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The Proverbs of Solomon son of David, who reigned in Israel; |
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1:1 ¶
The proverbsº
of Solomonº
the sonº
of David,º
kingº
of Israel;º |
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to know wisdom and instruction, and to perceive words of understanding; |
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To knowºº
wisdomº
and instruction;º
to perceiveºº
the wordsº
of understanding;º |
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to receive also hard saying, and to understand true justice, and [how] to direct judgement; |
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To receiveºº
the instructionº
of wisdom,ºº
justice,º
and judgment,º
and equity;º |
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that he might give subtlety to the simple, and to the young man discernment and understanding. |
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To giveºº
subtiltyº
to the simple,º
to the young manº
knowledgeº
and discretion.º |
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For by the hearing of these a wise man will be wiser, and man of understanding will gain direction; |
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A wiseº
[man] will hear,ºº
and will increaseºº
learning;º
and a man of understandingºº
shall attainºº
unto wise counsels:º |
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and will understand a parable, and a dark speech; the saying of the wise also, and riddles. |
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To understandºº
a proverb,º
and the interpretation;º
the wordsº
of the wise,º
and their dark sayings.º |
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The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; and [there is] good understanding to all that practise it: and piety toward God is the beginning of discernment; but the ungodly will set at nought wisdom and instruction. |
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The fearº
of Yahwehº
[is] the beginningº
of knowledge:º
[but] foolsº
despiseºº
wisdomº
and instruction.º |
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Hear, [my] son, the instruction of thy father, and reject not the rules of thy mother. |
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My son,º
hearºº
the instructionº
of thy father,º
and forsakeºº
notº
the lawº
of thy mother:º |
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For thou shalt receive for thine head a crown of graces, and a chain of gold round thy neck. |
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Forº
theyº
[shall be] an ornamentº
of graceº
unto thy head,º
and chainsº
about thy neck.º |
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[My] son, let not ungodly men lead thee astray, neither consent thou [to them]. |
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My son,º
ifº
sinnersº
enticeºº
thee, consentºº
thou not.º |
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If they should exhort thee, saying, Come with us, partake in blood, and let us unjustly hide the just man in the earth: |
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Ifº
they say,ºº
Comeººº
withº
us, let us lay waitºº
for blood,º
let us lurkºº
privilyº
for the innocentº
without cause:º |
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and let us swallow him alive, as the grave{gr.Hades} [would], and remove the memorial of him from the earth: |
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Let us swallow them upºº
aliveº
as the grave;º
and whole,º
as those that go downºº
into the pit:º |
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let us seize on his valuable property, and let us fill our houses with spoils: |
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We shall findºº
allº
preciousº
substance,º
we shall fillºº
our housesº
with spoil:º |
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but do thou cast in thy lot with us, and let us all provide a common purse, and let us have one pouch: |
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Castºº
inº
thy lotº
amongº
us; let us allº
haveº
oneº
purse:º |
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go not in the way with them, but turn aside thy foot from their paths: |
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My son,º
walkººº
notº
thou in the wayº
withº
them; refrainºº
thy footº
from their path:ºº |
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[Absent from Manuscript] |
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Forº
their feetº
runºº
to evil,º
and make hasteºº
to shedºº
blood.º |
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for nets are not without cause spread for birds. |
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Surelyº
in vainº
the netº
is spreadºº
in the sightº
of anyº
bird.ºº |
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For they that are concerned in murder store up evils for themselves; and the overthrow of transgressors is evil. |
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And theyº
lay waitºº
for their [own] blood;º
they lurk privilyºº
for their [own] lives.º |
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These are the ways of all that perform lawless deeds; for by ungodliness they destroy their own life. |
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Soº
[are] the waysº
of every oneº
that is greedyºº
of gain;º
[which] taketh awayººº
the lifeº
of the ownersº
thereof. |
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Wisdom sings aloud in passages, and in the broad places speaks boldly. |
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Wisdomº
criethºº
without;º
she utterethºº
her voiceº
in the streets:º |
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And she makes proclamation on the top of the walls, and sits by the gates of princes; and at the gates of the city boldly says, |
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She criethºº
in the chiefº
placeº
of concourse,ºº
in the openingsº
of the gates:º
in the cityº
she utterethºº
her words,º
[saying], |
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So long as the simple cleave to justice, they shall not be ashamed: but the foolish being lovers of haughtiness, having become ungodly have hated knowledge, and are become subject to reproofs. |
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How long,ºº
ye simple ones,º
will ye loveºº
simplicity?º
and the scornersºº
delightºº
in their scorning,º
and foolsº
hateºº
knowledge?º |
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Behold, I will bring forth to you the utterance of my breath, and I will instruct you in my speech. |
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Turnºº
you at my reproof:º
behold,º
I will pour outºº
my spiritº
unto you, I will make knownºº
my wordsº
unto you. |
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Since I called, and ye did not hearken; and I spoke at length, and ye gave no heed; |
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Becauseº
I have called,ºº
and ye refused;ºº
I have stretched outºº
my hand,º
and no manº
regarded;ºº |
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but ye set at nought my counsels, and disregarded my reproofs; |
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But ye have set at noughtºº
allº
my counsel,º
and wouldºº
noneº
of my reproof:º |
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therefore I also will laugh at your destruction; and I will rejoice against [you] when ruin comes upon you: |
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Iº
alsoº
will laughºº
at your calamity;º
I will mockºº
when your fearº
cometh;ºº |
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yea when dismay suddenly comes upon you, and [your] overthrow shall arrive like a tempest; and when tribulation and distress shall come upon you, or when ruin shall come upon you. |
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When your fearº
comethºº
as desolation,ººº
and your destructionº
comethºº
as a whirlwind;º
when distressº
and anguishº
comethºº
uponº
you. |
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For it shall be that when ye call upon me, I will not hearken to you: wicked men shall seek me, but shall not find [me]. |
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Thenº
shall they callºº
uponº
me, but I will notº
answer;ºº
they shall seek me early,ºº
but they shall notº
findºº
me: |
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For they hated wisdom, and did not choose the word of the Lord: |
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For thatºº
they hatedºº
knowledge,º
and did notº
chooseºº
the fearº
of Yahweh:º |
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neither would they attend to my counsels, but derided my reproofs. |
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They wouldºº
noneº
of my counsel:º
they despisedºº
allº
my reproof.º |
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Therefore shall they eat the fruits of their own way, and shall be filled with their own ungodliness. |
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Therefore shall they eatºº
of the fruitºº
of their own way,º
and be filledºº
with their own devices.ºº |
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For because they wronged the simple, they shall be slain; and an inquisition shall ruin the ungodly. |
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Forº
the turning awayº
of the simpleº
shall slayºº
them, and the prosperityº
of foolsº
shall destroyºº
them. |
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But he that hearkens to me shall dwell in confidence, and shall rest securely from all evil. |
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But whoso hearkenethºº
unto me shall dwellºº
safely,º
and shall be quietºº
from fearºº
of evil.º |
