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@@ -4,104 +4,173 @@ The Purpose of Proverbs
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1. These are the proverbs of Solomon, David's son, king of Israel.
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2. Their purpose is to teach people wisdom and discipline,
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to help them understand the insights of the wise.
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to help them understand the insights of the wise.
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3. Their purpose is to teach people to live disciplined and successful lives,
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to help them do what is right, just, and fair.
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to help them do what is right, just, and fair.
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4. These proverbs will give insight to the simple,
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knowledge and discernment to the young.
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knowledge and discernment to the young.
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5. Let the wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser.
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Let those with understanding receive guidance
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Let those with understanding receive guidance
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6. by exploring the meaning in these proverbs and parables,
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the words of the wise and their riddles.
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the words of the wise and their riddles.
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7. Fear of the LORD is the foundation of true knowledge,
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but fools despise wisdom and discipline.A Father's Exhortation: Acquire Wisdom
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but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
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A Father's Exhortation: Acquire Wisdom
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8. My child, listen when your father corrects you.
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Don't neglect your mother's instruction.
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Don't neglect your mother's instruction.
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9. What you learn from them will crown you with grace
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and be a chain of honor around your neck.
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and be a chain of honor around your neck.
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10. My child, if sinners entice you,
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turn your back on them!
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turn your back on them!
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11. They may say, "Come and join us.
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Let's hide and kill someone!
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Just for fun, let's ambush the innocent!
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Let's hide and kill someone!
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Just for fun, let's ambush the innocent!
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12. Let's swallow them alive, like the grave;
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let's swallow them whole, like those who go down to the pit of death.
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let's swallow them whole, like those who go down to the pit of death.
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13. Think of the great things we'll get!
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We'll fill our houses with all the stuff we take.
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We'll fill our houses with all the stuff we take.
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14. Come, throw in your lot with us;
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we'll all share the loot."
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we'll all share the loot."
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15. My child, don't go along with them!
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Stay far away from their paths.
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Stay far away from their paths.
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16. They rush to commit evil deeds.
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They hurry to commit murder.
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They hurry to commit murder.
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17. If a bird sees a trap being set,
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it knows to stay away.
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it knows to stay away.
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18. But these people set an ambush for themselves;
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they are trying to get themselves killed.
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they are trying to get themselves killed.
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19. Such is the fate of all who are greedy for money;
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it robs them of life.Wisdom Shouts in the Streets
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it robs them of life.
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Wisdom Shouts in the Streets
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20. Wisdom shouts in the streets.
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She cries out in the public square.
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She cries out in the public square.
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21. She calls to the crowds along the main street,
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to those gathered in front of the city gate:
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to those gathered in front of the city gate:
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22. "How long, you simpletons,
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will you insist on being simpleminded?
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will you insist on being simpleminded?
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How long will you mockers relish your mocking?
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How long will you fools hate knowledge?
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How long will you fools hate knowledge?
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23. Come and listen to my counsel.
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I'll share my heart with you
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and make you wise.
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and make you wise.
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24. "I called you so often, but you wouldn't come.
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I reached out to you, but you paid no attention.
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I reached out to you, but you paid no attention.
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25. You ignored my advice
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and rejected the correction I offered.
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and rejected the correction I offered.
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26. So I will laugh when you are in trouble!
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I will mock you when disaster overtakes you--
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I will mock you when disaster overtakes you--
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27. when calamity overtakes you like a storm,
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when disaster engulfs you like a cyclone,
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and anguish and distress overwhelm you.
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when disaster engulfs you like a cyclone,
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and anguish and distress overwhelm you.
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28. "When they cry for help, I will not answer.
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Though they anxiously search for me, they will not find me.
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Though they anxiously search for me, they will not find me.
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29. For they hated knowledge
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and chose not to fear the LORD.
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30. They rejected my advice
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and paid no attention when I corrected them.
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and paid no attention when I corrected them.
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31. Therefore, they must eat the bitter fruit of living their own way,
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choking on their own schemes.
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choking on their own schemes.
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32. For simpletons turn away from me--to death.
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Fools are destroyed by their own complacency.
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Fools are destroyed by their own complacency.
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33. But all who listen to me will live in peace,
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untroubled by fear of harm."
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untroubled by fear of harm."
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@@ -2,69 +2,111 @@ The Benefits of Wisdom
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# Chapter 2
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1. My child, listen to what I say,
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and treasure my commands.
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and treasure my commands.
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2. Tune your ears to wisdom,
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and concentrate on understanding.
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and concentrate on understanding.
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3. Cry out for insight,
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and ask for understanding.
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and ask for understanding.
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4. Search for them as you would for silver;
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seek them like hidden treasures.
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seek them like hidden treasures.
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5. Then you will understand what it means to fear the LORD,
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and you will gain knowledge of God.
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and you will gain knowledge of God.
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6. For the LORD grants wisdom!
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From his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
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From his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
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7. He grants a treasure of common sense to the honest.
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He is a shield to those who walk with integrity.
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He is a shield to those who walk with integrity.
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8. He guards the paths of the just
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and protects those who are faithful to him.
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and protects those who are faithful to him.
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9. Then you will understand what is right, just, and fair,
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and you will find the right way to go.
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and you will find the right way to go.
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10. For wisdom will enter your heart,
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and knowledge will fill you with joy.
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and knowledge will fill you with joy.
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11. Wise choices will watch over you.
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Understanding will keep you safe.
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Understanding will keep you safe.
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12. Wisdom will save you from evil people,
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from those whose words are twisted.
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from those whose words are twisted.
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13. These men turn from the right way
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to walk down dark paths.
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to walk down dark paths.
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14. They take pleasure in doing wrong,
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and they enjoy the twisted ways of evil.
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and they enjoy the twisted ways of evil.
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15. Their actions are crooked,
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and their ways are wrong.
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and their ways are wrong.
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16. Wisdom will save you from the immoral woman,
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from the seductive words of the promiscuous woman.
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from the seductive words of the promiscuous woman.
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17. She has abandoned her husband
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and ignores the covenant she made before God.
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and ignores the covenant she made before God.
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18. Entering her house leads to death;
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it is the road to the grave.
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19. The man who visits her is doomed.
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He will never reach the paths of life.
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He will never reach the paths of life.
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20. So follow the steps of the good,
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and stay on the paths of the righteous.
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and stay on the paths of the righteous.
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21. For only the godly will live in the land,
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and those with integrity will remain in it.
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and those with integrity will remain in it.
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22. But the wicked will be removed from the land,
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and the treacherous will be uprooted.
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and the treacherous will be uprooted.
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# Chapter 3
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1. My child, never forget the things I have taught you.
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Store my commands in your heart.
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Store my commands in your heart.
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2. If you do this, you will live many years,
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and your life will be satisfying.
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and your life will be satisfying.
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3. Never let loyalty and kindness leave you!
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Tie them around your neck as a reminder.
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Write them deep within your heart.
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Tie them around your neck as a reminder.
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Write them deep within your heart.
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4. Then you will find favor with both God and people,
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and you will earn a good reputation.
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and you will earn a good reputation.
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5. Trust in the LORD with all your heart;
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do not depend on your own understanding.
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do not depend on your own understanding.
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6. Seek his will in all you do,
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and he will show you which path to take.
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and he will show you which path to take.
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7. Don't be impressed with your own wisdom.
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Instead, fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
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8. Then you will have healing for your body
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and strength for your bones.
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and strength for your bones.
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9. Honor the LORD with your wealth
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and with the best part of everything you produce.
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and with the best part of everything you produce.
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10. Then he will fill your barns with grain,
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and your vats will overflow with good wine.
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and your vats will overflow with good wine.
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11. My child, don't reject the LORD's discipline,
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and don't be upset when he corrects you.
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and don't be upset when he corrects you.
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12. For the LORD corrects those he loves,
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just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights.
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13. Joyful is the person who finds wisdom,
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the one who gains understanding.
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the one who gains understanding.
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14. For wisdom is more profitable than silver,
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and her wages are better than gold.
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and her wages are better than gold.
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15. Wisdom is more precious than rubies;
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nothing you desire can compare with her.
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nothing you desire can compare with her.
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16. She offers you long life in her right hand,
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and riches and honor in her left.
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and riches and honor in her left.
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17. She will guide you down delightful paths;
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all her ways are satisfying.
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all her ways are satisfying.
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18. Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace her;
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happy are those who hold her tightly.
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happy are those who hold her tightly.
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19. By wisdom the LORD founded the earth;
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by understanding he created the heavens.
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by understanding he created the heavens.
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20. By his knowledge the deep fountains of the earth burst forth,
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and the dew settles beneath the night sky.
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and the dew settles beneath the night sky.
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21. My child, don't lose sight of common sense and discernment.
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Hang on to them,
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Hang on to them,
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22. for they will refresh your soul.
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They are like jewels on a necklace.
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They are like jewels on a necklace.
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23. They keep you safe on your way,
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and your feet will not stumble.
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and your feet will not stumble.
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24. You can go to bed without fear;
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you will lie down and sleep soundly.
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you will lie down and sleep soundly.
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25. You need not be afraid of sudden disaster
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or the destruction that comes upon the wicked,
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or the destruction that comes upon the wicked,
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26. for the LORD is your security.
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He will keep your foot from being caught in a trap.
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He will keep your foot from being caught in a trap.
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27. Do not withhold good from those who deserve it
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when it's in your power to help them.
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when it's in your power to help them.
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28. If you can help your neighbor now, don't say,
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"Come back tomorrow, and then I'll help you."
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"Come back tomorrow, and then I'll help you."
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29. Don't plot harm against your neighbor,
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for those who live nearby trust you.
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for those who live nearby trust you.
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30. Don't pick a fight without reason,
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when no one has done you harm.
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when no one has done you harm.
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31. Don't envy violent people
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or copy their ways.
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or copy their ways.
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32. Such wicked people are detestable to the LORD,
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but he offers his friendship to the godly.
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but he offers his friendship to the godly.
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33. The LORD curses the house of the wicked,
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but he blesses the home of the upright.
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but he blesses the home of the upright.
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34. The LORD mocks the mockers
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but is gracious to the humble.
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35. The wise inherit honor,
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but fools are put to shame!
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but fools are put to shame!
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# Chapter 4
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1. My children, listen when your father corrects you.
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Pay attention and learn good judgment,
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Pay attention and learn good judgment,
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2. for I am giving you good guidance.
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Don't turn away from my instructions.
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Don't turn away from my instructions.
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3. For I, too, was once my father's son,
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tenderly loved as my mother's only child.
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tenderly loved as my mother's only child.
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4. My father taught me,
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"Take my words to heart.
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Follow my commands, and you will live.
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Follow my commands, and you will live.
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5. Get wisdom; develop good judgment.
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Don't forget my words or turn away from them.
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Don't forget my words or turn away from them.
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6. Don't turn your back on wisdom, for she will protect you.
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Love her, and she will guard you.
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Love her, and she will guard you.
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7. Getting wisdom is the wisest thing you can do!
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And whatever else you do, develop good judgment.
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And whatever else you do, develop good judgment.
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8. If you prize wisdom, she will make you great.
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Embrace her, and she will honor you.
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Embrace her, and she will honor you.
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9. She will place a lovely wreath on your head;
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she will present you with a beautiful crown."
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she will present you with a beautiful crown."
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10. My child, listen to me and do as I say,
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and you will have a long, good life.
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and you will have a long, good life.
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11. I will teach you wisdom's ways
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and lead you in straight paths.
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and lead you in straight paths.
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12. When you walk, you won't be held back;
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when you run, you won't stumble.
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when you run, you won't stumble.
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13. Take hold of my instructions; don't let them go.
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Guard them, for they are the key to life.
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Guard them, for they are the key to life.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
14. Don't do as the wicked do,
|
||||
and don't follow the path of evildoers.
|
||||
|
||||
and don't follow the path of evildoers.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
15. Don't even think about it; don't go that way.
|
||||
Turn away and keep moving.
|
||||
|
||||
Turn away and keep moving.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
16. For evil people can't sleep until they've done their evil deed for the day.
|
||||
They can't rest until they've caused someone to stumble.
|
||||
|
||||
They can't rest until they've caused someone to stumble.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
17. They eat the food of wickedness
|
||||
and drink the wine of violence!
|
||||
|
||||
and drink the wine of violence!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
18. The way of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn,
|
||||
which shines ever brighter until the full light of day.
|
||||
|
||||
which shines ever brighter until the full light of day.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
19. But the way of the wicked is like total darkness.
|
||||
They have no idea what they are stumbling over.
|
||||
|
||||
They have no idea what they are stumbling over.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
20. My child, pay attention to what I say.
|
||||
Listen carefully to my words.
|
||||
|
||||
Listen carefully to my words.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
21. Don't lose sight of them.
|
||||
Let them penetrate deep into your heart,
|
||||
|
||||
Let them penetrate deep into your heart,
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
22. for they bring life to those who find them,
|
||||
and healing to their whole body.
|
||||
|
||||
and healing to their whole body.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
23. Guard your heart above all else,
|
||||
for it determines the course of your life.
|
||||
|
||||
for it determines the course of your life.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
24. Avoid all perverse talk;
|
||||
stay away from corrupt speech.
|
||||
|
||||
stay away from corrupt speech.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
25. Look straight ahead,
|
||||
and fix your eyes on what lies before you.
|
||||
|
||||
and fix your eyes on what lies before you.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
26. Mark out a straight path for your feet;
|
||||
stay on the safe path.
|
||||
|
||||
stay on the safe path.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
27. Don't get sidetracked;
|
||||
keep your feet from following evil.
|
||||
|
||||
keep your feet from following evil.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -2,46 +2,72 @@ Avoid Immoral Women
|
||||
|
||||
# Chapter 5
|
||||
1. My son, pay attention to my wisdom;
|
||||
listen carefully to my wise counsel.
|
||||
|
||||
listen carefully to my wise counsel.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
2. Then you will show discernment,
|
||||
and your lips will express what you've learned.
|
||||
|
||||
and your lips will express what you've learned.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
3. For the lips of an immoral woman are as sweet as honey,
|
||||
and her mouth is smoother than oil.
|
||||
|
||||
and her mouth is smoother than oil.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
4. But in the end she is as bitter as poison,
|
||||
as dangerous as a double-edged sword.
|
||||
|
||||
as dangerous as a double-edged sword.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
5. Her feet go down to death;
|
||||
her steps lead straight to the grave.
|
||||
|
||||
6. For she cares nothing about the path to life.
|
||||
She staggers down a crooked trail and doesn't realize it.
|
||||
|
||||
She staggers down a crooked trail and doesn't realize it.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
7. So now, my sons, listen to me.
|
||||
Never stray from what I am about to say:
|
||||
|
||||
Never stray from what I am about to say:
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
8. Stay away from her!
|
||||
Don't go near the door of her house!
|
||||
|
||||
Don't go near the door of her house!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
9. If you do, you will lose your honor
|
||||
and will lose to merciless people all you have achieved.
|
||||
|
||||
and will lose to merciless people all you have achieved.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
10. Strangers will consume your wealth,
|
||||
and someone else will enjoy the fruit of your labor.
|
||||
|
||||
and someone else will enjoy the fruit of your labor.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
11. In the end you will groan in anguish
|
||||
when disease consumes your body.
|
||||
|
||||
when disease consumes your body.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
12. You will say, "How I hated discipline!
|
||||
If only I had not ignored all the warnings!
|
||||
|
||||
If only I had not ignored all the warnings!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
13. Oh, why didn't I listen to my teachers?
|
||||
Why didn't I pay attention to my instructors?
|
||||
|
||||
Why didn't I pay attention to my instructors?
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
14. I have come to the brink of utter ruin,
|
||||
and now I must face public disgrace."
|
||||
|
||||
and now I must face public disgrace."
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
15. Drink water from your own well--
|
||||
share your love only with your wife.
|
||||
@@ -50,25 +76,40 @@ Avoid Immoral Women
|
||||
having sex with just anyone?
|
||||
|
||||
17. You should reserve it for yourselves.
|
||||
Never share it with strangers.
|
||||
|
||||
Never share it with strangers.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
18. Let your wife be a fountain of blessing for you.
|
||||
Rejoice in the wife of your youth.
|
||||
|
||||
Rejoice in the wife of your youth.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
19. She is a loving deer, a graceful doe.
|
||||
Let her breasts satisfy you always.
|
||||
May you always be captivated by her love.
|
||||
|
||||
Let her breasts satisfy you always.
|
||||
|
||||
May you always be captivated by her love.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
20. Why be captivated, my son, by an immoral woman,
|
||||
or fondle the breasts of a promiscuous woman?
|
||||
|
||||
or fondle the breasts of a promiscuous woman?
