22:18 For it is pleasing if 1 you keep these sayings 2 within you,
and 3 they are ready on your lips. 4
1 tn Or “when” (so NIV).
2 tn Heb “keep them,” referring to the words of the wise expressed in these sayings. The referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn The term “and” does not appear in the Hebrew but is supplied in the translation.
4 sn If the teachings are preserved in the heart/mind of the disciple, then that individual will always be ready to speak what was retained.