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112 lines
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The Beginning of Knowledge
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# Chapter 1
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1. The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:
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2. To know wisdom and instruction,
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to understand words of insight,
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3. to receive instruction in wise dealing,
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in righteousness, justice, and equity;
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4. to give prudence to the simple,
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knowledge and discretion to the youth--
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5. Let the wise hear and increase in learning,
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and the one who understands obtain guidance,
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6. to understand a proverb and a saying,
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the words of the wise and their riddles.
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7. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge;
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fools despise wisdom and instruction.
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The Enticement of Sinners
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8. Hear, my son, your father's instruction,
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and forsake not your mother's teaching,
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9. for they are a graceful garland for your head
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and pendants for your neck.
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10. My son, if sinners entice you,
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do not consent.
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11. If they say, "Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood;
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let us ambush the innocent without reason;
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12. like Sheol let us swallow them alive,
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and whole, like those who go down to the pit;
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13. we shall find all precious goods,
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we shall fill our houses with plunder;
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14. throw in your lot among us;
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we will all have one purse"--
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15. my son, do not walk in the way with them;
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hold back your foot from their paths,
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16. for their feet run to evil,
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and they make haste to shed blood.
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17. For in vain is a net spread
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in the sight of any bird,
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18. but these men lie in wait for their own blood;
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they set an ambush for their own lives.
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19. Such are the ways of everyone who is greedy for unjust gain;
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it takes away the life of its possessors.
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The Call of Wisdom
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20. Wisdom cries aloud in the street,
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in the markets she raises her voice;
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21. at the head of the noisy streets she cries out;
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at the entrance of the city gates she speaks:
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22. "How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple?
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How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing
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and fools hate knowledge?
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23. If you turn at my reproof,
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behold, I will pour out my spirit to you;
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I will make my words known to you.
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24. Because I have called and you refused to listen,
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have stretched out my hand and no one has heeded,
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25. because you have ignored all my counsel
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and would have none of my reproof,
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26. I also will laugh at your calamity;
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I will mock when terror strikes you,
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27. when terror strikes you like a storm
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and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
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when distress and anguish come upon you.
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28. Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer;
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they will seek me diligently but will not find me.
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29. Because they hated knowledge
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and did not choose the fear of the LORD,
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30. would have none of my counsel
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and despised all my reproof,
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31. therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way,
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and have their fill of their own devices.
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32. For the simple are killed by their turning away,
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and the complacency of fools destroys them;
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33. but whoever listens to me will dwell secure
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and will be at ease, without dread of disaster."
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