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
21. For the LORD sees clearly what a man does,
|
||||
examining every path he takes.
|
||||
|
||||
examining every path he takes.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
22. An evil man is held captive by his own sins;
|
||||
they are ropes that catch and hold him.
|
||||
|
||||
they are ropes that catch and hold him.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
23. He will die for lack of self-control;
|
||||
he will be lost because of his great foolishness.
|
||||
|
||||
he will be lost because of his great foolishness.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -2,114 +2,186 @@ Lessons for Daily Life
|
||||
|
||||
# Chapter 6
|
||||
1. My child, if you have put up security for a friend's debt
|
||||
or agreed to guarantee the debt of a stranger--
|
||||
|
||||
or agreed to guarantee the debt of a stranger--
|
||||
|
||||
2. if you have trapped yourself by your agreement
|
||||
and are caught by what you said--
|
||||
|
||||
and are caught by what you said--
|
||||
|
||||
3. follow my advice and save yourself,
|
||||
for you have placed yourself at your friend's mercy.
|
||||
|
||||
for you have placed yourself at your friend's mercy.
|
||||
|
||||
Now swallow your pride;
|
||||
go and beg to have your name erased.
|
||||
|
||||
go and beg to have your name erased.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
4. Don't put it off; do it now!
|
||||
Don't rest until you do.
|
||||
|
||||
Don't rest until you do.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
5. Save yourself like a gazelle escaping from a hunter,
|
||||
like a bird fleeing from a net.
|
||||
|
||||
like a bird fleeing from a net.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
6. Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones.
|
||||
Learn from their ways and become wise!
|
||||
|
||||
Learn from their ways and become wise!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
7. Though they have no prince
|
||||
or governor or ruler to make them work,
|
||||
|
||||
or governor or ruler to make them work,
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
8. they labor hard all summer,
|
||||
gathering food for the winter.
|
||||
|
||||
gathering food for the winter.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
9. But you, lazybones, how long will you sleep?
|
||||
When will you wake up?
|
||||
|
||||
When will you wake up?
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
10. A little extra sleep, a little more slumber,
|
||||
a little folding of the hands to rest--
|
||||
|
||||
a little folding of the hands to rest--
|
||||
|
||||
11. then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit;
|
||||
scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.
|
||||
|
||||
scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
12. What are worthless and wicked people like?
|
||||
They are constant liars,
|
||||
|
||||
They are constant liars,
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
13. signaling their deceit with a wink of the eye,
|
||||
a nudge of the foot, or the wiggle of fingers.
|
||||
|
||||
a nudge of the foot, or the wiggle of fingers.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
14. Their perverted hearts plot evil,
|
||||
and they constantly stir up trouble.
|
||||
|
||||
and they constantly stir up trouble.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
15. But they will be destroyed suddenly,
|
||||
broken in an instant beyond all hope of healing.
|
||||
|
||||
broken in an instant beyond all hope of healing.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
16. There are six things the LORD hates--
|
||||
no, seven things he detests:
|
||||
|
||||
no, seven things he detests:
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
17. haughty eyes,
|
||||
a lying tongue,
|
||||
hands that kill the innocent,
|
||||
|
||||
a lying tongue,
|
||||
|
||||
hands that kill the innocent,
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
18. a heart that plots evil,
|
||||
feet that race to do wrong,
|
||||
|
||||
feet that race to do wrong,
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
19. a false witness who pours out lies,
|
||||
a person who sows discord in a family.
|
||||
|
||||
a person who sows discord in a family.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
20. My son, obey your father's commands,
|
||||
and don't neglect your mother's instruction.
|
||||
|
||||
and don't neglect your mother's instruction.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
21. Keep their words always in your heart.
|
||||
Tie them around your neck.
|
||||
|
||||
Tie them around your neck.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
22. When you walk, their counsel will lead you.
|
||||
When you sleep, they will protect you.
|
||||
When you wake up, they will advise you.
|
||||
|
||||
When you sleep, they will protect you.
|
||||
|
||||
When you wake up, they will advise you.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
23. For their command is a lamp
|
||||
and their instruction a light;
|
||||
|
||||
and their instruction a light;
|
||||
their corrective discipline
|
||||
is the way to life.
|
||||
|
||||
is the way to life.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
24. It will keep you from the immoral woman,
|
||||
from the smooth tongue of a promiscuous woman.
|
||||
|
||||
from the smooth tongue of a promiscuous woman.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
25. Don't lust for her beauty.
|
||||
Don't let her coy glances seduce you.
|
||||
|
||||
Don't let her coy glances seduce you.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
26. For a prostitute will bring you to poverty,
|
||||
but sleeping with another man's wife will cost you your life.
|
||||
|
||||
but sleeping with another man's wife will cost you your life.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
27. Can a man scoop a flame into his lap
|
||||
and not have his clothes catch on fire?
|
||||
|
||||
and not have his clothes catch on fire?
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
28. Can he walk on hot coals
|
||||
and not blister his feet?
|
||||
|
||||
and not blister his feet?
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
29. So it is with the man who sleeps with another man's wife.
|
||||
He who embraces her will not go unpunished.
|
||||
|
||||
He who embraces her will not go unpunished.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
30. Excuses might be found for a thief
|
||||
who steals because he is starving.
|
||||
|
||||
who steals because he is starving.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
31. But if he is caught, he must pay back seven times what he stole,
|
||||
even if he has to sell everything in his house.
|
||||
|
||||
even if he has to sell everything in his house.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
32. But the man who commits adultery is an utter fool,
|
||||
for he destroys himself.
|
||||
|
||||
for he destroys himself.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
33. He will be wounded and disgraced.
|
||||
His shame will never be erased.
|
||||
|
||||
His shame will never be erased.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
34. For the woman's jealous husband will be furious,
|
||||
and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.
|
||||
|
||||
and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
35. He will accept no compensation,
|
||||
nor be satisfied with a payoff of any size.
|
||||
|
||||
nor be satisfied with a payoff of any size.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -2,86 +2,136 @@ Another Warning about Immoral Women
|
||||
|
||||
# Chapter 7
|
||||
1. Follow my advice, my son;
|
||||
always treasure my commands.
|
||||
|
||||
always treasure my commands.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
2. Obey my commands and live!
|
||||
Guard my instructions as you guard your own eyes.
|
||||
|
||||
3. Tie them on your fingers as a reminder.
|
||||
Write them deep within your heart.
|
||||
|
||||
Write them deep within your heart.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
4. Love wisdom like a sister;
|
||||
make insight a beloved member of your family.
|
||||
|
||||
make insight a beloved member of your family.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
5. Let them protect you from an affair with an immoral woman,
|
||||
from listening to the flattery of a promiscuous woman.
|
||||
|
||||
from listening to the flattery of a promiscuous woman.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
6. While I was at the window of my house,
|
||||
looking through the curtain,
|
||||
|
||||
looking through the curtain,
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
7. I saw some naive young men,
|
||||
and one in particular who lacked common sense.
|
||||
|
||||
and one in particular who lacked common sense.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
8. He was crossing the street near the house of an immoral woman,
|
||||
strolling down the path by her house.
|
||||
|
||||
strolling down the path by her house.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
9. It was at twilight, in the evening,
|
||||
as deep darkness fell.
|
||||
|
||||
as deep darkness fell.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
10. The woman approached him,
|
||||
seductively dressed and sly of heart.
|
||||
|
||||
seductively dressed and sly of heart.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
11. She was the brash, rebellious type,
|
||||
never content to stay at home.
|
||||
|
||||
never content to stay at home.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
12. She is often in the streets and markets,
|
||||
soliciting at every corner.
|
||||
|
||||
soliciting at every corner.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
13. She threw her arms around him and kissed him,
|
||||
and with a brazen look she said,
|
||||
|
||||
and with a brazen look she said,
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
14. "I've just made my peace offerings
|
||||
and fulfilled my vows.
|
||||
|
||||
and fulfilled my vows.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
15. You're the one I was looking for!
|
||||
I came out to find you, and here you are!
|
||||
|
||||
I came out to find you, and here you are!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
16. My bed is spread with beautiful blankets,
|
||||
with colored sheets of Egyptian linen.
|
||||
|
||||
with colored sheets of Egyptian linen.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
17. I've perfumed my bed
|
||||
with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
|
||||
|
||||
with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
18. Come, let's drink our fill of love until morning.
|
||||
Let's enjoy each other's caresses,
|
||||
|
||||
Let's enjoy each other's caresses,
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
19. for my husband is not home.
|
||||
He's away on a long trip.
|
||||
|
||||
He's away on a long trip.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
20. He has taken a wallet full of money with him
|
||||
and won't return until later this month."
|
||||
|
||||
21. So she seduced him with her pretty speech
|
||||
and enticed him with her flattery.
|
||||
|
||||
and enticed him with her flattery.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
22. He followed her at once,
|
||||
like an ox going to the slaughter.
|
||||
|
||||
like an ox going to the slaughter.
|
||||
He was like a stag caught in a trap,
|
||||
|
||||
23. awaiting the arrow that would pierce its heart.
|
||||
|
||||
He was like a bird flying into a snare,
|
||||
little knowing it would cost him his life.
|
||||
|
||||
little knowing it would cost him his life.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
24. So listen to me, my sons,
|
||||
and pay attention to my words.
|
||||
|
||||
and pay attention to my words.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
25. Don't let your hearts stray away toward her.
|
||||
Don't wander down her wayward path.
|
||||
|
||||
Don't wander down her wayward path.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
26. For she has been the ruin of many;
|
||||
many men have been her victims.
|
||||
|
||||
many men have been her victims.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
27. Her house is the road to the grave.
|
||||
Her bedroom is the den of death.
|
||||
|
||||
Her bedroom is the den of death.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -2,115 +2,186 @@ Wisdom Calls for a Hearing
|
||||
|
||||
# Chapter 8
|
||||
1. Listen as Wisdom calls out!
|
||||
Hear as understanding raises her voice!
|
||||
|
||||
Hear as understanding raises her voice!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
2. On the hilltop along the road,
|
||||
she takes her stand at the crossroads.
|
||||
|
||||
she takes her stand at the crossroads.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
3. By the gates at the entrance to the town,
|
||||
on the road leading in, she cries aloud,
|
||||
|
||||
on the road leading in, she cries aloud,
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
4. "I call to you, to all of you!
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||||
I raise my voice to all people.
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|
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I raise my voice to all people.
|
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|
||||
|
||||
5. You simple people, use good judgment.
|
||||
You foolish people, show some understanding.
|
||||
|
||||
You foolish people, show some understanding.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
6. Listen to me! For I have important things to tell you.
|
||||
Everything I say is right,
|
||||
|
||||
Everything I say is right,
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
7. for I speak the truth
|
||||
and detest every kind of deception.
|
||||
|
||||
and detest every kind of deception.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
8. My advice is wholesome.
|
||||
There is nothing devious or crooked in it.
|
||||
|
||||
There is nothing devious or crooked in it.
|
||||
|
||||
|
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9. My words are plain to anyone with understanding,
|
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clear to those with knowledge.
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|
||||
clear to those with knowledge.
|
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|
||||
|
||||
10. Choose my instruction rather than silver,
|
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and knowledge rather than pure gold.
|
||||
|
||||
and knowledge rather than pure gold.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
11. For wisdom is far more valuable than rubies.
|
||||
Nothing you desire can compare with it.
|
||||
|
||||
Nothing you desire can compare with it.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
12. "I, Wisdom, live together with good judgment.
|
||||
I know where to discover knowledge and discernment.
|
||||
|
||||
I know where to discover knowledge and discernment.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
13. All who fear the LORD will hate evil.
|
||||
Therefore, I hate pride and arrogance,
|
||||
corruption and perverse speech.
|
||||
|
||||
Therefore, I hate pride and arrogance,
|
||||
|
||||
corruption and perverse speech.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
14. Common sense and success belong to me.
|
||||
Insight and strength are mine.
|
||||
|
||||
Insight and strength are mine.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
15. Because of me, kings reign,
|
||||
and rulers make just decrees.
|
||||
|
||||
and rulers make just decrees.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
16. Rulers lead with my help,
|
||||
and nobles make righteous judgments.
|
||||
|
||||
17. "I love all who love me.
|
||||
Those who search will surely find me.
|
||||
|
||||
Those who search will surely find me.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
18. I have riches and honor,
|
||||
as well as enduring wealth and justice.
|
||||
|
||||
as well as enduring wealth and justice.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
19. My gifts are better than gold, even the purest gold,
|
||||
my wages better than sterling silver!
|
||||
|
||||
my wages better than sterling silver!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
20. I walk in righteousness,
|
||||
in paths of justice.
|
||||
|
||||
in paths of justice.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
21. Those who love me inherit wealth.
|
||||
I will fill their treasuries.
|
||||
|
||||
I will fill their treasuries.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
22. "The LORD formed me from the beginning,
|
||||
before he created anything else.
|
||||
|
||||
before he created anything else.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
23. I was appointed in ages past,
|
||||
at the very first, before the earth began.
|
||||
|
||||
at the very first, before the earth began.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
24. I was born before the oceans were created,
|
||||
before the springs bubbled forth their waters.
|
||||
|
||||
before the springs bubbled forth their waters.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
25. Before the mountains were formed,
|
||||
before the hills, I was born--
|
||||
|
||||
before the hills, I was born--
|
||||
|
||||
26. before he had made the earth and fields
|
||||
and the first handfuls of soil.
|
||||
|
||||
and the first handfuls of soil.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
27. I was there when he established the heavens,
|
||||
when he drew the horizon on the oceans.
|
||||
|
||||
when he drew the horizon on the oceans.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
28. I was there when he set the clouds above,
|
||||
when he established springs deep in the earth.
|
||||
|
||||
when he established springs deep in the earth.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
29. I was there when he set the limits of the seas,
|
||||
so they would not spread beyond their boundaries.
|
||||
|
||||
so they would not spread beyond their boundaries.
|
||||
|
||||
And when he marked off the earth's foundations,
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
30. I was the architect at his side.
|
||||
|
||||
I was his constant delight,
|
||||
rejoicing always in his presence.
|
||||
|
||||
rejoicing always in his presence.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
31. And how happy I was with the world he created;
|
||||
how I rejoiced with the human family!
|
||||
|
||||
how I rejoiced with the human family!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
32. "And so, my children, listen to me,
|
||||
for all who follow my ways are joyful.
|
||||
|
||||
for all who follow my ways are joyful.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
33. Listen to my instruction and be wise.
|
||||
Don't ignore it.
|
||||
|
||||
Don't ignore it.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
34. Joyful are those who listen to me,
|
||||
watching for me daily at my gates,
|
||||
waiting for me outside my home!
|
||||
|
||||
watching for me daily at my gates,
|
||||
|
||||
waiting for me outside my home!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
35. For whoever finds me finds life
|
||||
and receives favor from the LORD.
|
||||
|
||||
36. But those who miss me injure themselves.
|
||||
All who hate me love death."
|
||||
|
||||
All who hate me love death."
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -1,60 +1,101 @@
|
||||
# Chapter 9
|
||||
1. Wisdom has built her house;
|
||||
she has carved its seven columns.
|
||||
|
||||
she has carved its seven columns.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
2. She has prepared a great banquet,
|
||||
mixed the wines, and set the table.
|
||||
|
||||
mixed the wines, and set the table.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
3. She has sent her servants to invite everyone to come.
|
||||
She calls out from the heights overlooking the city.
|
||||
|
||||
She calls out from the heights overlooking the city.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
4. "Come in with me," she urges the simple.
|
||||
To those who lack good judgment, she says,
|
||||
|
||||
To those who lack good judgment, she says,
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
5. "Come, eat my food,
|
||||
and drink the wine I have mixed.
|
||||
|
||||
and drink the wine I have mixed.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
6. Leave your simple ways behind, and begin to live;
|
||||
learn to use good judgment."
|
||||
|
||||
learn to use good judgment."
