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1The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:

1The proverbs of David's son Solomon, king of Israel.

2For learning wisdom and discipline; for understanding insightful sayings;

2These proverbs are for gaining wisdom and discipline; for understanding words of insight;

3for receiving prudent instruction in righteousness, justice, and integrity;

3for acquiring the discipline that produces wise behavior, righteousness, justice, and upright living;

4for teaching shrewdness to the inexperienced, knowledge and discretion to a young man--

4for giving prudence to the na�ve, and knowledge and discretion to the young.

5let a wise person listen and increase learning, and let a discerning person obtain guidance--

5Let the wise listen and increase their learning; let the person of understanding receive guidance

6for understanding a proverb or a parable, the words of the wise, and their riddles.

6in understanding proverbs, clever sayings, words of the wise, and their riddles.

7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and discipline.

7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

8Listen, my son, to your father's instruction, and don't reject your mother's teaching,

8My son, listen to your father's instruction, and do not let go of your mother's teaching.

9for they will be a garland of favor on your head and pendants around your neck.

9They will be a graceful wreath for your head and a chain for your neck.

10My son, if sinners entice you, don't be persuaded.

10My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent.

11If they say--"Come with us! Let's set an ambush and kill someone. Let's attack some innocent person just for fun!

11If they say, "Come with us! Let's lie in wait for blood; let's ambush some innocent person for no reason at all.

12Let's swallow them alive, like Sheol, whole, like those who go down to the Pit.

12Let's swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those who go down into the Pit.

13We'll find all kinds of valuable property and fill our houses with plunder.

13We'll find all kinds of valuable wealth, and we'll fill our houses with spoil.

14Throw in your lot with us, and we'll all share the loot"--

14Throw your lot in with us, and all of us will have one purse."

15my son, don't travel that road with them or set foot on their path,

15My son, do not go along with them, and keep your feet away from their paths!

16because their feet run toward evil and they hurry to shed blood.

16For they run toward evil; these enticers shed blood without hesitation.

17It is useless to spread a net where any bird can see it,

17Look, it is useless to spread a net in full view of all the birds,

18but they set an ambush to kill themselves; they attack their own lives.

18but these people lie in wait for their own blood. They ambush only themselves.

19Such are the paths of all who make profit dishonestly; it takes the lives of those who receive it.

19Such is the way of all those who seek illicit gain— it takes away the lives of those who possess it.

20Wisdom calls out in the street; she makes her voice heard in the public squares.

20Wisdom cries out in the street; she raises her voice in the public squares.

21She cries out above the commotion; she speaks at the entrance of the city gates:

21She calls out at the busiest part of the noisy streets, and at the entrance to the gates of the city she utters her words:

22"How long, inexperienced ones, will you love ignorance? How long will you mockers enjoy mocking and you fools hate knowledge?

22"You na�ve ones, how long will you love naivete? And how long will scoffers delight in scoffing or fools hate knowledge?"

23If you respond to my warning, then I will pour out my spirit on you and teach you my words.

23Return to my correction! Look, I will pour out my spirit on you, and I will make my words known to you.

24Since I called out and you refused, extended my hand and no one paid attention,

24"Because I called out to you and you refused to respond— I appealed, but no one paid attention—

25since you neglected all my counsel and did not accept my correction,

25because you neglected all my advice and did not want my correction,

26I, in turn, will laugh at your calamity. I will mock when terror strikes you,

26I will laugh at your calamity. I will mock when what you fear comes,

27when terror strikes you like a storm and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when trouble and stress overcome you.

27when what you dread comes like a storm, and your calamity comes on like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you.

28Then they will call me, but I won't answer; they will search for me, but won't find me.

28"Then they will call out to me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently, but they will not find me.

29Because they hated knowledge, didn't choose to fear the LORD,

29"Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD;

30were not interested in my counsel, and rejected all my correction,

30they did not want my advice, and they rejected all my correction.

31they will eat the fruit of their way and be glutted with their own schemes.

31They will eat the fruit of their way, and they will be filled with their own devices.

32For the apostasy of the inexperienced will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

32Indeed, the waywardness of the na�ve will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

33But whoever listens to me will live securely and be undisturbed by the dread of danger."

33"But the person who listens to me will live safely and will be secure from the fear of evil."

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