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22 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches,
And [a]loving favor rather than silver and gold.
The rich and the poor meet together:
Jehovah is the maker of them all.
A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself;
But the simple pass on, and [b]suffer for it.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 22:1 Or, favor is better than etc.
  2. Proverbs 22:3 Hebrew are mulcted.

22 A good name is more desirable than great riches;
    to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.(A)

Rich and poor have this in common:
    The Lord is the Maker of them all.(B)

The prudent see danger and take refuge,(C)
    but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.(D)

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