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
7. Anyone who rebukes a mocker will get an insult in return.
|
||||
Anyone who corrects the wicked will get hurt.
|
||||
|
||||
Anyone who corrects the wicked will get hurt.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
8. So don't bother correcting mockers;
|
||||
they will only hate you.
|
||||
|
||||
they will only hate you.
|
||||
|
||||
But correct the wise,
|
||||
and they will love you.
|
||||
|
||||
and they will love you.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
9. Instruct the wise,
|
||||
and they will be even wiser.
|
||||
|
||||
and they will be even wiser.
|
||||
|
||||
Teach the righteous,
|
||||
and they will learn even more.
|
||||
|
||||
and they will learn even more.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
10. Fear of the LORD is the foundation of wisdom.
|
||||
Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgment.
|
||||
|
||||
Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgment.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
11. Wisdom will multiply your days
|
||||
and add years to your life.
|
||||
|
||||
and add years to your life.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
12. If you become wise, you will be the one to benefit.
|
||||
If you scorn wisdom, you will be the one to suffer.Folly Calls for a Hearing
|
||||
|
||||
If you scorn wisdom, you will be the one to suffer.
|
||||
|
||||
Folly Calls for a Hearing
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
13. The woman named Folly is brash.
|
||||
She is ignorant and doesn't know it.
|
||||
|
||||
She is ignorant and doesn't know it.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
14. She sits in her doorway
|
||||
on the heights overlooking the city.
|
||||
|
||||
on the heights overlooking the city.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
15. She calls out to men going by
|
||||
who are minding their own business.
|
||||
|
||||
who are minding their own business.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
16. "Come in with me," she urges the simple.
|
||||
To those who lack good judgment, she says,
|
||||
|
||||
To those who lack good judgment, she says,
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
17. "Stolen water is refreshing;
|
||||
food eaten in secret tastes the best!"
|
||||
|
||||
food eaten in secret tastes the best!"
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
18. But little do they know that the dead are there.
|
||||
Her guests are in the depths of the grave.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -3,99 +3,161 @@ The Proverbs of Solomon
|
||||
# Chapter 10
|
||||
1. The proverbs of Solomon:
|
||||
A wise child brings joy to a father;
|
||||
a foolish child brings grief to a mother.
|
||||
|
||||
a foolish child brings grief to a mother.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
2. Tainted wealth has no lasting value,
|
||||
but right living can save your life.
|
||||
|
||||
but right living can save your life.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
3. The LORD will not let the godly go hungry,
|
||||
but he refuses to satisfy the craving of the wicked.
|
||||
|
||||
but he refuses to satisfy the craving of the wicked.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
4. Lazy people are soon poor;
|
||||
hard workers get rich.
|
||||
|
||||
hard workers get rich.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
5. A wise youth harvests in the summer,
|
||||
but one who sleeps during harvest is a disgrace.
|
||||
|
||||
but one who sleeps during harvest is a disgrace.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
6. The godly are showered with blessings;
|
||||
the words of the wicked conceal violent intentions.
|
||||
|
||||
the words of the wicked conceal violent intentions.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
7. We have happy memories of the godly,
|
||||
but the name of a wicked person rots away.
|
||||
|
||||
but the name of a wicked person rots away.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
8. The wise are glad to be instructed,
|
||||
but babbling fools fall flat on their faces.
|
||||
|
||||
but babbling fools fall flat on their faces.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
9. People with integrity walk safely,
|
||||
but those who follow crooked paths will be exposed.
|
||||
|
||||
but those who follow crooked paths will be exposed.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
10. People who wink at wrong cause trouble,
|
||||
but a bold reproof promotes peace.
|
||||
|
||||
11. The words of the godly are a life-giving fountain;
|
||||
the words of the wicked conceal violent intentions.
|
||||
|
||||
the words of the wicked conceal violent intentions.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
12. Hatred stirs up quarrels,
|
||||
but love makes up for all offenses.
|
||||
|
||||
but love makes up for all offenses.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
13. Wise words come from the lips of people with understanding,
|
||||
but those lacking sense will be beaten with a rod.
|
||||
|
||||
but those lacking sense will be beaten with a rod.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
14. Wise people treasure knowledge,
|
||||
but the babbling of a fool invites disaster.
|
||||
|
||||
but the babbling of a fool invites disaster.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
15. The wealth of the rich is their fortress;
|
||||
the poverty of the poor is their destruction.
|
||||
|
||||
the poverty of the poor is their destruction.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
16. The earnings of the godly enhance their lives,
|
||||
but evil people squander their money on sin.
|
||||
|
||||
but evil people squander their money on sin.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
17. People who accept discipline are on the pathway to life,
|
||||
but those who ignore correction will go astray.
|
||||
|
||||
but those who ignore correction will go astray.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
18. Hiding hatred makes you a liar;
|
||||
slandering others makes you a fool.
|
||||
|
||||
slandering others makes you a fool.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
19. Too much talk leads to sin.
|
||||
Be sensible and keep your mouth shut.
|
||||
|
||||
Be sensible and keep your mouth shut.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
20. The words of the godly are like sterling silver;
|
||||
the heart of a fool is worthless.
|
||||
|
||||
the heart of a fool is worthless.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
21. The words of the godly encourage many,
|
||||
but fools are destroyed by their lack of common sense.
|
||||
|
||||
but fools are destroyed by their lack of common sense.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
22. The blessing of the LORD makes a person rich,
|
||||
and he adds no sorrow with it.
|
||||
|
||||
and he adds no sorrow with it.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
23. Doing wrong is fun for a fool,
|
||||
but living wisely brings pleasure to the sensible.
|
||||
|
||||
but living wisely brings pleasure to the sensible.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
24. The fears of the wicked will be fulfilled;
|
||||
the hopes of the godly will be granted.
|
||||
|
||||
the hopes of the godly will be granted.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
25. When the storms of life come, the wicked are whirled away,
|
||||
but the godly have a lasting foundation.
|
||||
|
||||
but the godly have a lasting foundation.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
26. Lazy people irritate their employers,
|
||||
like vinegar to the teeth or smoke in the eyes.
|
||||
|
||||
like vinegar to the teeth or smoke in the eyes.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
27. Fear of the LORD lengthens one's life,
|
||||
but the years of the wicked are cut short.
|
||||
|
||||
but the years of the wicked are cut short.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
28. The hopes of the godly result in happiness,
|
||||
but the expectations of the wicked come to nothing.
|
||||
|
||||
but the expectations of the wicked come to nothing.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
29. The way of the LORD is a stronghold to those with integrity,
|
||||
but it destroys the wicked.
|
||||
|
||||
but it destroys the wicked.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
30. The godly will never be disturbed,
|
||||
but the wicked will be removed from the land.
|
||||
|
||||
but the wicked will be removed from the land.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
31. The mouth of the godly person gives wise advice,
|
||||
but the tongue that deceives will be cut off.
|
||||
|
||||
but the tongue that deceives will be cut off.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
32. The lips of the godly speak helpful words,
|
||||
but the mouth of the wicked speaks perverse words.
|
||||
|
||||
but the mouth of the wicked speaks perverse words.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -1,90 +1,148 @@
|
||||
# Chapter 11
|
||||
1. The LORD detests the use of dishonest scales,
|
||||
but he delights in accurate weights.
|
||||
|
||||
but he delights in accurate weights.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
2. Pride leads to disgrace,
|
||||
but with humility comes wisdom.
|
||||
|
||||
but with humility comes wisdom.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
3. Honesty guides good people;
|
||||
dishonesty destroys treacherous people.
|
||||
|
||||
dishonesty destroys treacherous people.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
4. Riches won't help on the day of judgment,
|
||||
but right living can save you from death.
|
||||
|
||||
but right living can save you from death.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
5. The godly are directed by honesty;
|
||||
the wicked fall beneath their load of sin.
|
||||
|
||||
the wicked fall beneath their load of sin.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
6. The godliness of good people rescues them;
|
||||
the ambition of treacherous people traps them.
|
||||
|
||||
the ambition of treacherous people traps them.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
7. When the wicked die, their hopes die with them,
|
||||
for they rely on their own feeble strength.
|
||||
|
||||
for they rely on their own feeble strength.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
8. The godly are rescued from trouble,
|
||||
and it falls on the wicked instead.
|
||||
|
||||
and it falls on the wicked instead.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
9. With their words, the godless destroy their friends,
|
||||
but knowledge will rescue the righteous.
|
||||
|
||||
but knowledge will rescue the righteous.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
10. The whole city celebrates when the godly succeed;
|
||||
they shout for joy when the wicked die.
|
||||
|
||||
they shout for joy when the wicked die.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
11. Upright citizens are good for a city and make it prosper,
|
||||
but the talk of the wicked tears it apart.
|
||||
|
||||
but the talk of the wicked tears it apart.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
12. It is foolish to belittle one's neighbor;
|
||||
a sensible person keeps quiet.
|
||||
|
||||
a sensible person keeps quiet.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
13. A gossip goes around telling secrets,
|
||||
but those who are trustworthy can keep a confidence.
|
||||
|
||||
but those who are trustworthy can keep a confidence.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
14. Without wise leadership, a nation falls;
|
||||
there is safety in having many advisers.
|
||||
|
||||
there is safety in having many advisers.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
15. There's danger in putting up security for a stranger's debt;
|
||||
it's safer not to guarantee another person's debt.
|
||||
|
||||
it's safer not to guarantee another person's debt.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
16. A gracious woman gains respect,
|
||||
but ruthless men gain only wealth.
|
||||
|
||||
but ruthless men gain only wealth.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
17. Your kindness will reward you,
|
||||
but your cruelty will destroy you.
|
||||
|
||||
but your cruelty will destroy you.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
18. Evil people get rich for the moment,
|
||||
but the reward of the godly will last.
|
||||
|
||||
but the reward of the godly will last.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
19. Godly people find life;
|
||||
evil people find death.
|
||||
|
||||
evil people find death.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
20. The LORD detests people with crooked hearts,
|
||||
but he delights in those with integrity.
|
||||
|
||||
but he delights in those with integrity.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
21. Evil people will surely be punished,
|
||||
but the children of the godly will go free.
|
||||
|
||||
but the children of the godly will go free.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
22. A beautiful woman who lacks discretion
|
||||
is like a gold ring in a pig's snout.
|
||||
|
||||
is like a gold ring in a pig's snout.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
23. The godly can look forward to a reward,
|
||||
while the wicked can expect only judgment.
|
||||
|
||||
while the wicked can expect only judgment.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
24. Give freely and become more wealthy;
|
||||
be stingy and lose everything.
|
||||
|
||||
be stingy and lose everything.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
25. The generous will prosper;
|
||||
those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.
|
||||
|
||||
those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
26. People curse those who hoard their grain,
|
||||
but they bless the one who sells in time of need.
|
||||
|
||||
but they bless the one who sells in time of need.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
27. If you search for good, you will find favor;
|
||||
but if you search for evil, it will find you!
|
||||
|
||||
but if you search for evil, it will find you!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
28. Trust in your money and down you go!
|
||||
But the godly flourish like leaves in spring.
|
||||
|
||||
But the godly flourish like leaves in spring.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
29. Those who bring trouble on their families inherit the wind.
|
||||
The fool will be a servant to the wise.
|
||||
|
||||
The fool will be a servant to the wise.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
30. The seeds of good deeds become a tree of life;
|
||||
a wise person wins friends.
|
||||
@@ -93,3 +151,4 @@
|
||||
what will happen to wicked sinners?
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -1,86 +1,142 @@
|
||||
# Chapter 12
|
||||
1. To learn, you must love discipline;
|
||||
it is stupid to hate correction.
|
||||
|
||||
it is stupid to hate correction.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
2. The LORD approves of those who are good,
|
||||
but he condemns those who plan wickedness.
|
||||
|
||||
but he condemns those who plan wickedness.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
3. Wickedness never brings stability,
|
||||
but the godly have deep roots.
|
||||
|
||||
but the godly have deep roots.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
4. A worthy wife is a crown for her husband,
|
||||
but a disgraceful woman is like cancer in his bones.
|
||||
|
||||
but a disgraceful woman is like cancer in his bones.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
5. The plans of the godly are just;
|
||||
the advice of the wicked is treacherous.
|
||||
|
||||
the advice of the wicked is treacherous.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
6. The words of the wicked are like a murderous ambush,
|
||||
but the words of the godly save lives.
|
||||
|
||||
but the words of the godly save lives.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
7. The wicked die and disappear,
|
||||
but the family of the godly stands firm.
|
||||
|
||||
but the family of the godly stands firm.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
8. A sensible person wins admiration,
|
||||
but a warped mind is despised.
|
||||
|
||||
but a warped mind is despised.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
9. Better to be an ordinary person with a servant
|
||||
than to be self-important but have no food.
|
||||
|
||||
than to be self-important but have no food.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
10. The godly care for their animals,
|
||||
but the wicked are always cruel.
|
||||
|
||||
but the wicked are always cruel.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
11. A hard worker has plenty of food,
|
||||
but a person who chases fantasies has no sense.
|
||||
|
||||
but a person who chases fantasies has no sense.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
12. Thieves are jealous of each other's loot,
|
||||
but the godly are well rooted and bear their own fruit.
|
||||
|
||||
but the godly are well rooted and bear their own fruit.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
13. The wicked are trapped by their own words,
|
||||
but the godly escape such trouble.
|
||||
|
||||
but the godly escape such trouble.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
14. Wise words bring many benefits,
|
||||
and hard work brings rewards.
|
||||
|
||||
and hard work brings rewards.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
15. Fools think their own way is right,
|
||||
but the wise listen to others.
|
||||
|
||||
but the wise listen to others.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
16. A fool is quick-tempered,
|
||||
but a wise person stays calm when insulted.
|
||||
|
||||
but a wise person stays calm when insulted.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
17. An honest witness tells the truth;
|
||||
a false witness tells lies.
|
||||
|
||||
a false witness tells lies.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
18. Some people make cutting remarks,
|
||||
but the words of the wise bring healing.
|
||||
|
||||
but the words of the wise bring healing.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
19. Truthful words stand the test of time,
|
||||
but lies are soon exposed.
|
||||
|
||||
but lies are soon exposed.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
20. Deceit fills hearts that are plotting evil;
|
||||
joy fills hearts that are planning peace!
|
||||
|
||||
joy fills hearts that are planning peace!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
21. No harm comes to the godly,
|
||||
but the wicked have their fill of trouble.
|
||||
|
||||
but the wicked have their fill of trouble.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
22. The LORD detests lying lips,
|
||||
but he delights in those who tell the truth.
|
||||
|
||||
but he delights in those who tell the truth.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
23. The wise don't make a show of their knowledge,
|
||||
but fools broadcast their foolishness.
|
||||
|
||||
but fools broadcast their foolishness.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
24. Work hard and become a leader;
|
||||
be lazy and become a slave.
|
||||
|
||||
be lazy and become a slave.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
25. Worry weighs a person down;
|
||||
an encouraging word cheers a person up.
|
||||
|
||||
an encouraging word cheers a person up.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
26. The godly give good advice to their friends;
|
||||
the wicked lead them astray.
|
||||
|
||||
the wicked lead them astray.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
27. Lazy people don't even cook the game they catch,
|
||||
but the diligent make use of everything they find.
|
||||
|
||||
but the diligent make use of everything they find.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
28. The way of the godly leads to life;
|
||||
that path does not lead to death.
|
||||
|
||||
that path does not lead to death.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -1,45 +1,73 @@
|
||||
# Chapter 13
|
||||
1. A wise child accepts a parent's discipline;
|
||||
a mocker refuses to listen to correction.
|
||||
|
||||
a mocker refuses to listen to correction.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
2. Wise words will win you a good meal,
|
||||
but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.
|
||||
|
||||
but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
3. Those who control their tongue will have a long life;
|
||||
opening your mouth can ruin everything.
|
||||
|
||||
opening your mouth can ruin everything.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
4. Lazy people want much but get little,
|
||||
but those who work hard will prosper.
|
||||
|
||||
but those who work hard will prosper.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
5. The godly hate lies;
|
||||
the wicked cause shame and disgrace.
|
||||
|
||||
the wicked cause shame and disgrace.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
6. Godliness guards the path of the blameless,
|
||||
but the evil are misled by sin.
|
||||
|
||||
but the evil are misled by sin.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
7. Some who are poor pretend to be rich;
|
||||
others who are rich pretend to be poor.
|
||||
|
||||
others who are rich pretend to be poor.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
8. The rich can pay a ransom for their lives,
|
||||
but the poor won't even get threatened.
|
||||
|
||||
but the poor won't even get threatened.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
9. The life of the godly is full of light and joy,
|
||||
but the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.
