Proverbs 22:22-Proverbs 23:11 - Living With Your Neighbor

²² Don't rob the poor person because he is poor, and don't crush the helpless in court, ²³ for the LORD will plead their case and ruin the lives of those who ruin them.

²⁴ Don't make friends with a hot-tempered man, and do not associate with someone who is easily angered, ²⁵ or you may learn his ways and find yourself caught in a trap.

²⁶ Don't be one of those who make promises to guarantee loans for debts. ²⁷ If you don't have the ability to pay, why should your very bed be taken from under you?

²⁸ Don't remove an ancient boundary stone that was set up by your ancestors.

²⁹ Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will work for kings, not unimportant people.

¹ Whenever you sit down to dine with a ruler, carefully think about what is before you. ² Put a knife to your own throat, if you have a big appetite. ³ Don't crave his delicacies, because the meal is deceptive.

⁴ Don't exhaust yourself acquiring wealth; be smart enough to stop. ⁵ When you fix your gaze on it, it's gone, for it sprouts wings for itself and flies to the sky like an eagle.

⁶ Don't consume food provided by a miserly person, and don't desire his delicacies, ⁷ for as he thinks within himself, so he is. "Eat and drink!" he'll say to you, but his heart won't be with you. ⁸ You'll vomit up what little you've eaten, and your compliments will have been wasted.

⁹ Don't speak when a fool is listening, because he'll despise your wise words.

¹⁰ Don't move ancient boundaries or invade fields belonging to orphans; ¹¹ for strong is their Redeemer who will take up their case against you.