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Proverbs 1

¹The parables of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel,

²in order to know wisdom and discipline,

³to understand words of prudence, and to accept the instruction of doctrine, justice and judgment, and equity,

⁴so as to give discernment to little ones, knowledge and understanding to adolescents.

⁵By listening, the wise shall become wiser and the intelligent shall possess governments.

⁶He shall turn his soul to a parable and to its interpretation, to the words of the wise and their enigmas.

⁷The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. The foolish despise wisdom as well as doctrine.

⁸Listen, my son, to the discipline of your father, and forsake not the law of your mother,

⁹so that grace may be added to your head and a collar to your neck.

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

¹¹If they should say: “Come with us. We will lie in wait for blood. We will lay traps against the innocent, without cause.

¹²Let us swallow him alive, like Hell, and whole, like one descending into the pit.

¹³We will discover every precious substance. We will fill our houses with spoils.

¹⁴Cast your lot with us. One purse will be for us all.”

¹⁵My son, do not walk with them. Preclude your feet from their paths.

¹⁶For their feet rush to evil, and they hurry to shed blood.

¹⁷But a net is thrown in vain before the eyes of those who have wings.

¹⁸Likewise, they lie in ambush against their own blood, and they undertake deceits against their own souls.

¹⁹Thus, the ways of all those who are greedy seize the souls of those who possess.

²⁰Wisdom forewarns far and wide; she bestows her voice in the streets.

²¹She cries out at the head of crowds; at the entrance of the gates of the city, she offers her words, saying:

²²“Little ones, how long will you choose to be childish, and how long will the foolish desire what is harmful to themselves, and how long will the imprudent hate knowledge?

²³Be converted by my correction. Lo, I will offer my spirit to you, and I will reveal my words to you.

²⁴For I called, and you refused. I extended my hand, and there was no one who watched.

²⁵You have despised all my counsels, and you have neglected my rebukes.

²⁶Similarly, I will ridicule you at your demise, and I will mock you, when that which you feared shall overcome you.

²⁷When sudden calamity rushes upon you, and your demise advances like a tempest, when tribulation and anguish overcome you,

²⁸then they will call to me, and I will not heed, they will arise in the morning, and not find me.

²⁹For they held hatred for discipline, and they would not accept the fear of the Lord;

³⁰they would not consent to my counsel, but they detracted from all of my corrections.

³¹Therefore, they shall eat the fruit of their way, and they shall have their fill of their own counsels.

³²The loathing of the little ones shall destroy them, and the prosperity of the foolish shall perish them.

³³But whoever will listen to me shall rest without terror, and shall have full enjoyment of abundance, without fear of evils.”

Proverbs 1

¹The parables of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel,

²To know wisdom, and instruction:

³To understand the words of prudence: and to receive the instruction of doctrine, justice, and judgment, and equity:

⁴To give subtilty to little ones, to the young man knowledge and understanding.

⁵A wise man shall hear, and shall be wiser: and he that understandeth shall possess governments.

⁶He shall understand a parable and the interpretation, the words of the wise, and their mysterious sayings.

⁷The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Fools despise wisdom and instruction.

⁸My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

⁹That grace may be added to thy head, and a chain of gold to thy neck.

¹⁰My son, if sinners shall entice thee, consent not to them.

¹¹If they shall say: Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us hide snares for the innocent without cause:

¹²Let us swallow him up alive like hell, and whole as one that goeth down into the pit.

¹³We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoils.

¹⁴Cast in thy lot with us, let us all have one purse.

¹⁵My son, walk not thou with them, restrain thy foot from their paths.

¹⁶For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.

¹⁷But a net is spread in vain before the eyes of them that have wings.

¹⁸And they themselves lie in wait for their own blood, and practise deceits against their own souls.

¹⁹So the ways of every covetous man destroy the souls of the possessors.

²⁰Wisdom preacheth abroad, she uttereth her voice in the streets:

²¹At the head of multitudes she crieth out, in the entrance of the gates of the city she uttereth her words, saying:

²²O children, how long will you love childishness, and fools covet those things which are hurtful to themselves, and the unwise hate knowledge?

²³Turn ye at my reproof: behold I will utter my spirit to you, and will shew you my words.

²⁴Because I called, and you refused: I stretched out my hand, and there was none that regarded.

²⁵You have despised all my counsel, and have neglected my reprehensions.

²⁶I also will laugh in your destruction, and will mock when that shall come to you which you feared.

²⁷When sudden calamity shall fall on you, and destruction, as a tempest, shall be at hand: when tribulation and distress shall come upon you:

²⁸Then shall they call upon me, and I will not hear: they shall rise in the morning, and shall not find me:

²⁹Because they have hated instruction, and received not the fear of the Lord,

³⁰Nor consented to my counsel, but despised all my reproof.

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

³²The turning away of little ones shall kill them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

³³But he that shall hear me, shall rest without terror, and shall enjoy abundance, without fear of evils.