|
||||
|
||||
but the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
10. Pride leads to conflict;
|
||||
those who take advice are wise.
|
||||
|
||||
those who take advice are wise.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
11. Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears;
|
||||
wealth from hard work grows over time.
|
||||
|
||||
wealth from hard work grows over time.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
12. Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
|
||||
but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.
|
||||
|
||||
but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
13. People who despise advice are asking for trouble;
|
||||
those who respect a command will succeed.
|
||||
|
||||
those who respect a command will succeed.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
14. The instruction of the wise is like a life-giving fountain;
|
||||
those who accept it avoid the snares of death.
|
||||
|
||||
those who accept it avoid the snares of death.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
15. A person with good sense is respected;
|
||||
a treacherous person is headed for destruction.
|
||||
@@ -48,30 +76,48 @@
|
||||
fools don't--and even brag about their foolishness.
|
||||
|
||||
17. An unreliable messenger stumbles into trouble,
|
||||
but a reliable messenger brings healing.
|
||||
|
||||
but a reliable messenger brings healing.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
18. If you ignore criticism, you will end in poverty and disgrace;
|
||||
if you accept correction, you will be honored.
|
||||
|
||||
if you accept correction, you will be honored.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
19. It is pleasant to see dreams come true,
|
||||
but fools refuse to turn from evil to attain them.
|
||||
|
||||
but fools refuse to turn from evil to attain them.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
20. Walk with the wise and become wise;
|
||||
associate with fools and get in trouble.
|
||||
|
||||
associate with fools and get in trouble.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
21. Trouble chases sinners,
|
||||
while blessings reward the righteous.
|
||||
|
||||
while blessings reward the righteous.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
22. Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren,
|
||||
but the sinner's wealth passes to the godly.
|
||||
|
||||
but the sinner's wealth passes to the godly.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
23. A poor person's farm may produce much food,
|
||||
but injustice sweeps it all away.
|
||||
|
||||
but injustice sweeps it all away.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
24. Those who spare the rod of discipline hate their children.
|
||||
Those who love their children care enough to discipline them.
|
||||
|
||||
Those who love their children care enough to discipline them.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
25. The godly eat to their hearts' content,
|
||||
but the belly of the wicked goes hungry.
|
||||
|
||||
but the belly of the wicked goes hungry.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -1,107 +1,175 @@
|
||||
# Chapter 14
|
||||
1. A wise woman builds her home,
|
||||
but a foolish woman tears it down with her own hands.
|
||||
|
||||
but a foolish woman tears it down with her own hands.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
2. Those who follow the right path fear the LORD;
|
||||
those who take the wrong path despise him.
|
||||
|
||||
those who take the wrong path despise him.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
3. A fool's proud talk becomes a rod that beats him,
|
||||
but the words of the wise keep them safe.
|
||||
|
||||
but the words of the wise keep them safe.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
4. Without oxen a stable stays clean,
|
||||
but you need a strong ox for a large harvest.
|
||||
|
||||
but you need a strong ox for a large harvest.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
5. An honest witness does not lie;
|
||||
a false witness breathes lies.
|
||||
|
||||
a false witness breathes lies.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
6. A mocker seeks wisdom and never finds it,
|
||||
but knowledge comes easily to those with understanding.
|
||||
|
||||
but knowledge comes easily to those with understanding.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
7. Stay away from fools,
|
||||
for you won't find knowledge on their lips.
|
||||
|
||||
for you won't find knowledge on their lips.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
8. The prudent understand where they are going,
|
||||
but fools deceive themselves.
|
||||
|
||||
but fools deceive themselves.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
9. Fools make fun of guilt,
|
||||
but the godly acknowledge it and seek reconciliation.
|
||||
|
||||
but the godly acknowledge it and seek reconciliation.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
10. Each heart knows its own bitterness,
|
||||
and no one else can fully share its joy.
|
||||
|
||||
and no one else can fully share its joy.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
11. The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
|
||||
but the tent of the godly will flourish.
|
||||
|
||||
but the tent of the godly will flourish.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
12. There is a path before each person that seems right,
|
||||
but it ends in death.
|
||||
|
||||
but it ends in death.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
13. Laughter can conceal a heavy heart,
|
||||
but when the laughter ends, the grief remains.
|
||||
|
||||
but when the laughter ends, the grief remains.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
14. Backsliders get what they deserve;
|
||||
good people receive their reward.
|
||||
|
||||
good people receive their reward.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
15. Only simpletons believe everything they're told!
|
||||
The prudent carefully consider their steps.
|
||||
|
||||
The prudent carefully consider their steps.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
16. The wise are cautious and avoid danger;
|
||||
fools plunge ahead with reckless confidence.
|
||||
|
||||
fools plunge ahead with reckless confidence.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
17. Short-tempered people do foolish things,
|
||||
and schemers are hated.
|
||||
|
||||
and schemers are hated.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
18. Simpletons are clothed with foolishness,
|
||||
but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
|
||||
|
||||
but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
19. Evil people will bow before good people;
|
||||
the wicked will bow at the gates of the godly.
|
||||
|
||||
the wicked will bow at the gates of the godly.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
20. The poor are despised even by their neighbors,
|
||||
while the rich have many "friends."
|
||||
|
||||
while the rich have many "friends."
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
21. It is a sin to belittle one's neighbor;
|
||||
blessed are those who help the poor.
|
||||
|
||||
blessed are those who help the poor.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
22. If you plan to do evil, you will be lost;
|
||||
if you plan to do good, you will receive unfailing love and faithfulness.
|
||||
|
||||
if you plan to do good, you will receive unfailing love and faithfulness.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
23. Work brings profit,
|
||||
but mere talk leads to poverty!
|
||||
|
||||
but mere talk leads to poverty!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
24. Wealth is a crown for the wise;
|
||||
the effort of fools yields only foolishness.
|
||||
|
||||
the effort of fools yields only foolishness.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
25. A truthful witness saves lives,
|
||||
but a false witness is a traitor.
|
||||
|
||||
but a false witness is a traitor.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
26. Those who fear the LORD are secure;
|
||||
he will be a refuge for their children.
|
||||
|
||||
he will be a refuge for their children.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
27. Fear of the LORD is a life-giving fountain;
|
||||
it offers escape from the snares of death.
|
||||
|
||||
it offers escape from the snares of death.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
28. A growing population is a king's glory;
|
||||
a prince without subjects has nothing.
|
||||
|
||||
a prince without subjects has nothing.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
29. People with understanding control their anger;
|
||||
a hot temper shows great foolishness.
|
||||
|
||||
a hot temper shows great foolishness.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
30. A peaceful heart leads to a healthy body;
|
||||
jealousy is like cancer in the bones.
|
||||
|
||||
jealousy is like cancer in the bones.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
31. Those who oppress the poor insult their Maker,
|
||||
but helping the poor honors him.
|
||||
|
||||
but helping the poor honors him.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
32. The wicked are crushed by disaster,
|
||||
but the godly have a refuge when they die.
|
||||
|
||||
but the godly have a refuge when they die.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
33. Wisdom is enshrined in an understanding heart;
|
||||
wisdom is not found among fools.
|
||||
|
||||
34. Godliness makes a nation great,
|
||||
but sin is a disgrace to any people.
|
||||
|
||||
but sin is a disgrace to any people.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
35. A king rejoices in wise servants
|
||||
but is angry with those who disgrace him.
|
||||
|
||||
but is angry with those who disgrace him.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -1,101 +1,165 @@
|
||||
# Chapter 15
|
||||
1. A gentle answer deflects anger,
|
||||
but harsh words make tempers flare.
|
||||
|
||||
but harsh words make tempers flare.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
2. The tongue of the wise makes knowledge appealing,
|
||||
but the mouth of a fool belches out foolishness.
|
||||
|
||||
but the mouth of a fool belches out foolishness.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
3. The LORD is watching everywhere,
|
||||
keeping his eye on both the evil and the good.
|
||||
|
||||
keeping his eye on both the evil and the good.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
4. Gentle words are a tree of life;
|
||||
a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.
|
||||
|
||||
a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
5. Only a fool despises a parent's discipline;
|
||||
whoever learns from correction is wise.
|
||||
|
||||
whoever learns from correction is wise.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
6. There is treasure in the house of the godly,
|
||||
but the earnings of the wicked bring trouble.
|
||||
|
||||
but the earnings of the wicked bring trouble.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
7. The lips of the wise give good advice;
|
||||
the heart of a fool has none to give.
|
||||
|
||||
the heart of a fool has none to give.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
8. The LORD detests the sacrifice of the wicked,
|
||||
but he delights in the prayers of the upright.
|
||||
|
||||
but he delights in the prayers of the upright.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
9. The LORD detests the way of the wicked,
|
||||
but he loves those who pursue godliness.
|
||||
|
||||
but he loves those who pursue godliness.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
10. Whoever abandons the right path will be severely disciplined;
|
||||
whoever hates correction will die.
|
||||
|
||||
whoever hates correction will die.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
11. Even Death and Destruction hold no secrets from the LORD.
|
||||
How much more does he know the human heart!
|
||||
|
||||
How much more does he know the human heart!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
12. Mockers hate to be corrected,
|
||||
so they stay away from the wise.
|
||||
|
||||
so they stay away from the wise.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
13. A glad heart makes a happy face;
|
||||
a broken heart crushes the spirit.
|
||||
|
||||
a broken heart crushes the spirit.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
14. A wise person is hungry for knowledge,
|
||||
while the fool feeds on trash.
|
||||
|
||||
while the fool feeds on trash.
|
||||
|
||||
|
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15. For the despondent, every day brings trouble;
|
||||
for the happy heart, life is a continual feast.
|
||||
|
||||
for the happy heart, life is a continual feast.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
16. Better to have little, with fear for the LORD,
|
||||
than to have great treasure and inner turmoil.
|
||||
|
||||
than to have great treasure and inner turmoil.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
17. A bowl of vegetables with someone you love
|
||||
is better than steak with someone you hate.
|
||||
|
||||
is better than steak with someone you hate.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
18. A hot-tempered person starts fights;
|
||||
a cool-tempered person stops them.
|
||||
|
||||
a cool-tempered person stops them.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
19. A lazy person's way is blocked with briers,
|
||||
but the path of the upright is an open highway.
|
||||
|
||||
but the path of the upright is an open highway.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
20. Sensible children bring joy to their father;
|
||||
foolish children despise their mother.
|
||||
|
||||
foolish children despise their mother.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
21. Foolishness brings joy to those with no sense;
|
||||
a sensible person stays on the right path.
|
||||
|
||||
a sensible person stays on the right path.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
22. Plans go wrong for lack of advice;
|
||||
many advisers bring success.
|
||||
|
||||
many advisers bring success.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
23. Everyone enjoys a fitting reply;
|
||||
it is wonderful to say the right thing at the right time!
|
||||
|
||||
it is wonderful to say the right thing at the right time!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
24. The path of life leads upward for the wise;
|
||||
they leave the grave behind.
|
||||
|
||||
25. The LORD tears down the house of the proud,
|
||||
but he protects the property of widows.
|
||||
|
||||
but he protects the property of widows.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
26. The LORD detests evil plans,
|
||||
but he delights in pure words.
|
||||
|
||||
but he delights in pure words.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
27. Greed brings grief to the whole family,
|
||||
but those who hate bribes will live.
|
||||
|
||||
but those who hate bribes will live.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
28. The heart of the godly thinks carefully before speaking;
|
||||
the mouth of the wicked overflows with evil words.
|
||||
|
||||
the mouth of the wicked overflows with evil words.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
29. The LORD is far from the wicked,
|
||||
but he hears the prayers of the righteous.
|
||||
|
||||
but he hears the prayers of the righteous.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
30. A cheerful look brings joy to the heart;
|
||||
good news makes for good health.
|
||||
|
||||
good news makes for good health.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
31. If you listen to constructive criticism,
|
||||
you will be at home among the wise.
|
||||
|
||||
you will be at home among the wise.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
32. If you reject discipline, you only harm yourself;
|
||||
but if you listen to correction, you grow in understanding.
|
||||
|
||||
but if you listen to correction, you grow in understanding.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
33. Fear of the LORD teaches wisdom;
|
||||
humility precedes honor.
|
||||
|
||||
humility precedes honor.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -6,96 +6,151 @@
|
||||
but the LORD examines their motives.
|
||||
|
||||
3. Commit your actions to the LORD,
|
||||
and your plans will succeed.
|
||||
|
||||
and your plans will succeed.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
4. The LORD has made everything for his own purposes,
|
||||
even the wicked for a day of disaster.
|
||||
|
||||
even the wicked for a day of disaster.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
5. The LORD detests the proud;
|
||||
they will surely be punished.
|
||||
|
||||
they will surely be punished.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
6. Unfailing love and faithfulness make atonement for sin.
|
||||
By fearing the LORD, people avoid evil.
|
||||
|
||||
7. When people's lives please the LORD,
|
||||
even their enemies are at peace with them.
|
||||
|
||||
even their enemies are at peace with them.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
8. Better to have little, with godliness,
|
||||
than to be rich and dishonest.
|
||||
|
||||
than to be rich and dishonest.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
9. We can make our plans,
|
||||
but the LORD determines our steps.
|
||||
|
||||
10. The king speaks with divine wisdom;
|
||||
he must never judge unfairly.
|
||||
|
||||
he must never judge unfairly.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
11. The LORD demands accurate scales and balances;
|
||||
he sets the standards for fairness.
|
||||
|
||||
he sets the standards for fairness.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
12. A king detests wrongdoing,
|
||||
for his rule is built on justice.
|
||||
|
||||
for his rule is built on justice.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
13. The king is pleased with words from righteous lips;
|
||||
he loves those who speak honestly.
|
||||
|
||||
he loves those who speak honestly.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
14. The anger of the king is a deadly threat;
|
||||
the wise will try to appease it.
|
||||
|
||||
the wise will try to appease it.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
15. When the king smiles, there is life;
|
||||
his favor refreshes like a spring rain.
|
||||
|
||||
his favor refreshes like a spring rain.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
16. How much better to get wisdom than gold,
|
||||
and good judgment than silver!
|
||||
|
||||
and good judgment than silver!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
17. The path of the virtuous leads away from evil;
|
||||
whoever follows that path is safe.
|
||||
|
||||
whoever follows that path is safe.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
18. Pride goes before destruction,
|
||||
and haughtiness before a fall.
|
||||
|
||||
and haughtiness before a fall.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
19. Better to live humbly with the poor
|
||||
than to share plunder with the proud.
|
||||
|
||||
than to share plunder with the proud.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
20. Those who listen to instruction will prosper;
|
||||
those who trust the LORD will be joyful.
|
||||
|
||||
21. The wise are known for their understanding,
|
||||
and pleasant words are persuasive.
|
||||
|
||||
and pleasant words are persuasive.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
22. Discretion is a life-giving fountain to those who possess it,
|
||||
but discipline is wasted on fools.
|
||||
|
||||
but discipline is wasted on fools.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
23. From a wise mind comes wise speech;
|
||||
the words of the wise are persuasive.
|
||||
|
||||
the words of the wise are persuasive.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
24. Kind words are like honey--
|
||||
sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.
|
||||
|
||||
sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
25. There is a path before each person that seems right,
|
||||
but it ends in death.
|
||||
|
||||
but it ends in death.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
26. It is good for workers to have an appetite;
|
||||
an empty stomach drives them on.
|
||||
|
||||
an empty stomach drives them on.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
27. Scoundrels create trouble;
|
||||
their words are a destructive blaze.
|
||||
|
||||
their words are a destructive blaze.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
28. A troublemaker plants seeds of strife;
|
||||
gossip separates the best of friends.
|
||||
|
||||
gossip separates the best of friends.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
29. Violent people mislead their companions,
|
||||
leading them down a harmful path.
|
||||
|
||||
leading them down a harmful path.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
30. With narrowed eyes, people plot evil;
|
||||
with a smirk, they plan their mischief.
|
||||
|
||||
with a smirk, they plan their mischief.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
31. Gray hair is a crown of glory;
|
||||
it is gained by living a godly life.
|
||||
|
||||
it is gained by living a godly life.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
32. Better to be patient than powerful;
|
||||
better to have self-control than to conquer a city.
|
||||
|
||||
better to have self-control than to conquer a city.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
33. We may throw the dice,
|
||||
but the LORD determines how they fall.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -3,84 +3,132 @@
|
||||
than a house filled with feasting--and conflict.
