Proverbs 22:20

New American Bible - revised edition

Have I not written for you thirty sayings, containing counsels and knowledge,

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“Because they rob the weak, and the needy groan, I will now arise,” says the Lord; “I will grant safety to whoever longs for it.”

Listen! for noble things I speak; my lips proclaim honest words.

Qoheleth sought to find appropriate sayings, and to write down true sayings with precision.

Though I write for him my many instructions, they are considered like a stranger’s.