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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel: |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2for gaining wisdom and instruction; for understanding words of insight; |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3for receiving instruction in prudent behavior, doing what is right and just and fair; |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4for giving prudence to those who are simple, knowledge and discretion to the young-- |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance-- |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6for understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8Listen, my son, to your father's instruction and do not forsake your mother's teaching. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9They are a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10My son, if sinful men entice you, do not give in to them. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11If they say, "Come along with us; let's lie in wait for innocent blood, let's ambush some harmless soul; |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12let's swallow them alive, like the grave, and whole, like those who go down to the pit; |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13we will get all sorts of valuable things and fill our houses with plunder; |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14cast lots with us; we will all share the loot"-- |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15my son, do not go along with them, do not set foot on their paths; |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16for their feet rush into evil, they are swift to shed blood. |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17How useless to spread a net where every bird can see it! |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18These men lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush only themselves! |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain; it takes away the life of those who get it. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20Out in the open wisdom calls aloud, she raises her voice in the public square; |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21on top of the wall she cries out, at the city gate she makes her speech: |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22"How long will you who are simple love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge? |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23Repent at my rebuke! Then I will pour out my thoughts to you, I will make known to you my teachings. |
| 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24But since you refuse to listen when I call and no one pays attention when I stretch out my hand, |
| 25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25since you disregard all my advice and do not accept my rebuke, |
| 26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26I in turn will laugh when disaster strikes you; I will mock when calamity overtakes you-- |
| 27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind, when distress and trouble overwhelm you. |
| 28[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 28"Then they will call to me but I will not answer; they will look for me but will not find me, |
| 29[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 29since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the LORD. |
| 30[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 30Since they would not accept my advice and spurned my rebuke, |
| 31[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 31they will eat the fruit of their ways and be filled with the fruit of their schemes. |
| 32[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 32For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them; |
| 33[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 33but whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm." |
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