|
||||
|
||||
2. A wise servant will rule over the master's disgraceful son
|
||||
and will share the inheritance of the master's children.
|
||||
|
||||
and will share the inheritance of the master's children.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
3. Fire tests the purity of silver and gold,
|
||||
but the LORD tests the heart.
|
||||
|
||||
4. Wrongdoers eagerly listen to gossip;
|
||||
liars pay close attention to slander.
|
||||
|
||||
liars pay close attention to slander.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
5. Those who mock the poor insult their Maker;
|
||||
those who rejoice at the misfortune of others will be punished.
|
||||
|
||||
those who rejoice at the misfortune of others will be punished.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
6. Grandchildren are the crowning glory of the aged;
|
||||
parents are the pride of their children.
|
||||
|
||||
7. Eloquent words are not fitting for a fool;
|
||||
even less are lies fitting for a ruler.
|
||||
|
||||
even less are lies fitting for a ruler.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
8. A bribe is like a lucky charm;
|
||||
whoever gives one will prosper!
|
||||
|
||||
whoever gives one will prosper!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
9. Love prospers when a fault is forgiven,
|
||||
but dwelling on it separates close friends.
|
||||
|
||||
but dwelling on it separates close friends.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
10. A single rebuke does more for a person of understanding
|
||||
than a hundred lashes on the back of a fool.
|
||||
|
||||
than a hundred lashes on the back of a fool.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
11. Evil people are eager for rebellion,
|
||||
but they will be severely punished.
|
||||
|
||||
but they will be severely punished.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
12. It is safer to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
|
||||
than to confront a fool caught in foolishness.
|
||||
|
||||
than to confront a fool caught in foolishness.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
13. If you repay good with evil,
|
||||
evil will never leave your house.
|
||||
|
||||
evil will never leave your house.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
14. Starting a quarrel is like opening a floodgate,
|
||||
so stop before a dispute breaks out.
|
||||
|
||||
so stop before a dispute breaks out.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
15. Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent--
|
||||
both are detestable to the LORD.
|
||||
|
||||
16. It is senseless to pay to educate a fool,
|
||||
since he has no heart for learning.
|
||||
|
||||
since he has no heart for learning.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
17. A friend is always loyal,
|
||||
and a brother is born to help in time of need.
|
||||
|
||||
and a brother is born to help in time of need.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
18. It's poor judgment to guarantee another person's debt
|
||||
or put up security for a friend.
|
||||
|
||||
or put up security for a friend.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
19. Anyone who loves to quarrel loves sin;
|
||||
anyone who trusts in high walls invites disaster.
|
||||
|
||||
anyone who trusts in high walls invites disaster.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
20. The crooked heart will not prosper;
|
||||
the lying tongue tumbles into trouble.
|
||||
|
||||
the lying tongue tumbles into trouble.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
21. It is painful to be the parent of a fool;
|
||||
there is no joy for the father of a rebel.
|
||||
|
||||
there is no joy for the father of a rebel.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
22. A cheerful heart is good medicine,
|
||||
but a broken spirit saps a person's strength.
|
||||
|
||||
but a broken spirit saps a person's strength.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
23. The wicked take secret bribes
|
||||
to pervert the course of justice.
|
||||
|
||||
to pervert the course of justice.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
24. Sensible people keep their eyes glued on wisdom,
|
||||
but a fool's eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
|
||||
|
||||
but a fool's eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
25. Foolish children bring grief to their father
|
||||
and bitterness to the one who gave them birth.
|
||||
|
||||
and bitterness to the one who gave them birth.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
26. It is wrong to punish the godly for being good
|
||||
or to flog leaders for being honest.
|
||||
|
||||
or to flog leaders for being honest.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
27. A truly wise person uses few words;
|
||||
a person with understanding is even-tempered.
|
||||
|
||||
a person with understanding is even-tempered.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
28. Even fools are thought wise when they keep silent;
|
||||
with their mouths shut, they seem intelligent.
|
||||
|
||||
with their mouths shut, they seem intelligent.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -1,74 +1,120 @@
|
||||
# Chapter 18
|
||||
1. Unfriendly people care only about themselves;
|
||||
they lash out at common sense.
|
||||
|
||||
they lash out at common sense.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
2. Fools have no interest in understanding;
|
||||
they only want to air their own opinions.
|
||||
|
||||
they only want to air their own opinions.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
3. Doing wrong leads to disgrace,
|
||||
and scandalous behavior brings contempt.
|
||||
|
||||
and scandalous behavior brings contempt.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
4. Wise words are like deep waters;
|
||||
wisdom flows from the wise like a bubbling brook.
|
||||
|
||||
wisdom flows from the wise like a bubbling brook.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
5. It is not right to acquit the guilty
|
||||
or deny justice to the innocent.
|
||||
|
||||
or deny justice to the innocent.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
6. Fools' words get them into constant quarrels;
|
||||
they are asking for a beating.
|
||||
|
||||
they are asking for a beating.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
7. The mouths of fools are their ruin;
|
||||
they trap themselves with their lips.
|
||||
|
||||
they trap themselves with their lips.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
8. Rumors are dainty morsels
|
||||
that sink deep into one's heart.
|
||||
|
||||
that sink deep into one's heart.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
9. A lazy person is as bad as
|
||||
someone who destroys things.
|
||||
|
||||
someone who destroys things.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
10. The name of the LORD is a strong fortress;
|
||||
the godly run to him and are safe.
|
||||
|
||||
the godly run to him and are safe.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
11. The rich think of their wealth as a strong defense;
|
||||
they imagine it to be a high wall of safety.
|
||||
|
||||
they imagine it to be a high wall of safety.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
12. Haughtiness goes before destruction;
|
||||
humility precedes honor.
|
||||
|
||||
humility precedes honor.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
13. Spouting off before listening to the facts
|
||||
is both shameful and foolish.
|
||||
|
||||
is both shameful and foolish.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
14. The human spirit can endure a sick body,
|
||||
but who can bear a crushed spirit?
|
||||
|
||||
but who can bear a crushed spirit?
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
15. Intelligent people are always ready to learn.
|
||||
Their ears are open for knowledge.
|
||||
|
||||
Their ears are open for knowledge.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
16. Giving a gift can open doors;
|
||||
it gives access to important people!
|
||||
|
||||
it gives access to important people!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
17. The first to speak in court sounds right--
|
||||
until the cross-examination begins.
|
||||
|
||||
until the cross-examination begins.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
18. Flipping a coin can end arguments;
|
||||
it settles disputes between powerful opponents.
|
||||
|
||||
it settles disputes between powerful opponents.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
19. An offended friend is harder to win back than a fortified city.
|
||||
Arguments separate friends like a gate locked with bars.
|
||||
|
||||
Arguments separate friends like a gate locked with bars.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
20. Wise words satisfy like a good meal;
|
||||
the right words bring satisfaction.
|
||||
|
||||
the right words bring satisfaction.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
21. The tongue can bring death or life;
|
||||
those who love to talk will reap the consequences.
|
||||
|
||||
those who love to talk will reap the consequences.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
22. The man who finds a wife finds a treasure,
|
||||
and he receives favor from the LORD.
|
||||
|
||||
23. The poor plead for mercy;
|
||||
the rich answer with insults.
|
||||
|
||||
the rich answer with insults.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
24. There are "friends" who destroy each other,
|
||||
but a real friend sticks closer than a brother.
|
||||
|
||||
but a real friend sticks closer than a brother.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -1,91 +1,144 @@
|
||||
# Chapter 19
|
||||
1. Better to be poor and honest
|
||||
than to be dishonest and a fool.
|
||||
|
||||
than to be dishonest and a fool.
|
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|
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|
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2. Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good;
|
||||
haste makes mistakes.
|
||||
|
||||
haste makes mistakes.
|
||||
|
||||
|
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3. People ruin their lives by their own foolishness
|
||||
and then are angry at the LORD.
|
||||
|
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4. Wealth makes many "friends";
|
||||
poverty drives them all away.
|
||||
|
||||
poverty drives them all away.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
5. A false witness will not go unpunished,
|
||||
nor will a liar escape.
|
||||
|
||||
nor will a liar escape.
|
||||
|
||||
|
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6. Many seek favors from a ruler;
|
||||
everyone is the friend of a person who gives gifts!
|
||||
|
||||
everyone is the friend of a person who gives gifts!
|
||||
|
||||
|
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7. The relatives of the poor despise them;
|
||||
how much more will their friends avoid them!
|
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|
||||
how much more will their friends avoid them!
|
||||
Though the poor plead with them,
|
||||
their friends are gone.
|
||||
|
||||
their friends are gone.
|
||||
|
||||
|
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8. To acquire wisdom is to love yourself;
|
||||
people who cherish understanding will prosper.
|
||||
|
||||
people who cherish understanding will prosper.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
9. A false witness will not go unpunished,
|
||||
and a liar will be destroyed.
|
||||
|
||||
and a liar will be destroyed.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
10. It isn't right for a fool to live in luxury
|
||||
or for a slave to rule over princes!
|
||||
|
||||
or for a slave to rule over princes!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
11. Sensible people control their temper;
|
||||
they earn respect by overlooking wrongs.
|
||||
|
||||
they earn respect by overlooking wrongs.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
12. The king's anger is like a lion's roar,
|
||||
but his favor is like dew on the grass.
|
||||
|
||||
but his favor is like dew on the grass.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
13. A foolish child is a calamity to a father;
|
||||
a quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping.
|
||||
|
||||
a quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
14. Fathers can give their sons an inheritance of houses and wealth,
|
||||
but only the LORD can give an understanding wife.
|
||||
|
||||
15. Lazy people sleep soundly,
|
||||
but idleness leaves them hungry.
|
||||
|
||||
but idleness leaves them hungry.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
16. Keep the commandments and keep your life;
|
||||
despising them leads to death.
|
||||
|
||||
despising them leads to death.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
17. If you help the poor, you are lending to the LORD--
|
||||
and he will repay you!
|
||||
|
||||
and he will repay you!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
18. Discipline your children while there is hope.
|
||||
Otherwise you will ruin their lives.
|
||||
|
||||
Otherwise you will ruin their lives.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
19. Hot-tempered people must pay the penalty.
|
||||
If you rescue them once, you will have to do it again.
|
||||
|
||||
If you rescue them once, you will have to do it again.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
20. Get all the advice and instruction you can,
|
||||
so you will be wise the rest of your life.
|
||||
|
||||
so you will be wise the rest of your life.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
21. You can make many plans,
|
||||
but the LORD's purpose will prevail.
|
||||
|
||||
22. Loyalty makes a person attractive.
|
||||
It is better to be poor than dishonest.
|
||||
|
||||
It is better to be poor than dishonest.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
23. Fear of the LORD leads to life,
|
||||
bringing security and protection from harm.
|
||||
|
||||
bringing security and protection from harm.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
24. Lazy people take food in their hand
|
||||
but don't even lift it to their mouth.
|
||||
|
||||
but don't even lift it to their mouth.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
25. If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded will learn a lesson;
|
||||
if you correct the wise, they will be all the wiser.
|
||||
|
||||
if you correct the wise, they will be all the wiser.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
26. Children who mistreat their father or chase away their mother
|
||||
are an embarrassment and a public disgrace.
|
||||
|
||||
are an embarrassment and a public disgrace.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
27. If you stop listening to instruction, my child,
|
||||
you will turn your back on knowledge.
|
||||
|
||||
you will turn your back on knowledge.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
28. A corrupt witness makes a mockery of justice;
|
||||
the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.
|
||||
|
||||
the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
29. Punishment is made for mockers,
|
||||
and the backs of fools are made to be beaten.
|
||||
|
||||
and the backs of fools are made to be beaten.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -1,92 +1,144 @@
|
||||
# Chapter 20
|
||||
1. Wine produces mockers; alcohol leads to brawls.
|
||||
Those led astray by drink cannot be wise.
|
||||
|
||||
Those led astray by drink cannot be wise.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
2. The king's fury is like a lion's roar;
|
||||
to rouse his anger is to risk your life.
|
||||
|
||||
to rouse his anger is to risk your life.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
3. Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor;
|
||||
only fools insist on quarreling.
|
||||
|
||||
only fools insist on quarreling.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
4. Those too lazy to plow in the right season
|
||||
will have no food at the harvest.
|
||||
|
||||
will have no food at the harvest.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
5. Though good advice lies deep within the heart,
|
||||
a person with understanding will draw it out.
|
||||
|
||||
a person with understanding will draw it out.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
6. Many will say they are loyal friends,
|
||||
but who can find one who is truly reliable?
|
||||
|
||||
but who can find one who is truly reliable?
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
7. The godly walk with integrity;
|
||||
blessed are their children who follow them.
|
||||
|
||||
blessed are their children who follow them.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
8. When a king sits in judgment, he weighs all the evidence,
|
||||
distinguishing the bad from the good.
|
||||
|
||||
distinguishing the bad from the good.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
9. Who can say, "I have cleansed my heart;
|
||||
I am pure and free from sin"?
|
||||
|
||||
I am pure and free from sin"?
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
10. False weights and unequal measures--
|
||||
the LORD detests double standards of every kind.
|
||||
|
||||
11. Even children are known by the way they act,
|
||||
whether their conduct is pure, and whether it is right.
|
||||
|
||||
whether their conduct is pure, and whether it is right.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
12. Ears to hear and eyes to see--
|
||||
both are gifts from the LORD.
|
||||
|
||||
13. If you love sleep, you will end in poverty.
|
||||
Keep your eyes open, and there will be plenty to eat!
|
||||
|
||||
Keep your eyes open, and there will be plenty to eat!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
14. The buyer haggles over the price, saying, "It's worthless,"
|
||||
then brags about getting a bargain!
|
||||
|
||||
then brags about getting a bargain!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
15. Wise words are more valuable
|
||||
than much gold and many rubies.
|
||||
|
||||
than much gold and many rubies.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
16. Get security from someone who guarantees a stranger's debt.
|
||||
Get a deposit if he does it for foreigners.
|
||||
|
||||
17. Stolen bread tastes sweet,
|
||||
but it turns to gravel in the mouth.
|
||||
|
||||
but it turns to gravel in the mouth.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
18. Plans succeed through good counsel;
|
||||
don't go to war without wise advice.
|
||||
|
||||
don't go to war without wise advice.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
19. A gossip goes around telling secrets,
|
||||
so don't hang around with chatterers.
|
||||
|
||||
so don't hang around with chatterers.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
20. If you insult your father or mother,
|
||||
your light will be snuffed out in total darkness.
|
||||
|
||||
your light will be snuffed out in total darkness.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
21. An inheritance obtained too early in life
|
||||
is not a blessing in the end.
|
||||
|
||||
is not a blessing in the end.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
22. Don't say, "I will get even for this wrong."
|
||||
Wait for the LORD to handle the matter.
|
||||
|
||||
23. The LORD detests double standards;
|
||||
he is not pleased by dishonest scales.
|
||||
|
||||
he is not pleased by dishonest scales.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
24. The LORD directs our steps,
|
||||
so why try to understand everything along the way?
|
||||
|
||||
so why try to understand everything along the way?
