22 A good name is to be chosen over great wealth;
favor is better than silver and gold.(A)

The rich and the poor have this in common:[a]
the Lord made them both.[b](B)

A sensible person sees danger and takes cover,
but the inexperienced keep going and are punished.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 22:2 Lit poor meet
  2. Proverbs 22:2 Lit all

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