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3.1 KiB
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71 lines
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# Chapter 1
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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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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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4 These proverbs will give insight to the simple,
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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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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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7 Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge,
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but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
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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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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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10 My child, if sinners entice you,
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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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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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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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14 Come, throw in your lot with us;
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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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16 They rush to commit evil deeds.
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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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18 But these people set an ambush for themselves;
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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.
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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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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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22 “How long, you simpletons,
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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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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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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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25 You ignored my advice
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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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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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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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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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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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32 For simpletons turn away from me—to death.
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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.” |