1:10 My child, if sinners 1 try to entice 2 you,
do not consent! 3
1:11 If they say, “Come with us!
We will 4 lie in wait 5 to shed blood; 6
we will ambush 7 an innocent person 8 capriciously. 9
1:12 We will swallow them alive 10 like Sheol, 11
those full of vigor 12 like those going down to the Pit.
1:13 We will seize 13 all kinds 14 of precious wealth;
we will fill our houses with plunder. 15
1:14 Join with us! 16
We will all share 17 equally in what we steal.” 18
1:15 My child, do not go down 19 their way, 20
withhold yourself 21 from their path; 22
1:16 for they 23 are eager 24 to inflict harm, 25
and they hasten 26 to shed blood. 27
1:17 Surely it is futile to spread 28 a net
in plain sight of 29 any bird, 30
1:18 but these men lie in wait for their own blood, 31
they ambush their own lives! 32
1:19 Such 33 are the ways 34 of all who gain profit unjustly; 35
it 36 takes away the life 37 of those who obtain it! 38
1:20 Wisdom 39 calls out 40 in the street,
she shouts loudly 41 in the plazas; 42
1:21 at the head of the noisy 43 streets she calls,
in the entrances of the gates in the city 44 she utters her words: 45
1:22 “How long will you simpletons 46 love naiveté? 47
How long 48 will mockers 49 delight 50 in mockery 51
and fools 52 hate knowledge?
1:23 If only 53 you will respond 54 to my rebuke, 55
then 56 I will pour 57 out my thoughts 58 to you
and 59 I will make 60 my words known to you.
1:24 However, 61 because 62 I called but you refused to listen, 63
because 64 I stretched out my hand 65 but no one paid attention,
1:25 because 66 you neglected 67 all my advice,
and did not comply 68 with my rebuke,
1:26 so 69 I myself will laugh 70 when disaster strikes you, 71
I will mock when what you dread 72 comes,
1:27 when what you dread 73 comes like a whirlwind, 74
and disaster strikes you 75 like a devastating storm, 76
when distressing trouble 77 comes on you.
1:28 Then they will call to me, but I will not answer;
they will diligently seek 78 me, but they will not find me.
1:29 Because 79 they hated moral knowledge, 80
and did not choose to fear the Lord, 81
1:30 they did not comply with my advice,
they spurned 82 all my rebuke.
1:31 Therefore 83 they will eat from the fruit 84 of their way, 85
and they will be stuffed full 86 of their own counsel.
1:32 For the waywardness 87 of the
simpletons will kill 88 them,
and the careless ease 89 of fools will destroy them.
1:33 But the one who listens 90 to me will live in security, 91
and will be at ease 92 from the dread of harm.
1:1 The Proverbs 93 of 94 Solomon 95 son of David, 96 king of Israel: 97
1:2 To 98 learn 99 wisdom 100 and moral instruction, 101
and to discern 102 wise counsel. 103
1:3 To receive 104 moral instruction 105 in skillful living, 106
in 107 righteousness, 108 justice, 109 and equity. 110
1:4 To impart 111 shrewdness 112 to the morally naive, 113
and 114 a discerning 115 plan 116 to the young person. 117
1:5 (Let the wise also 118 hear 119 and gain 120 instruction,
and let the discerning 121 acquire 122 guidance! 123 )
1:6 To discern 124 the meaning of 125 a proverb and a parable, 126
the sayings of the wise 127 and their 128 riddles. 129
1:7 Fearing the Lord 130 is the beginning 131 of moral knowledge, 132
but 133 fools 134 despise 135 wisdom and instruction. 136
1:8 Listen, 137 my child, 138 to the instruction 139 from 140 your father,
and do not forsake the teaching 141 from 142 your mother.
1:9 For they will be like 143 an elegant 144 garland 145 on 146 your head,
and like 147 pendants 148 around 149 your neck.
1:10 My child, if sinners 150 try to entice 151 you,
do not consent! 152
1:11 If they say, “Come with us!
We will 153 lie in wait 154 to shed blood; 155
we will ambush 156 an innocent person 157 capriciously. 158
1:12 We will swallow them alive 159 like Sheol, 160
those full of vigor 161 like those going down to the Pit.
1:13 We will seize 162 all kinds 163 of precious wealth;
we will fill our houses with plunder. 164
1:14 Join with us! 165
We will all share 166 equally in what we steal.” 167
1:15 My child, do not go down 168 their way, 169
withhold yourself 170 from their path; 171
1:16 for they 172 are eager 173 to inflict harm, 174
and they hasten 175 to shed blood. 176
1:17 Surely it is futile to spread 177 a net
in plain sight of 178 any bird, 179
1:18 but these men lie in wait for their own blood, 180
they ambush their own lives! 181
1:19 Such 182 are the ways 183 of all who gain profit unjustly; 184
it 185 takes away the life 186 of those who obtain it! 187
1:20 Wisdom 188 calls out 189 in the street,
she shouts loudly 190 in the plazas; 191