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
25. Don't trap yourself by making a rash promise to God
|
||||
and only later counting the cost.
|
||||
|
||||
and only later counting the cost.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
26. A wise king scatters the wicked like wheat,
|
||||
then runs his threshing wheel over them.
|
||||
|
||||
then runs his threshing wheel over them.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
27. The LORD's light penetrates the human spirit,
|
||||
exposing every hidden motive.
|
||||
|
||||
exposing every hidden motive.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
28. Unfailing love and faithfulness protect the king;
|
||||
his throne is made secure through love.
|
||||
|
||||
his throne is made secure through love.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
29. The glory of the young is their strength;
|
||||
the gray hair of experience is the splendor of the old.
|
||||
|
||||
the gray hair of experience is the splendor of the old.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
30. Physical punishment cleanses away evil;
|
||||
such discipline purifies the heart.
|
||||
|
||||
such discipline purifies the heart.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -1,90 +1,144 @@
|
||||
# Chapter 21
|
||||
1. The king's heart is like a stream of water directed by the LORD;
|
||||
he guides it wherever he pleases.
|
||||
|
||||
he guides it wherever he pleases.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
2. People may be right in their own eyes,
|
||||
but the LORD examines their heart.
|
||||
|
||||
3. The LORD is more pleased when we do what is right and just
|
||||
than when we offer him sacrifices.
|
||||
|
||||
than when we offer him sacrifices.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
4. Haughty eyes, a proud heart,
|
||||
and evil actions are all sin.
|
||||
|
||||
and evil actions are all sin.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
5. Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity,
|
||||
but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.
|
||||
|
||||
but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
6. Wealth created by a lying tongue
|
||||
is a vanishing mist and a deadly trap.
|
||||
|
||||
7. The violence of the wicked sweeps them away,
|
||||
because they refuse to do what is just.
|
||||
|
||||
because they refuse to do what is just.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
8. The guilty walk a crooked path;
|
||||
the innocent travel a straight road.
|
||||
|
||||
the innocent travel a straight road.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
9. It's better to live alone in the corner of an attic
|
||||
than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home.
|
||||
|
||||
than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
10. Evil people desire evil;
|
||||
their neighbors get no mercy from them.
|
||||
|
||||
their neighbors get no mercy from them.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
11. If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded become wise;
|
||||
if you instruct the wise, they will be all the wiser.
|
||||
|
||||
if you instruct the wise, they will be all the wiser.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
12. The Righteous One knows what is going on in the homes of the wicked;
|
||||
he will bring disaster on them.
|
||||
|
||||
he will bring disaster on them.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
13. Those who shut their ears to the cries of the poor
|
||||
will be ignored in their own time of need.
|
||||
|
||||
will be ignored in their own time of need.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
14. A secret gift calms anger;
|
||||
a bribe under the table pacifies fury.
|
||||
|
||||
a bribe under the table pacifies fury.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
15. Justice is a joy to the godly,
|
||||
but it terrifies evildoers.
|
||||
|
||||
but it terrifies evildoers.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
16. The person who strays from common sense
|
||||
will end up in the company of the dead.
|
||||
|
||||
will end up in the company of the dead.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
17. Those who love pleasure become poor;
|
||||
those who love wine and luxury will never be rich.
|
||||
|
||||
those who love wine and luxury will never be rich.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
18. The wicked are punished in place of the godly,
|
||||
and traitors in place of the honest.
|
||||
|
||||
and traitors in place of the honest.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
19. It's better to live alone in the desert
|
||||
than with a quarrelsome, complaining wife.
|
||||
|
||||
than with a quarrelsome, complaining wife.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
20. The wise have wealth and luxury,
|
||||
but fools spend whatever they get.
|
||||
|
||||
but fools spend whatever they get.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
21. Whoever pursues righteousness and unfailing love
|
||||
will find life, righteousness, and honor.
|
||||
|
||||
will find life, righteousness, and honor.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
22. The wise conquer the city of the strong
|
||||
and level the fortress in which they trust.
|
||||
|
||||
and level the fortress in which they trust.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
23. Watch your tongue and keep your mouth shut,
|
||||
and you will stay out of trouble.
|
||||
|
||||
and you will stay out of trouble.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
24. Mockers are proud and haughty;
|
||||
they act with boundless arrogance.
|
||||
|
||||
they act with boundless arrogance.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
25. Despite their desires, the lazy will come to ruin,
|
||||
for their hands refuse to work.
|
||||
|
||||
for their hands refuse to work.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
26. Some people are always greedy for more,
|
||||
but the godly love to give!
|
||||
|
||||
but the godly love to give!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
27. The sacrifice of an evil person is detestable,
|
||||
especially when it is offered with wrong motives.
|
||||
|
||||
especially when it is offered with wrong motives.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
28. A false witness will be cut off,
|
||||
but a credible witness will be allowed to speak.
|
||||
|
||||
but a credible witness will be allowed to speak.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
29. The wicked bluff their way through,
|
||||
but the virtuous think before they act.
|
||||
|
||||
but the virtuous think before they act.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
30. No human wisdom or understanding or plan
|
||||
can stand against the LORD.
|
||||
@@ -93,3 +147,4 @@
|
||||
but the victory belongs to the LORD.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -1,90 +1,143 @@
|
||||
# Chapter 22
|
||||
1. Choose a good reputation over great riches;
|
||||
being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold.
|
||||
|
||||
being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
2. The rich and poor have this in common:
|
||||
The LORD made them both.
|
||||
|
||||
3. A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions.
|
||||
The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
|
||||
|
||||
The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
4. True humility and fear of the LORD
|
||||
lead to riches, honor, and long life.
|
||||
|
||||
lead to riches, honor, and long life.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
5. Corrupt people walk a thorny, treacherous road;
|
||||
whoever values life will avoid it.
|
||||
|
||||
whoever values life will avoid it.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
6. Direct your children onto the right path,
|
||||
and when they are older, they will not leave it.
|
||||
|
||||
and when they are older, they will not leave it.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
7. Just as the rich rule the poor,
|
||||
so the borrower is servant to the lender.
|
||||
|
||||
so the borrower is servant to the lender.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
8. Those who plant injustice will harvest disaster,
|
||||
and their reign of terror will come to an end.
|
||||
|
||||
9. Blessed are those who are generous,
|
||||
because they feed the poor.
|
||||
|
||||
because they feed the poor.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
10. Throw out the mocker, and fighting goes, too.
|
||||
Quarrels and insults will disappear.
|
||||
|
||||
Quarrels and insults will disappear.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
11. Whoever loves a pure heart and gracious speech
|
||||
will have the king as a friend.
|
||||
|
||||
will have the king as a friend.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
12. The LORD preserves those with knowledge,
|
||||
but he ruins the plans of the treacherous.
|
||||
|
||||
but he ruins the plans of the treacherous.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
13. The lazy person claims, "There's a lion out there!
|
||||
If I go outside, I might be killed!"
|
||||
|
||||
If I go outside, I might be killed!"
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
14. The mouth of an immoral woman is a dangerous trap;
|
||||
those who make the LORD angry will fall into it.
|
||||
|
||||
15. A youngster's heart is filled with foolishness,
|
||||
but physical discipline will drive it far away.
|
||||
|
||||
but physical discipline will drive it far away.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
16. A person who gets ahead by oppressing the poor
|
||||
or by showering gifts on the rich will end in poverty.Sayings of the Wise
|
||||
|
||||
or by showering gifts on the rich will end in poverty.
|
||||
|
||||
Sayings of the Wise
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
17. Listen to the words of the wise;
|
||||
apply your heart to my instruction.
|
||||
|
||||
apply your heart to my instruction.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
18. For it is good to keep these sayings in your heart
|
||||
and always ready on your lips.
|
||||
|
||||
and always ready on your lips.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
19. I am teaching you today--yes, you--
|
||||
so you will trust in the LORD.
|
||||
|
||||
20. I have written thirty sayings for you,
|
||||
filled with advice and knowledge.
|
||||
|
||||
filled with advice and knowledge.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
21. In this way, you may know the truth
|
||||
and take an accurate report to those who sent you.
|
||||
|
||||
and take an accurate report to those who sent you.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
22. Don't rob the poor just because you can,
|
||||
or exploit the needy in court.
|
||||
|
||||
or exploit the needy in court.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
23. For the LORD is their defender.
|
||||
He will ruin anyone who ruins them.
|
||||
|
||||
He will ruin anyone who ruins them.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
24. Don't befriend angry people
|
||||
or associate with hot-tempered people,
|
||||
|
||||
or associate with hot-tempered people,
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
25. or you will learn to be like them
|
||||
and endanger your soul.
|
||||
|
||||
and endanger your soul.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
26. Don't agree to guarantee another person's debt
|
||||
or put up security for someone else.
|
||||
|
||||
or put up security for someone else.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
27. If you can't pay it,
|
||||
even your bed will be snatched from under you.
|
||||
|
||||
even your bed will be snatched from under you.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
28. Don't cheat your neighbor by moving the ancient boundary markers
|
||||
set up by previous generations.
|
||||
|
||||
set up by previous generations.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
29. Do you see any truly competent workers?
|
||||
They will serve kings
|
||||
rather than working for ordinary people.
|
||||
|
||||
They will serve kings
|
||||
|
||||
rather than working for ordinary people.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -1,111 +1,179 @@
|
||||
# Chapter 23
|
||||
1. While dining with a ruler,
|
||||
pay attention to what is put before you.
|
||||
|
||||
pay attention to what is put before you.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
2. If you are a big eater,
|
||||
put a knife to your throat;
|
||||
|
||||
put a knife to your throat;
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
3. don't desire all the delicacies,
|
||||
for he might be trying to trick you.
|
||||
|
||||
for he might be trying to trick you.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
4. Don't wear yourself out trying to get rich.
|
||||
Be wise enough to know when to quit.
|
||||
|
||||
Be wise enough to know when to quit.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
5. In the blink of an eye wealth disappears,
|
||||
for it will sprout wings
|
||||
and fly away like an eagle.
|
||||
|
||||
for it will sprout wings
|
||||
|
||||
and fly away like an eagle.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
6. Don't eat with people who are stingy;
|
||||
don't desire their delicacies.
|
||||
|
||||
don't desire their delicacies.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
7. They are always thinking about how much it costs.
|
||||
"Eat and drink," they say, but they don't mean it.
|
||||
|
||||
"Eat and drink," they say, but they don't mean it.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
8. You will throw up what little you've eaten,
|
||||
and your compliments will be wasted.
|
||||
|
||||
and your compliments will be wasted.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
9. Don't waste your breath on fools,
|
||||
for they will despise the wisest advice.
|
||||
|
||||
for they will despise the wisest advice.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
10. Don't cheat your neighbor by moving the ancient boundary markers;
|
||||
don't take the land of defenseless orphans.
|
||||
|
||||
don't take the land of defenseless orphans.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
11. For their Redeemer is strong;
|
||||
he himself will bring their charges against you.
|
||||
|
||||
he himself will bring their charges against you.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
12. Commit yourself to instruction;
|
||||
listen carefully to words of knowledge.
|
||||
|
||||
listen carefully to words of knowledge.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
13. Don't fail to discipline your children.
|
||||
The rod of punishment won't kill them.
|
||||
|
||||
The rod of punishment won't kill them.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
14. Physical discipline
|
||||
may well save them from death.
|
||||
|
||||
15. My child, if your heart is wise,
|
||||
my own heart will rejoice!
|
||||
|
||||
my own heart will rejoice!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
16. Everything in me will celebrate
|
||||
when you speak what is right.
|
||||
|
||||
when you speak what is right.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
17. Don't envy sinners,
|
||||
but always continue to fear the LORD.
|
||||
|
||||
18. You will be rewarded for this;
|
||||
your hope will not be disappointed.
|
||||
|
||||
your hope will not be disappointed.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
19. My child, listen and be wise:
|
||||
Keep your heart on the right course.
|
||||
|
||||
Keep your heart on the right course.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
20. Do not carouse with drunkards
|
||||
or feast with gluttons,
|
||||
|
||||
or feast with gluttons,
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
21. for they are on their way to poverty,
|
||||
and too much sleep clothes them in rags.
|
||||
|
||||
and too much sleep clothes them in rags.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
22. Listen to your father, who gave you life,
|
||||
and don't despise your mother when she is old.
|
||||
|
||||
and don't despise your mother when she is old.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
23. Get the truth and never sell it;
|
||||
also get wisdom, discipline, and good judgment.
|
||||
|
||||
also get wisdom, discipline, and good judgment.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
24. The father of godly children has cause for joy.
|
||||
What a pleasure to have children who are wise.
|
||||
|
||||
25. So give your father and mother joy!
|
||||
May she who gave you birth be happy.
|
||||
|
||||
May she who gave you birth be happy.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
26. O my son, give me your heart.
|
||||
May your eyes take delight in following my ways.
|
||||
|
||||
May your eyes take delight in following my ways.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
27. A prostitute is a dangerous trap;
|
||||
a promiscuous woman is as dangerous as falling into a narrow well.
|
||||
|
||||
a promiscuous woman is as dangerous as falling into a narrow well.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
28. She hides and waits like a robber,
|
||||
eager to make more men unfaithful.
|
||||
|
||||
eager to make more men unfaithful.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
29. Who has anguish? Who has sorrow?
|
||||
Who is always fighting? Who is always complaining?
|
||||
Who has unnecessary bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
|
||||
|
||||
Who is always fighting? Who is always complaining?
|
||||
|
||||
Who has unnecessary bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
30. It is the one who spends long hours in the taverns,
|
||||
trying out new drinks.
|
||||
|
||||
trying out new drinks.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
31. Don't gaze at the wine, seeing how red it is,
|
||||
how it sparkles in the cup, how smoothly it goes down.
|
||||
|
||||
how it sparkles in the cup, how smoothly it goes down.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
32. For in the end it bites like a poisonous snake;
|
||||
it stings like a viper.
|
||||
|
||||
it stings like a viper.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
33. You will see hallucinations,
|
||||
and you will say crazy things.
|
||||
|
||||
and you will say crazy things.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
34. You will stagger like a sailor tossed at sea,
|
||||
clinging to a swaying mast.
|
||||
|
||||
clinging to a swaying mast.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
35. And you will say, "They hit me, but I didn't feel it.
|
||||
I didn't even know it when they beat me up.
|
||||
|
||||
I didn't even know it when they beat me up.
|
||||
|
||||
When will I wake up
|
||||
so I can look for another drink?"
|
||||
|
||||
so I can look for another drink?"
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -1,109 +1,180 @@
|
||||
# Chapter 24
|
||||
1. Don't envy evil people
|
||||
or desire their company.
|
||||
|
||||
or desire their company.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
2. For their hearts plot violence,
|
||||
and their words always stir up trouble.
|
||||
|
||||
and their words always stir up trouble.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
3. A house is built by wisdom
|
||||
and becomes strong through good sense.
|
||||
|
||||
and becomes strong through good sense.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
4. Through knowledge its rooms are filled
|
||||
with all sorts of precious riches and valuables.
|
||||
|
||||
with all sorts of precious riches and valuables.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
5. The wise are mightier than the strong,
|
||||
and those with knowledge grow stronger and stronger.
|
||||
|
||||
and those with knowledge grow stronger and stronger.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
6. So don't go to war without wise guidance;
|
||||
victory depends on having many advisers.
|
||||
|
||||
victory depends on having many advisers.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
7. Wisdom is too lofty for fools.
|
||||
Among leaders at the city gate, they have nothing to say.
|
||||
|
||||
Among leaders at the city gate, they have nothing to say.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
8. A person who plans evil
|
||||
will get a reputation as a troublemaker.
|
||||
|
||||
will get a reputation as a troublemaker.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
9. The schemes of a fool are sinful;
|
||||
everyone detests a mocker.
|
||||
|
||||
everyone detests a mocker.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
10. If you fail under pressure,
|
||||
your strength is too small.
|
||||
|
||||
your strength is too small.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
11. Rescue those who are unjustly sentenced to die;
|
||||
save them as they stagger to their death.
|
||||
|
||||
save them as they stagger to their death.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
12. Don't excuse yourself by saying, "Look, we didn't know."
|
||||
For God understands all hearts, and he sees you.
|
||||
|
||||
For God understands all hearts, and he sees you.
|
||||
|
||||
He who guards your soul knows you knew.
|
||||
He will repay all people as their actions deserve.
|
||||
|
||||
He will repay all people as their actions deserve.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
13. My child, eat honey, for it is good,
|
||||
and the honeycomb is sweet to the taste.
|
||||
|
||||
and the honeycomb is sweet to the taste.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
14. In the same way, wisdom is sweet to your soul.
|
||||
If you find it, you will have a bright future,
|
||||
and your hopes will not be cut short.
|
||||
|
||||
If you find it, you will have a bright future,
|
||||
|
||||
and your hopes will not be cut short.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
15. Don't wait in ambush at the home of the godly,
|
||||
and don't raid the house where the godly live.
|
||||
|
||||
and don't raid the house where the godly live.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
16. The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again.
|
||||
But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked.
|
||||
|
||||
But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
17. Don't rejoice when your enemies fall;
|
||||
don't be happy when they stumble.
|
||||
|
||||
don't be happy when they stumble.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
18. For the LORD will be displeased with you
|
||||
and will turn his anger away from them.
|
||||
|
||||
and will turn his anger away from them.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
19. Don't fret because of evildoers;
|
||||
don't envy the wicked.
|
||||
|
||||
don't envy the wicked.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
20. For evil people have no future;
|
||||
the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.
|
||||
|
||||
the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
21. My child, fear the LORD and the king.
|
||||
|
||||
Don't associate with rebels,
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
22. for disaster will hit them suddenly.
|
||||
|
||||
Who knows what punishment will come
|
||||
from the LORD and the king?More Sayings of the Wise
|
||||
from the LORD and the king?
|
||||
More Sayings of the Wise
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
23. Here are some further sayings of the wise:
|
||||
It is wrong to show favoritism when passing judgment.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
24. A judge who says to the wicked, "You are innocent,"
|
||||
will be cursed by many people and denounced by the nations.
|
||||
|
||||
will be cursed by many people and denounced by the nations.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
25. But it will go well for those who convict the guilty;
|
||||
rich blessings will be showered on them.
|
||||
|
||||
rich blessings will be showered on them.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
26. An honest answer
|
||||
is like a kiss of friendship.
|
||||
|
||||
is like a kiss of friendship.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
27. Do your planning and prepare your fields
|
||||
before building your house.
|
||||
|
||||
before building your house.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
28. Don't testify against your neighbors without cause;
|
||||
don't lie about them.
|
||||
|
||||
don't lie about them.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
29. And don't say, "Now I can pay them back for what they've done to me!
|
||||
I'll get even with them!"
|
||||
|
||||
I'll get even with them!"
