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Purpose and Theme
The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:
The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:
The Beginning of Knowledge
The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:
The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:
for gaining wisdom and instruction;
for understanding words of insight;
for understanding words of insight;
To know wisdom and instruction,
to understand words of insight,
to understand words of insight,
for receiving instruction in prudent behavior,
doing what is right and just and fair;
doing what is right and just and fair;
to receive instruction in wise dealing,
in righteousness, justice, and equity;
in righteousness, justice, and equity;
to give prudence to the simple,
knowledge and discretion to the youth —
knowledge and discretion to the youth —
let the wise listen and add to their learning,
and let the discerning get guidance —
and let the discerning get guidance —
Let the wise hear and increase in learning,
and the one who understands obtain guidance,
and the one who understands obtain guidance,
to understand a proverb and a saying,
the words of the wise and their riddles.
the words of the wise and their riddles.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.
fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Prologue: Exhortations to Embrace Wisdom
Warning Against the Invitation of Sinful Men
Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction
and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
Warning Against the Invitation of Sinful Men
Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction
and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
The Enticement of Sinners
Hear, my son, your father’s instruction,
and forsake not your mother’s teaching,
Hear, my son, your father’s instruction,
and forsake not your mother’s teaching,
They are a garland to grace your head
and a chain to adorn your neck.
and a chain to adorn your neck.
for they are a graceful garland for your head
and pendants for your neck.
and pendants for your neck.
My son, if sinful men entice you,
do not give in to them.
do not give in to them.
My son, if sinners entice you,
do not consent.
do not consent.
If they say, “Come along with us;
let’s lie in wait for innocent blood,
let’s ambush some harmless soul;
let’s lie in wait for innocent blood,
let’s ambush some harmless soul;
If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood;
let us ambush the innocent without reason;
let us ambush the innocent without reason;
let’s swallow them alive, like the grave,
and whole, like those who go down to the pit;
and whole, like those who go down to the pit;
like Sheol let us swallow them alive,
and whole, like those who go down to the pit;
and whole, like those who go down to the pit;
we will get all sorts of valuable things
and fill our houses with plunder;
and fill our houses with plunder;
we shall find all precious goods,
we shall fill our houses with plunder;
we shall fill our houses with plunder;
cast lots with us;
we will all share the loot” —
we will all share the loot” —
throw in your lot among us;
we will all have one purse” —
we will all have one purse” —
my son, do not go along with them,
do not set foot on their paths;
do not set foot on their paths;
my son, do not walk in the way with them;
hold back your foot from their paths,
hold back your foot from their paths,
for their feet rush into evil,
they are swift to shed blood.
they are swift to shed blood.
for their feet run to evil,
and they make haste to shed blood.
and they make haste to shed blood.
How useless to spread a net
where every bird can see it!
where every bird can see it!
For in vain is a net spread
in the sight of any bird,
in the sight of any bird,
These men lie in wait for their own blood;
they ambush only themselves!
they ambush only themselves!
but these men lie in wait for their own blood;
they set an ambush for their own lives.
they set an ambush for their own lives.
Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain;
it takes away the life of those who get it.
it takes away the life of those who get it.
Such are the ways of everyone who is greedy for unjust gain;
it takes away the life of its possessors.
it takes away the life of its possessors.
Wisdom’s Rebuke
Out in the open wisdom calls aloud,
she raises her voice in the public square;
Out in the open wisdom calls aloud,
she raises her voice in the public square;
The Call of Wisdom
Wisdom cries aloud in the street,
in the markets she raises her voice;
Wisdom cries aloud in the street,
in the markets she raises her voice;
at the head of the noisy streets she cries out;
at the entrance of the city gates she speaks:
at the entrance of the city gates she speaks:
“How long will you who are simple love your simple ways?
How long will mockers delight in mockery
and fools hate knowledge?
How long will mockers delight in mockery
and fools hate knowledge?
“How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple?
How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing
and fools hate knowledge?
How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing
and fools hate knowledge?
Repent at my rebuke!
Then I will pour out my thoughts to you,
I will make known to you my teachings.
Then I will pour out my thoughts to you,
I will make known to you my teachings.
But since you refuse to listen when I call
and no one pays attention when I stretch out my hand,
and no one pays attention when I stretch out my hand,
Because I have called and you refused to listen,
have stretched out my hand and no one has heeded,
have stretched out my hand and no one has heeded,
since you disregard all my advice
and do not accept my rebuke,
and do not accept my rebuke,
because you have ignored all my counsel
and would have none of my reproof,
and would have none of my reproof,
I in turn will laugh when disaster strikes you;
I will mock when calamity overtakes you —
I will mock when calamity overtakes you —
I also will laugh at your calamity;
I will mock when terror strikes you,
I will mock when terror strikes you,
when calamity overtakes you like a storm,
when disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind,
when distress and trouble overwhelm you.
when disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind,
when distress and trouble overwhelm you.
when terror strikes you like a storm
and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
when distress and anguish come upon you.
and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
when distress and anguish come upon you.
“Then they will call to me but I will not answer;
they will look for me but will not find me,
they will look for me but will not find me,
Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer;
they will seek me diligently but will not find me.
they will seek me diligently but will not find me.
since they hated knowledge
and did not choose to fear the Lord.
and did not choose to fear the Lord.
Because they hated knowledge
and did not choose the fear of the Lord,
and did not choose the fear of the Lord,
Since they would not accept my advice
and spurned my rebuke,
and spurned my rebuke,
would have none of my counsel
and despised all my reproof,
and despised all my reproof,
they will eat the fruit of their ways
and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.
and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.
therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way,
and have their fill of their own devices.
and have their fill of their own devices.
For the waywardness of the simple will kill them,
and the complacency of fools will destroy them;
and the complacency of fools will destroy them;
For the simple are killed by their turning away,
and the complacency of fools destroys them;
and the complacency of fools destroys them;