathers have set up.

²⁹ Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.

²³ for Yahweh will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.

²⁴ Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man. Don’t associate with one who harbors anger,

²⁵ lest you learn his ways and ensnare your soul.

²⁶ Don’t you be one of those who strike hands, of those who are collateral for debts.

²⁷ If you don’t have means to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?

²⁸ Don’t move the ancient boundary stone which your fathers have set up.

²⁹ Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.

²³ for the LORD will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.

²⁴ Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man. Don’t associate with one who harbours anger,

²⁵ lest you learn his ways and ensnare your soul.

²⁶ Don’t you be one of those who strike hands, of those who are collateral for debts.

²⁷ If you don’t have means to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?

²⁸ Don’t move the ancient boundary stone which your fathers have set up.

²⁹ Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.

²³ For the Lord will give support to their cause, and take the life of those who take their goods.

²⁴ Do not be friends with a man who is given to wrath; do not go in the company of an angry man:

²⁵ For fear of learning his ways and making a net ready for your soul.

²⁶ Be not one of those who give their hands in an agreement, or of those who make themselves responsible for debts:

²⁷ If you have nothing with which to make payment, he will take away your bed from under you.

²⁸ Let not the old landmark be moved which your fathers have put in place.

²⁹ Have you seen a man who is expert in his business? he will take his place before kings; his place will not be among low persons.

²³ for Jehovah will plead their cause, and despoil the soul of those that despoil them.

²⁴ Make no friendship with an angry man, and go not with a furious man;

²⁵ lest thou learn his paths, and get a snare to thy soul.

²⁶ Be not of them that strike hands, of them that are sureties for debts:

²⁷ if thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

²⁸ Remove not the ancient landmark which thy fathers have set.

²⁹ Hast thou seen a man diligent in his work? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before the mean.

²³ Because the Lord will judge his cause, and will afflict them that have afflicted his soul.

²⁴ Be not a friend to an angry man, and do not walk with a furious man:

²⁵ Lest perhaps thou learn his ways, and take scandal to thy soul.

²⁶ Be not with them that fasten down their hands, and that offer themselves sureties for debts:

²⁷ For if thou have not wherewith to restore, what cause is there, that he should take the covering from thy bed?

²⁸ Pass not beyond the ancient bounds which thy fathers have set.

²⁹ Hast thou seen a man swift in his work? he shall stand before kings, and shall not be before those that are obscure.

²³ for the Lord will plead their case, and he will take back whatever was stolen from them.

²⁴ Don't make friends with someone who gets upset easily; don't associate with angry people,

²⁵ in case you learn to be like them and make a mess of your life.

²⁶ Don't shake hands and guarantee someone's debt,

²⁷ for if you can't pay, why should your bed be taken away from beneath you?

²⁸ Don't move ancient boundary markers that your forefathers put in place.

²⁹ If you see someone skilled in what they do, they'll work for kings and not for ordinary people.

²³ For the Lord will defende their cause, and spoyle the soule of those that spoyle them.

²⁴ Make no friendship with an angrie man, neither goe with the furious man,

²⁵ Least thou learne his wayes, and receiue destruction to thy soule.

²⁶ Be not thou of them that touch the hand, nor among them that are suretie for debts.

²⁷ If thou hast nothing to paye, why causest thou that he should take thy bed from vnder thee?

²⁸ Thou shalt not remooue the ancient bounds which thy fathers haue made.

²⁹ Thou seest that a diligent man in his businesse standeth before Kings, and standeth not before the base sort.

²³ For the LORD will plead their cause, and despoil of life those that despoil them.

²⁴ Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; and with a wrathful man thou shalt not go;

²⁵ Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.

²⁶ Be thou not of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts;

²⁷ If thou hast not wherewith to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

²⁸ Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.

²⁹ Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

²³ For the Lord will plead their cause, And spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

²⁴ Make no friendship with an angry man; And with a furious man thou shalt not go:

²⁵ Lest thou learn his ways, And get a snare to thy soul.

²⁶ Be not thou one of them that strike hands, Or of them that are sureties for debts.

²⁷ If thou hast nothing to pay, Why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

²⁸ Remove not the ancient landmark, Which thy fathers have set.

²⁹ Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; He shall not stand before mean men.

²³ For the Lord will plead their cause, and despoil the life of those that despoil them.

²⁴ Make no friendship with a man given to anger; and with a man of fury thou must have no intercourse:

²⁵ Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare for thy own soul.

²⁶ Be not one of those that pledge their hand, or of those that are sureties for debts.

²⁷ If thou have nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

²⁸ Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have established.

²⁹ Seest thou a man that is diligent in his work? before kings may he place himself: let him not place himself before obscure men.

²³ For the Lord will plead his cause, And thou shalt deliver thy soul in safety.

²⁴ Be not companion to a furious man; Neither lodge with a passionate man:

²⁵ Lest thou learn of his ways, And get snares to thy soul.

²⁶ Become not surety from respect of a man’s person.

²⁷ For if those have not whence to give compensation, They will take the bed that is under thee.

²⁸ Remove not the old landmarks, which thy fathers placed.

²⁹ It is fit that an observant man and one diligent in his business Should attend on kings, And not attend on slothful men.

²³ For the LORD will maintain their cause, And despoil their spoilers of life.

