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1 The 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 To learn wisdom and moral instruction, and to discern wise counsel. To know wisdom and instruction, to understand words of insight, for gaining wisdom and instruction; for understanding words of insight;
3 To receive moral instruction in skillful living, in righteousness, justice, and equity. 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 To impart shrewdness to the morally naive, and a discerning plan to the young person. 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 (Let the wise also hear and gain instruction, and let the discerning acquire guidance!) 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 To discern the meaning of a proverb and a parable, the sayings of the wise and their riddles. 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 Fearing the LORD is the beginning of moral knowledge, but fools despise 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 Listen, my child, to the instruction from your father, and do not forsake the teaching from 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 will be like an elegant garland on your head, and like pendants around 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 child, if sinners try to entice you, do not consent! 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 will lie in wait to shed blood; we will ambush an innocent person capriciously. 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 will swallow them alive like Sheol, those full of vigor like 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 will seize all kinds of precious wealth; we will fill our houses with plunder. 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 Join with us! We will all share equally in what we steal.| throw in your lot among us; we will all have one purse”— cast lots with us; we will all share the loot|—
15 My child, do not go down their way, withhold yourself 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 they are eager to inflict harm, and they hasten 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 it is futile to spread a net in plain sight 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 but these men lie in wait for their own blood, they ambush 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!
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