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Proverbs 1

CHAPTER 1 Wisdom

1 The proverbs of Solomon son of David who reigned in Israel, 2 to know wisdom and instruction; to comprehend also words of intelligence; 3 to receive also the shifting and turning of words, and loosening enigmas; to comprehend also [²righteousness ¹true] and [²judgment ¹to straighten out], 4 that he should give to the guileless astuteness, [³child ¹but ²to the young] perception, and also reflection. 5 But of the ones for hearing, the wise will be wiser, and the intelligent [²guidance ¹shall acquire]. 6 He shall comprehend also a parable and a dark matter; sayings also of the wise, and enigmas. 7 The beginning of wisdom is fear of the lord, [³understanding ¹and ²good] to all the ones observing it. And piety to God is the beginning of perception. But wisdom and instruction the impious shall treat with contempt. 8 Hear, O son, the laws of your father! and you should not thrust away the rules of your mother; 9 [³a crown ¹for ⁴of favors ²you shall receive] for your head, and a collar of gold around your neck. 10 O son, you should not have caused [³to wander you ²men ¹impious], nor should you consent. 11 If they should comfort you, saying, Come with us, partake in blood! for we should hide [⁴in ⁵the ground ²man ¹the just ³unjustly], 12 and we should swallow him as Hades, while living, and lift his remembrance from the earth, 13 the [²property ³of his ¹very costly] we should overtake, and we should fill [²houses ¹our] of spoils. 14 and [²your ³lot ¹throw] in with us, and [³money bag ²one ¹let there become] for us. 15 You should not go in the ways with them. Turn aside your foot from their paths! 16 For their feet [²to ³evil ¹run], and are quick to pour out blood. 17 [³are not ¹For ⁵wrongfully ⁴stretched out ²nets] for feathered birds. 18 For they, the ones [²in murder ¹partaking], treasure up for themselves evils. 19 These [²the ³ways ¹are] of all the ones completing the lawless things. For by impiety [²their own ³life ¹they remove]. 20 Wisdom [²in ³the streets ¹sings praise]; and in the squares in open places she celebrates. 21 [³upon ⁴the tops ¹And ⁵of the walls ²she proclaims]; and at the gates of the city courageously says, 22 As much time as the guileless have of the righteousness, they shall not be ashamed; but the fools [³insolence ¹being ²ones who crave], [²impious ¹having become], detest good sense, 23 and [²accountable ¹become] for reproofs. Behold, I will let go to you my breath's saying, and I will teach you by my word. 24 Since I called, and you did not obey; and I stretched out words, and you did not take heed; 25 but [⁴void ¹you made ²my ³counsels], and [³to my ⁴reproofs ¹you did not ²give heed]; 26 accordingly I also [²your ³destruction ¹laugh at]; and I will rejoice when ever [²comes ³to you ¹ruin]. 27 And when ever [²should arrive ³unto you ⁴suddenly ¹a tumult], and the undoing of yourself like a blast is at hand; or whenever [⁴should come upon ⁵you ¹affliction ²and ³assault]; 28 that it will be whenever you should call upon me, even I shall not listen to you. [²shall seek ³me ¹Evil men], and will not find me; 29 for they detested wisdom, and the fear of the lord they did not prefer; 30 nor wanted [²to my ¹to take heed] counsels; but they sneered at my reproofs. 31 Accordingly they shall eat [³of their own ⁴way ¹the ²fruits], and [²with their own ³impiety ¹shall be filled]. 32 For because they wronged the simple ones, they shall be slaughtered, and an inquisition [²the impious ¹shall destroy]. 33 But the one hearing me shall encamp with hope, and shall be tranquil without fear from all evil.