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
30. I walked by the field of a lazy person,
|
||||
the vineyard of one with no common sense.
|
||||
|
||||
the vineyard of one with no common sense.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
31. I saw that it was overgrown with nettles.
|
||||
It was covered with weeds,
|
||||
and its walls were broken down.
|
||||
|
||||
It was covered with weeds,
|
||||
|
||||
and its walls were broken down.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
32. Then, as I looked and thought about it,
|
||||
I learned this lesson:
|
||||
|
||||
I learned this lesson:
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
33. A little extra sleep, a little more slumber,
|
||||
a little folding of the hands to rest--
|
||||
|
||||
a little folding of the hands to rest--
|
||||
|
||||
34. then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit;
|
||||
scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.
|
||||
|
||||
scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -4,89 +4,143 @@ More Proverbs of Solomon
|
||||
1. These are more proverbs of Solomon, collected by the advisers of King Hezekiah of Judah.
|
||||
|
||||
2. It is God's privilege to conceal things
|
||||
and the king's privilege to discover them.
|
||||
|
||||
and the king's privilege to discover them.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
3. No one can comprehend the height of heaven, the depth of the earth,
|
||||
or all that goes on in the king's mind!
|
||||
|
||||
or all that goes on in the king's mind!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
4. Remove the impurities from silver,
|
||||
and the sterling will be ready for the silversmith.
|
||||
|
||||
and the sterling will be ready for the silversmith.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
5. Remove the wicked from the king's court,
|
||||
and his reign will be made secure by justice.
|
||||
|
||||
and his reign will be made secure by justice.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
6. Don't demand an audience with the king
|
||||
or push for a place among the great.
|
||||
|
||||
or push for a place among the great.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
7. It's better to wait for an invitation to the head table
|
||||
than to be sent away in public disgrace.
|
||||
|
||||
than to be sent away in public disgrace.
|
||||
|
||||
Just because you've seen something,
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
8. don't be in a hurry to go to court.
|
||||
|
||||
For what will you do in the end
|
||||
if your neighbor deals you a shameful defeat?
|
||||
|
||||
if your neighbor deals you a shameful defeat?
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
9. When arguing with your neighbor,
|
||||
don't betray another person's secret.
|
||||
|
||||
don't betray another person's secret.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
10. Others may accuse you of gossip,
|
||||
and you will never regain your good reputation.
|
||||
|
||||
and you will never regain your good reputation.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
11. Timely advice is lovely,
|
||||
like golden apples in a silver basket.
|
||||
|
||||
like golden apples in a silver basket.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
12. To one who listens, valid criticism
|
||||
is like a gold earring or other gold jewelry.
|
||||
|
||||
is like a gold earring or other gold jewelry.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
13. Trustworthy messengers refresh like snow in summer.
|
||||
They revive the spirit of their employer.
|
||||
|
||||
They revive the spirit of their employer.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
14. A person who promises a gift but doesn't give it
|
||||
is like clouds and wind that bring no rain.
|
||||
|
||||
is like clouds and wind that bring no rain.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
15. Patience can persuade a prince,
|
||||
and soft speech can break bones.
|
||||
|
||||
and soft speech can break bones.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
16. Do you like honey?
|
||||
Don't eat too much, or it will make you sick!
|
||||
|
||||
Don't eat too much, or it will make you sick!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
17. Don't visit your neighbors too often,
|
||||
or you will wear out your welcome.
|
||||
|
||||
or you will wear out your welcome.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
18. Telling lies about others
|
||||
is as harmful as hitting them with an ax,
|
||||
|
||||
is as harmful as hitting them with an ax,
|
||||
wounding them with a sword,
|
||||
or shooting them with a sharp arrow.
|
||||
|
||||
or shooting them with a sharp arrow.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
19. Putting confidence in an unreliable person in times of trouble
|
||||
is like chewing with a broken tooth or walking on a lame foot.
|
||||
|
||||
is like chewing with a broken tooth or walking on a lame foot.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
20. Singing cheerful songs to a person with a heavy heart
|
||||
is like taking someone's coat in cold weather
|
||||
|
||||
is like taking someone's coat in cold weather
|
||||
or pouring vinegar in a wound.
|
||||
|
||||
21. If your enemies are hungry, give them food to eat.
|
||||
If they are thirsty, give them water to drink.
|
||||
|
||||
If they are thirsty, give them water to drink.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
22. You will heap burning coals of shame on their heads,
|
||||
and the LORD will reward you.
|
||||
|
||||
23. As surely as a north wind brings rain,
|
||||
so a gossiping tongue causes anger!
|
||||
|
||||
so a gossiping tongue causes anger!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
24. It's better to live alone in the corner of an attic
|
||||
than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home.
|
||||
|
||||
than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
25. Good news from far away
|
||||
is like cold water to the thirsty.
|
||||
|
||||
is like cold water to the thirsty.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
26. If the godly give in to the wicked,
|
||||
it's like polluting a fountain or muddying a spring.
|
||||
|
||||
it's like polluting a fountain or muddying a spring.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
27. It's not good to eat too much honey,
|
||||
and it's not good to seek honors for yourself.
|
||||
|
||||
and it's not good to seek honors for yourself.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
28. A person without self-control
|
||||
is like a city with broken-down walls.
|
||||
|
||||
is like a city with broken-down walls.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -1,88 +1,144 @@
|
||||
# Chapter 26
|
||||
1. Honor is no more associated with fools
|
||||
than snow with summer or rain with harvest.
|
||||
|
||||
than snow with summer or rain with harvest.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
2. Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,
|
||||
an undeserved curse will not land on its intended victim.
|
||||
|
||||
an undeserved curse will not land on its intended victim.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
3. Guide a horse with a whip, a donkey with a bridle,
|
||||
and a fool with a rod to his back!
|
||||
|
||||
and a fool with a rod to his back!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
4. Don't answer the foolish arguments of fools,
|
||||
or you will become as foolish as they are.
|
||||
|
||||
or you will become as foolish as they are.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
5. Be sure to answer the foolish arguments of fools,
|
||||
or they will become wise in their own estimation.
|
||||
|
||||
or they will become wise in their own estimation.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
6. Trusting a fool to convey a message
|
||||
is like cutting off one's feet or drinking poison!
|
||||
|
||||
is like cutting off one's feet or drinking poison!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
7. A proverb in the mouth of a fool
|
||||
is as useless as a paralyzed leg.
|
||||
|
||||
is as useless as a paralyzed leg.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
8. Honoring a fool
|
||||
is as foolish as tying a stone to a slingshot.
|
||||
|
||||
is as foolish as tying a stone to a slingshot.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
9. A proverb in the mouth of a fool
|
||||
is like a thorny branch brandished by a drunk.
|
||||
|
||||
is like a thorny branch brandished by a drunk.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
10. An employer who hires a fool or a bystander
|
||||
is like an archer who shoots at random.
|
||||
|
||||
is like an archer who shoots at random.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
11. As a dog returns to its vomit,
|
||||
so a fool repeats his foolishness.
|
||||
|
||||
so a fool repeats his foolishness.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
12. There is more hope for fools
|
||||
than for people who think they are wise.
|
||||
|
||||
than for people who think they are wise.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
13. The lazy person claims, "There's a lion on the road!
|
||||
Yes, I'm sure there's a lion out there!"
|
||||
|
||||
Yes, I'm sure there's a lion out there!"
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
14. As a door swings back and forth on its hinges,
|
||||
so the lazy person turns over in bed.
|
||||
|
||||
so the lazy person turns over in bed.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
15. Lazy people take food in their hand
|
||||
but don't even lift it to their mouth.
|
||||
|
||||
but don't even lift it to their mouth.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
16. Lazy people consider themselves smarter
|
||||
than seven wise counselors.
|
||||
|
||||
than seven wise counselors.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
17. Interfering in someone else's argument
|
||||
is as foolish as yanking a dog's ears.
|
||||
|
||||
is as foolish as yanking a dog's ears.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
18. Just as damaging
|
||||
as a madman shooting a deadly weapon
|
||||
|
||||
as a madman shooting a deadly weapon
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
19. is someone who lies to a friend
|
||||
and then says, "I was only joking."
|
||||
|
||||
and then says, "I was only joking."
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
20. Fire goes out without wood,
|
||||
and quarrels disappear when gossip stops.
|
||||
|
||||
and quarrels disappear when gossip stops.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
21. A quarrelsome person starts fights
|
||||
as easily as hot embers light charcoal or fire lights wood.
|
||||
|
||||
as easily as hot embers light charcoal or fire lights wood.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
22. Rumors are dainty morsels
|
||||
that sink deep into one's heart.
|
||||
|
||||
that sink deep into one's heart.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
23. Smooth words may hide a wicked heart,
|
||||
just as a pretty glaze covers a clay pot.
|
||||
|
||||
just as a pretty glaze covers a clay pot.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
24. People may cover their hatred with pleasant words,
|
||||
but they're deceiving you.
|
||||
|
||||
but they're deceiving you.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
25. They pretend to be kind, but don't believe them.
|
||||
Their hearts are full of many evils.
|
||||
|
||||
26. While their hatred may be concealed by trickery,
|
||||
their wrongdoing will be exposed in public.
|
||||
|
||||
their wrongdoing will be exposed in public.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
27. If you set a trap for others,
|
||||
you will get caught in it yourself.
|
||||
|
||||
you will get caught in it yourself.
|
||||
|
||||
If you roll a boulder down on others,
|
||||
it will crush you instead.
|
||||
|
||||
it will crush you instead.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
28. A lying tongue hates its victims,
|
||||
and flattering words cause ruin.
|
||||
|
||||
and flattering words cause ruin.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -1,85 +1,137 @@
|
||||
# Chapter 27
|
||||
1. Don't brag about tomorrow,
|
||||
since you don't know what the day will bring.
|
||||
|
||||
since you don't know what the day will bring.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
2. Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth--
|
||||
a stranger, not your own lips.
|
||||
|
||||
a stranger, not your own lips.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
3. A stone is heavy and sand is weighty,
|
||||
but the resentment caused by a fool is even heavier.
|
||||
|
||||
but the resentment caused by a fool is even heavier.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
4. Anger is cruel, and wrath is like a flood,
|
||||
but jealousy is even more dangerous.
|
||||
|
||||
but jealousy is even more dangerous.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
5. An open rebuke
|
||||
is better than hidden love!
|
||||
|
||||
is better than hidden love!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
6. Wounds from a sincere friend
|
||||
are better than many kisses from an enemy.
|
||||
|
||||
are better than many kisses from an enemy.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
7. A person who is full refuses honey,
|
||||
but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry.
|
||||
|
||||
but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
8. A person who strays from home
|
||||
is like a bird that strays from its nest.
|
||||
|
||||
is like a bird that strays from its nest.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
9. The heartfelt counsel of a friend
|
||||
is as sweet as perfume and incense.
|
||||
|
||||
is as sweet as perfume and incense.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
10. Never abandon a friend--
|
||||
either yours or your father's.
|
||||
|
||||
either yours or your father's.
|
||||
|
||||
When disaster strikes, you won't have to ask your brother for assistance.
|
||||
It's better to go to a neighbor than to a brother who lives far away.
|
||||
|
||||
It's better to go to a neighbor than to a brother who lives far away.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
11. Be wise, my child, and make my heart glad.
|
||||
Then I will be able to answer my critics.
|
||||
|
||||
Then I will be able to answer my critics.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
12. A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions.
|
||||
The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
|
||||
|
||||
The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
13. Get security from someone who guarantees a stranger's debt.
|
||||
Get a deposit if he does it for foreigners.
|
||||
|
||||
14. A loud and cheerful greeting early in the morning
|
||||
will be taken as a curse!
|
||||
|
||||
will be taken as a curse!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
15. A quarrelsome wife is as annoying
|
||||
as constant dripping on a rainy day.
|
||||
|
||||
as constant dripping on a rainy day.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
16. Stopping her complaints is like trying to stop the wind
|
||||
or trying to hold something with greased hands.
|
||||
|
||||
or trying to hold something with greased hands.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
17. As iron sharpens iron,
|
||||
so a friend sharpens a friend.
|
||||
|
||||
so a friend sharpens a friend.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
18. As workers who tend a fig tree are allowed to eat the fruit,
|
||||
so workers who protect their employer's interests will be rewarded.
|
||||
|
||||
so workers who protect their employer's interests will be rewarded.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
19. As a face is reflected in water,
|
||||
so the heart reflects the real person.
|
||||
|
||||
so the heart reflects the real person.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
20. Just as Death and Destruction are never satisfied,
|
||||
so human desire is never satisfied.
|
||||
|
||||
so human desire is never satisfied.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
21. Fire tests the purity of silver and gold,
|
||||
but a person is tested by being praised.
|
||||
|
||||
22. You cannot separate fools from their foolishness,
|
||||
even though you grind them like grain with mortar and pestle.
|
||||
|
||||
even though you grind them like grain with mortar and pestle.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
23. Know the state of your flocks,
|
||||
and put your heart into caring for your herds,
|
||||
|
||||
and put your heart into caring for your herds,
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
24. for riches don't last forever,
|
||||
and the crown might not be passed to the next generation.
|
||||
|
||||
and the crown might not be passed to the next generation.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
25. After the hay is harvested and the new crop appears
|
||||
and the mountain grasses are gathered in,
|
||||
|
||||
and the mountain grasses are gathered in,
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
26. your sheep will provide wool for clothing,
|
||||
and your goats will provide the price of a field.
|
||||
|
||||
and your goats will provide the price of a field.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
27. And you will have enough goats' milk for yourself,
|
||||
your family, and your servant girls.
|
||||
|
||||
your family, and your servant girls.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -1,88 +1,141 @@
|
||||
# Chapter 28
|
||||
1. The wicked run away when no one is chasing them,
|
||||
but the godly are as bold as lions.
|
||||
|
||||
but the godly are as bold as lions.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
2. When there is moral rot within a nation, its government topples easily.
|
||||
But wise and knowledgeable leaders bring stability.
|
||||
|
||||
But wise and knowledgeable leaders bring stability.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
3. A poor person who oppresses the poor
|
||||
is like a pounding rain that destroys the crops.
|
||||
|
||||
is like a pounding rain that destroys the crops.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
4. To reject the law is to praise the wicked;
|
||||
to obey the law is to fight them.
|
||||
|
||||
to obey the law is to fight them.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
5. Evil people don't understand justice,
|
||||
but those who follow the LORD understand completely.
|
||||
|
||||
6. Better to be poor and honest
|
||||
than to be dishonest and rich.
|
||||
|
||||
than to be dishonest and rich.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
7. Young people who obey the law are wise;
|
||||
those with wild friends bring shame to their parents.
|
||||
|
||||
8. Income from charging high interest rates
|
||||
will end up in the pocket of someone who is kind to the poor.
|
||||
|
||||
will end up in the pocket of someone who is kind to the poor.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
9. God detests the prayers
|
||||
of a person who ignores the law.
|
||||
|
||||
of a person who ignores the law.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
10. Those who lead good people along an evil path
|
||||
will fall into their own trap,
|
||||
but the honest will inherit good things.
|
||||
|
||||
will fall into their own trap,
|
||||
|
||||
but the honest will inherit good things.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
11. Rich people may think they are wise,
|
||||
but a poor person with discernment can see right through them.