²⁴ Make no friendship with a passionate man, Nor be the companion of a man prone to wrath;

²⁵ Lest thou learn his ways, And take to thyself a snare.

²⁶ Be not thou one of those who strike hands, Of those who are sureties for debts.

²⁷ When thou hast nothing to pay, Why should thy bed be taken from under thee?

²⁸ Remove not the ancient landmark, Which thy fathers have made.

²⁹ Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall be the minister of kings; He shall not serve obscure men.

²³ for Adonai will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.

²⁴ Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man, and don’t associate with one who harbors anger:

²⁵ lest you learn his ways, and ensnare your soul.

²⁶ Don’t you be one of those who strike hands, of those who are collateral for debts.

²⁷ If you don’t have means to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?

²⁸ Don’t move the ancient boundary stone, which your fathers have set up.

²⁹ Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.

²³ for Yahweh will plead their case, and he will rob of life those who robbed them.

²⁴ Do not make a friend of someone who is ruled by anger and you must not go with one who rages,

²⁵ or you will learn his ways and you will take bait for your soul.

²⁶ Do not be one who strikes hands in making a pledge, or who puts up security for debts.

²⁷ If you lack the means to pay, what could stop someone from taking away your bed from under you?

²⁸ Do not remove the ancient boundary stone that your fathers have set.

²⁹ Do you see a man skilled at his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before common people.

²³ for Yahweh will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.

²⁴ Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man. Don’t associate with one who harbors anger,

²⁵ lest you learn his ways and ensnare your soul.

²⁶ Don’t you be one of those who strike hands, of those who are collateral for debts.

²⁷ If you don’t have means to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?

²⁸ Don’t move the ancient boundary stone which your fathers have set up.

²⁹ Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.

²³ for the LORD will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.

²⁴ Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man. Don’t associate with one who harbours anger,

²⁵ lest you learn his ways and ensnare your soul.

²⁶ Don’t you be one of those who strike hands, of those who are collateral for debts.

²⁷ If you don’t have means to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?

²⁸ Don’t move the ancient boundary stone which your fathers have set up.

²⁹ Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.

²³ For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

²⁴ Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:

²⁵ Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.

²⁶ Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.

²⁷ If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

²⁸ Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.

²⁹ Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men .

²³ for the LORD will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.

²⁴ Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man. Don’t associate with one who harbors anger,

²⁵ lest you learn his ways and ensnare your soul.

²⁶ Don’t you be one of those who strike hands, of those who are collateral for debts.

²⁷ If you don’t have means to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?

²⁸ Don’t move the ancient boundary stone which your fathers have set up.

²⁹ Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.

²³ for the LORD will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.

²⁴ Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man. Don’t associate with one who harbours anger,

²⁵ lest you learn his ways and ensnare your soul.

²⁶ Don’t you be one of those who strike hands, of those who are collateral for debts.

²⁷ If you don’t have means to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?

²⁸ Don’t move the ancient boundary stone which your fathers have set up.

²⁹ Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.

²³ For the Lord shall deem his cause, and he shall torment them that tormented his soul.

²⁴ Do not thou be friend to a wrathful man, neither go thou with a wrathful man;

²⁵ lest peradventure thou learn his ways, and take cause of stumbling to thy soul.

²⁶ Do not thou be with them that fasten, or bind, their hands, and that proffer themselves to be borrows for debts;

²⁷ for if he hath not whereof he shall restore, what of cause is, that thou take away covering from thy bed?

²⁸ Go thou not over the eld marks or the old terms, or the boundary stones, which thy fathers have set.

²⁹ Thou hast seen a man smart in his work; he shall stand before kings, and he shall not be before unnoble men.

²³ For the Lord shall deem his cause, and he shall torment them that tormented his soul. (For the Lord shall judge his case, and he shall torment those who tormented him.)

²⁴ Do not thou be (a) friend to a wrathful man, neither go thou with a wrathful man;

²⁵ lest peradventure thou learn his ways, and take cause of stumbling to thy soul. (lest perhaps thou learn his ways, and bring a cause of stumbling unto thy soul.)

²⁶ Do not thou be with them that fasten, or bind, their hands, and that proffer themselves to be borrows for debts; (Do not thou be with those who bind their hands, and who offer themselvesas pledges for other people’s debts;)

²⁷ for if he hath not whereof he shall restore, what of cause is, that thou (should) take away (the) covering from (off) thy bed? (for if thou hath not whereof to pay, then they shall even take away thy bed from under thee.)

²⁸ Go thou not over the eld marks, (or the boundary stones), which thy fathers have set.

²⁹ Thou hast seen a man smart in his work; he shall stand before kings, and he shall not be before unnoble men.

²³ For Jehovah pleadeth their cause, And hath spoiled the soul of their spoilers.

²⁴ Shew not thyself friendly with an angry man, And with a man of fury go not in,

²⁵ Lest thou learn his paths, And have received a snare to thy soul.

²⁶ Be not thou among those striking hands, Among sureties for burdens.

²⁷ If thou hast nothing to pay, Why doth he take thy bed from under thee?

²⁸ Remove not a border of olden times, That thy fathers have made.

²⁹ Hast thou seen a man speedy in his business? Before kings he doth station himself, He stations not himself before obscure men!