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1 Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel: The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel: The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:
2 For knowing wisdom and instruction, || For understanding sayings of intelligence, To know wisdom and instruction, to understand words of insight, for gaining wisdom and instruction; for understanding words of insight;
3 For receiving the instruction of wisdom, || Righteousness, judgment, and uprightness, to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity; for receiving instruction in prudent behavior, doing what is right and just and fair;
4 For giving to simple ones—prudence, || To a youth—knowledge and discretion. to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the youth— for giving prudence to those who are simple, knowledge and discretion to the young—
5 (The wise hear and increase learning, || And the intelligent obtain counsels.) Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance, let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance—
6 For understanding a proverb and its sweetness, || Words of the wise and their acute sayings. to understand a proverb and a saying, the words of the wise and their riddles. for understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.
7 Fear of YHWH [is the] beginning of knowledge, || Fools have despised wisdom and instruction! The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
8 Hear, my son, the instruction of your father, || And do not leave the law of your mother, Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and forsake not your mother’s teaching, Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
9 For they [are] a graceful wreath to your head, || And chains to your neck. for they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck. They are a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck.
10 My son, if sinners entice you, do not be willing. My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent. My son, if sinful men entice you, do not give in to them.
11 If they say, “Come with us, we lay wait for blood, || We watch secretly for the innocent without cause, If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without reason; If they say, “Come along with us; let’s lie in wait for innocent blood, let’s ambush some harmless soul;
12 We swallow them as Sheol—alive, || And whole—as those going down [to] the pit, like Sheol let us swallow them alive, and whole, like those who go down to the pit; let’s swallow them alive, like the grave, and whole, like those who go down to the pit;
13 We find every precious substance, || We fill our houses [with] spoil, we shall find all precious goods, we shall fill our houses with plunder; we will get all sorts of valuable things and fill our houses with plunder;
14 You cast your lot among us, || One purse is—to all of us.” throw in your lot among us; we will all have one purse”— cast lots with us; we will all share the loot|—
15 My son! Do not go in the way with them, || Withhold your foot from their path, my son, do not walk in the way with them; hold back your foot from their paths, my son, do not go along with them, do not set foot on their paths;
16 For their feet run to evil, || And they hurry to shed blood. for their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood. for their feet rush into evil, they are swift to shed blood.
17 Surely in vain is the net spread out before the eyes of any bird. For in vain is a net spread in the sight of any bird, How useless to spread a net where every bird can see it!
18 And they lay wait for their own blood, || They watch secretly for their own lives. but these men lie in wait for their own blood; they set an ambush for their own lives. These men lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush only themselves!
19 So [are] the paths of every gainer of dishonest gain, || It takes the life of its owners. Such are the ways of everyone who is greedy for unjust gain; it takes away the life of its possessors. Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain; it takes away the life of those who get it.
20 Wisdom cries aloud in an out-place, || She gives forth her voice in broad places, Wisdom cries aloud in the street, in the markets she raises her voice; Out in the open wisdom calls aloud, she raises her voice in the public square;
21 She calls at the head of the multitudes, || In the openings of the gates, || In the city she says her sayings: at the head of the noisy streets she cries out; at the entrance of the city gates she speaks: on top of the wall she cries out, at the city gate she makes her speech:
22 “Until when, you simple, do you love simplicity? And have scorners desired their scorning? And do fools hate knowledge? “How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge? “How long will you who are simple love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?
23 Turn back at my reproof, behold, || I pour forth my spirit to you, || I make known my words with you. If you turn at my reproof, behold, I will pour out my spirit to you; I will make my words known to you. Repent at my rebuke! Then I will pour out my thoughts to you, I will make known to you my teachings.
24 Because I have called, and you refuse, || I stretched out my hand, and none is attending, Because I have called and you refused to listen, have stretched out my hand and no one has heeded, But since you refuse to listen when I call and no one pays attention when I stretch out my hand,
25 And you slight all my counsel, || And you have not desired my reproof. because you have ignored all my counsel and would have none of my reproof, since you disregard all my advice and do not accept my rebuke,
26 I also laugh in your calamity, || I deride when your fear comes, I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when terror strikes you, I in turn will laugh when disaster strikes you; I will mock when calamity overtakes you—
27 When your fear comes as destruction, || And your calamity comes as a windstorm, || When adversity and distress come on you. when terror strikes you like a storm and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you. when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind, when distress and trouble overwhelm you.
28 Then they call me, and I do not answer, || They seek me earnestly, and do not find me. Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but will not find me. “Then they will call to me but I will not answer; they will look for me but will not find me,
29 Because that they have hated knowledge, || And have not chosen the fear of YHWH. Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD, since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the LORD.
30 They have not consented to my counsel, || They have despised all my reproof, would have none of my counsel and despised all my reproof, Since they would not accept my advice and spurned my rebuke,
31 And they eat of the fruit of their way, || And they are filled from their own counsels. therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way, and have their fill of their own devices. they will eat the fruit of their ways and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.
32 For the turning of the simple slays them, || And the security of the foolish destroys them. For the simple are killed by their turning away, and the complacency of fools destroys them; For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them;
33 And whoever is listening to me dwells confidently, || And [is] quiet from fear of evil!” but whoever listens to me will dwell secure and will be at ease, without dread of disaster.” but whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm.”
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