|
||||
|
||||
but a poor person with discernment can see right through them.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
12. When the godly succeed, everyone is glad.
|
||||
When the wicked take charge, people go into hiding.
|
||||
|
||||
When the wicked take charge, people go into hiding.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
13. People who conceal their sins will not prosper,
|
||||
but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy.
|
||||
|
||||
but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
14. Blessed are those who fear to do wrong,
|
||||
but the stubborn are headed for serious trouble.
|
||||
|
||||
but the stubborn are headed for serious trouble.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
15. A wicked ruler is as dangerous to the poor
|
||||
as a roaring lion or an attacking bear.
|
||||
|
||||
as a roaring lion or an attacking bear.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
16. A ruler with no understanding will oppress his people,
|
||||
but one who hates corruption will have a long life.
|
||||
|
||||
but one who hates corruption will have a long life.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
17. A murderer's tormented conscience will drive him into the grave.
|
||||
Don't protect him!
|
||||
|
||||
Don't protect him!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
18. The blameless will be rescued from harm,
|
||||
but the crooked will be suddenly destroyed.
|
||||
|
||||
but the crooked will be suddenly destroyed.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
19. A hard worker has plenty of food,
|
||||
but a person who chases fantasies ends up in poverty.
|
||||
|
||||
but a person who chases fantasies ends up in poverty.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
20. The trustworthy person will get a rich reward,
|
||||
but a person who wants quick riches will get into trouble.
|
||||
|
||||
but a person who wants quick riches will get into trouble.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
21. Showing partiality is never good,
|
||||
yet some will do wrong for a mere piece of bread.
|
||||
|
||||
yet some will do wrong for a mere piece of bread.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
22. Greedy people try to get rich quick
|
||||
but don't realize they're headed for poverty.
|
||||
|
||||
but don't realize they're headed for poverty.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
23. In the end, people appreciate honest criticism
|
||||
far more than flattery.
|
||||
|
||||
far more than flattery.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
24. Anyone who steals from his father and mother
|
||||
and says, "What's wrong with that?"
|
||||
is no better than a murderer.
|
||||
|
||||
and says, "What's wrong with that?"
|
||||
|
||||
is no better than a murderer.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
25. Greed causes fighting;
|
||||
trusting the LORD leads to prosperity.
|
||||
|
||||
26. Those who trust their own insight are foolish,
|
||||
but anyone who walks in wisdom is safe.
|
||||
|
||||
but anyone who walks in wisdom is safe.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
27. Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing,
|
||||
but those who close their eyes to poverty will be cursed.
|
||||
|
||||
28. When the wicked take charge, people go into hiding.
|
||||
When the wicked meet disaster, the godly flourish.
|
||||
|
||||
but those who close their eyes to poverty will be cursed.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
28.
|
||||
When the wicked take charge, people go into hiding.
|
||||
|
||||
When the wicked meet disaster, the godly flourish.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -1,75 +1,119 @@
|
||||
# Chapter 29
|
||||
1. Whoever stubbornly refuses to accept criticism
|
||||
will suddenly be destroyed beyond recovery.
|
||||
|
||||
will suddenly be destroyed beyond recovery.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
2. When the godly are in authority, the people rejoice.
|
||||
But when the wicked are in power, they groan.
|
||||
|
||||
But when the wicked are in power, they groan.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
3. The man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,
|
||||
but if he hangs around with prostitutes, his wealth is wasted.
|
||||
|
||||
but if he hangs around with prostitutes, his wealth is wasted.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
4. A just king gives stability to his nation,
|
||||
but one who demands bribes destroys it.
|
||||
|
||||
but one who demands bribes destroys it.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
5. To flatter friends
|
||||
is to lay a trap for their feet.
|
||||
|
||||
is to lay a trap for their feet.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
6. Evil people are trapped by sin,
|
||||
but the righteous escape, shouting for joy.
|
||||
|
||||
but the righteous escape, shouting for joy.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
7. The godly care about the rights of the poor;
|
||||
the wicked don't care at all.
|
||||
|
||||
the wicked don't care at all.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
8. Mockers can get a whole town agitated,
|
||||
but the wise will calm anger.
|
||||
|
||||
but the wise will calm anger.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
9. If a wise person takes a fool to court,
|
||||
there will be ranting and ridicule but no satisfaction.
|
||||
|
||||
there will be ranting and ridicule but no satisfaction.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
10. The bloodthirsty hate blameless people,
|
||||
but the upright seek to help them.
|
||||
|
||||
11. Fools vent their anger,
|
||||
but the wise quietly hold it back.
|
||||
|
||||
but the wise quietly hold it back.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
12. If a ruler pays attention to liars,
|
||||
all his advisers will be wicked.
|
||||
|
||||
all his advisers will be wicked.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
13. The poor and the oppressor have this in common--
|
||||
the LORD gives sight to the eyes of both.
|
||||
|
||||
14. If a king judges the poor fairly,
|
||||
his throne will last forever.
|
||||
|
||||
his throne will last forever.
|
||||
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15. To discipline a child produces wisdom,
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but a mother is disgraced by an undisciplined child.
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but a mother is disgraced by an undisciplined child.
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16. When the wicked are in authority, sin flourishes,
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but the godly will live to see their downfall.
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but the godly will live to see their downfall.
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17. Discipline your children, and they will give you peace of mind
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and will make your heart glad.
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and will make your heart glad.
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18. When people do not accept divine guidance, they run wild.
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But whoever obeys the law is joyful.
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But whoever obeys the law is joyful.
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19. Words alone will not discipline a servant;
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the words may be understood, but they are not heeded.
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the words may be understood, but they are not heeded.
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20. There is more hope for a fool
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than for someone who speaks without thinking.
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than for someone who speaks without thinking.
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21. A servant pampered from childhood
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will become a rebel.
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will become a rebel.
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22. An angry person starts fights;
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a hot-tempered person commits all kinds of sin.
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a hot-tempered person commits all kinds of sin.
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23. Pride ends in humiliation,
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while humility brings honor.
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while humility brings honor.
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24. If you assist a thief, you only hurt yourself.
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You are sworn to tell the truth, but you dare not testify.
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|
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You are sworn to tell the truth, but you dare not testify.
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25. Fearing people is a dangerous trap,
|
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but trusting the LORD means safety.
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@@ -78,6 +122,8 @@
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but justice comes from the LORD.
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|
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27. The righteous despise the unjust;
|
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the wicked despise the godly.
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|
||||
the wicked despise the godly.
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|
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|
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|
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@@ -2,118 +2,191 @@ The Sayings of Agur
|
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|
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# Chapter 30
|
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1. The sayings of Agur son of Jakeh contain this message.
|
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|
||||
I am weary, O God;
|
||||
I am weary and worn out, O God.
|
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|
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2. I am too stupid to be human,
|
||||
and I lack common sense.
|
||||
|
||||
and I lack common sense.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
3. I have not mastered human wisdom,
|
||||
nor do I know the Holy One.
|
||||
|
||||
nor do I know the Holy One.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
4. Who but God goes up to heaven and comes back down?
|
||||
Who holds the wind in his fists?
|
||||
|
||||
Who holds the wind in his fists?
|
||||
Who wraps up the oceans in his cloak?
|
||||
Who has created the whole wide world?
|
||||
|
||||
Who has created the whole wide world?
|
||||
What is his name--and his son's name?
|
||||
Tell me if you know!
|
||||
|
||||
Tell me if you know!
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
5. Every word of God proves true.
|
||||
He is a shield to all who come to him for protection.
|
||||
|
||||
He is a shield to all who come to him for protection.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
6. Do not add to his words,
|
||||
or he may rebuke you and expose you as a liar.
|
||||
|
||||
or he may rebuke you and expose you as a liar.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
7. O God, I beg two favors from you;
|
||||
let me have them before I die.
|
||||
|
||||
let me have them before I die.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
8. First, help me never to tell a lie.
|
||||
Second, give me neither poverty nor riches!
|
||||
Give me just enough to satisfy my needs.
|
||||
|
||||
Second, give me neither poverty nor riches!
|
||||
|
||||
Give me just enough to satisfy my needs.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
9. For if I grow rich, I may deny you and say, "Who is the LORD?"
|
||||
And if I am too poor, I may steal and thus insult God's holy name.
|
||||
|
||||
And if I am too poor, I may steal and thus insult God's holy name.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
10. Never slander a worker to the employer,
|
||||
or the person will curse you, and you will pay for it.
|
||||
|
||||
or the person will curse you, and you will pay for it.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
11. Some people curse their father
|
||||
and do not thank their mother.
|
||||
|
||||
and do not thank their mother.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
12. They are pure in their own eyes,
|
||||
but they are filthy and unwashed.
|
||||
|
||||
but they are filthy and unwashed.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
13. They look proudly around,
|
||||
casting disdainful glances.
|
||||
|
||||
casting disdainful glances.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
14. They have teeth like swords
|
||||
and fangs like knives.
|
||||
|
||||
and fangs like knives.
|
||||
|
||||
They devour the poor from the earth
|
||||
and the needy from among humanity.
|
||||
|
||||
and the needy from among humanity.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
15. The leech has two suckers
|
||||
that cry out, "More, more!"
|
||||
There are three things that are never satisfied--
|
||||
no, four that never say, "Enough!":
|
||||
|
||||
no, four that never say, "Enough!":
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
16. the grave,
|
||||
the barren womb,
|
||||
the thirsty desert,
|
||||
the blazing fire.
|
||||
|
||||
the barren womb,
|
||||
|
||||
the thirsty desert,
|
||||
|
||||
the blazing fire.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
17. The eye that mocks a father
|
||||
and despises a mother's instructions
|
||||
|
||||
and despises a mother's instructions
|
||||
will be plucked out by ravens of the valley
|
||||
and eaten by vultures.
|
||||
|
||||
and eaten by vultures.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
18. There are three things that amaze me--
|
||||
no, four things that I don't understand:
|
||||
|
||||
no, four things that I don't understand:
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
19. how an eagle glides through the sky,
|
||||
how a snake slithers on a rock,
|
||||
how a ship navigates the ocean,
|
||||
how a man loves a woman.
|
||||
|
||||
how a snake slithers on a rock,
|
||||
|
||||
how a ship navigates the ocean,
|
||||
|
||||
how a man loves a woman.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
20. An adulterous woman consumes a man,
|
||||
then wipes her mouth and says, "What's wrong with that?"
|
||||
|
||||
then wipes her mouth and says, "What's wrong with that?"
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
21. There are three things that make the earth tremble--
|
||||
no, four it cannot endure:
|
||||
|
||||
no, four it cannot endure:
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
22. a slave who becomes a king,
|
||||
an overbearing fool who prospers,
|
||||
|
||||
an overbearing fool who prospers,
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
23. a bitter woman who finally gets a husband,
|
||||
a servant girl who supplants her mistress.
|
||||
|
||||
a servant girl who supplants her mistress.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
24. There are four things on earth that are small but unusually wise:
|
||||
|
||||
25. Ants--they aren't strong,
|
||||
but they store up food all summer.
|
||||
|
||||
but they store up food all summer.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
26. Hyraxes--they aren't powerful,
|
||||
but they make their homes among the rocks.
|
||||
|
||||
but they make their homes among the rocks.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
27. Locusts--they have no king,
|
||||
but they march in formation.
|
||||
|
||||
but they march in formation.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
28. Lizards--they are easy to catch,
|
||||
but they are found even in kings' palaces.
|
||||
|
||||
but they are found even in kings' palaces.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
29. There are three things that walk with stately stride--
|
||||
no, four that strut about:
|
||||
|
||||
no, four that strut about:
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
30. the lion, king of animals, who won't turn aside for anything,
|
||||
|
||||
31. the strutting rooster,
|
||||
the male goat,
|
||||
a king as he leads his army.
|
||||
|
||||
the male goat,
|
||||
|
||||
a king as he leads his army.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
32. If you have been a fool by being proud or plotting evil,
|
||||
cover your mouth in shame.
|
||||
|
||||
cover your mouth in shame.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
33. As the beating of cream yields butter
|
||||
and striking the nose causes bleeding,
|
||||
so stirring up anger causes quarrels.
|
||||
|
||||
and striking the nose causes bleeding,
|
||||
|
||||
so stirring up anger causes quarrels.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -4,93 +4,151 @@ The Sayings of King Lemuel
|
||||
1. The sayings of King Lemuel contain this message, which his mother taught him.
|
||||
|
||||
2. O my son, O son of my womb,
|
||||
O son of my vows,
|
||||
|
||||
O son of my vows,
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
3. do not waste your strength on women,
|
||||
on those who ruin kings.
|
||||
|
||||
on those who ruin kings.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
4. It is not for kings, O Lemuel, to guzzle wine.
|
||||
Rulers should not crave alcohol.
|
||||
|
||||
Rulers should not crave alcohol.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
5. For if they drink, they may forget the law
|
||||
and not give justice to the oppressed.
|
||||
|
||||
and not give justice to the oppressed.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
6. Alcohol is for the dying,
|
||||
and wine for those in bitter distress.
|
||||
|
||||
and wine for those in bitter distress.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
7. Let them drink to forget their poverty
|
||||
and remember their troubles no more.
|
||||
|
||||
and remember their troubles no more.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
8. Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves;
|
||||
ensure justice for those being crushed.
|
||||
|
||||
ensure justice for those being crushed.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
9. Yes, speak up for the poor and helpless,
|
||||
and see that they get justice.A Wife of Noble Character
|
||||
|
||||
and see that they get justice.
|
||||
|
||||
A Wife of Noble Character
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
10. Who can find a virtuous and capable wife?
|
||||
She is more precious than rubies.
|
||||
|
||||
She is more precious than rubies.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
11. Her husband can trust her,
|
||||
and she will greatly enrich his life.
|
||||
|
||||
and she will greatly enrich his life.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
12. She brings him good, not harm,
|
||||
all the days of her life.
|
||||
|
||||
all the days of her life.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
13. She finds wool and flax
|
||||
and busily spins it.
|
||||
|
||||
and busily spins it.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
14. She is like a merchant's ship,
|
||||
bringing her food from afar.
|
||||
|
||||
bringing her food from afar.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
15. She gets up before dawn to prepare breakfast for her household
|
||||
and plan the day's work for her servant girls.
|
||||
|
||||
and plan the day's work for her servant girls.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
16. She goes to inspect a field and buys it;
|
||||
with her earnings she plants a vineyard.
|
||||
|
||||
with her earnings she plants a vineyard.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
17. She is energetic and strong,
|
||||
a hard worker.
|
||||
|
||||
a hard worker.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
18. She makes sure her dealings are profitable;
|
||||
her lamp burns late into the night.
|
||||
|
||||
her lamp burns late into the night.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
19. Her hands are busy spinning thread,
|
||||
her fingers twisting fiber.
|
||||
|
||||
her fingers twisting fiber.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
20. She extends a helping hand to the poor
|
||||
and opens her arms to the needy.
|
||||
|
||||
and opens her arms to the needy.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
21. She has no fear of winter for her household,
|
||||
for everyone has warm clothes.
|
||||
|
||||
22. She makes her own bedspreads.
|
||||
She dresses in fine linen and purple gowns.
|
||||
|
||||
She dresses in fine linen and purple gowns.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
23. Her husband is well known at the city gates,
|
||||
where he sits with the other civic leaders.
|
||||
|
||||
where he sits with the other civic leaders.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
24. She makes belted linen garments
|
||||
and sashes to sell to the merchants.
|
||||
|
||||
and sashes to sell to the merchants.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
25. She is clothed with strength and dignity,
|
||||
and she laughs without fear of the future.
|
||||
|
||||
and she laughs without fear of the future.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
26. When she speaks, her words are wise,
|
||||
and she gives instructions with kindness.
|
||||
|
||||
and she gives instructions with kindness.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
27. She carefully watches everything in her household
|
||||
and suffers nothing from laziness.
|
||||
|
||||
and suffers nothing from laziness.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
28. Her children stand and bless her.
|
||||
Her husband praises her:
|
||||
|
||||
Her husband praises her:
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
29. "There are many virtuous and capable women in the world,
|
||||
but you surpass them all!"
|
||||
|
||||
but you surpass them all!"
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
30. Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last;
|
||||
but a woman who fears the LORD will be greatly praised.
|
||||
|
||||
31. Reward her for all she has done.
|
||||
Let her deeds publicly declare her praise.
|
||||
|
||||
Let her deeds publicly declare her praise.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
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