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| 1. | Doesn't wisdom cry out? Doesn't understanding raise her voice? | Is not wisdom crying out, and the voice of knowledge sounding? | Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice? | ||
| 2. | On the top of high places by the way, where the paths meet, she stands. | At the top of the highways, at the meeting of the roads, she takes her place; | She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths. | ||
| 3. | Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, at the entry doors, she cries aloud: | Where the roads go into the town her cry goes out, at the doorways her voice is loud: | She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors. | ||
| 4. | "To you men, I call! I send my voice to the sons of mankind. | I am crying out to you, O men; my voice comes to the sons of men. | Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man. | ||
| 5. | You simple, understand prudence. You fools, be of an understanding heart. | Become expert in reason, O you simple ones; you foolish ones, take training to heart. | O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart. | ||
| 6. | Hear, for I will speak excellent things. The opening of my lips is for right things. | Give ear, for my words are true, and my lips are open to give out what is upright. | Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things. | ||
| 7. | For my mouth speaks truth. Wickedness is an abomination to my lips. | For good faith goes out of my mouth, and false lips are disgusting to me. | For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips. | ||
| 8. | All the words of my mouth are in righteousness. There is nothing crooked or perverse in them. | All the words of my mouth are righteousness; there is nothing false or twisted in them. | All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them. | ||
| 9. | They are all plain to him who understands, right to those who find knowledge. | They are all true to him whose mind is awake, and straightforward to those who get knowledge. | They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge. | ||
| 10. | Receive my instruction rather than silver; knowledge rather than choice gold. | Take my teaching, and not silver; get knowledge in place of the best gold. | Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold. | ||
| 11. | For wisdom is better than rubies. All the things that may be desired can't be compared to it. | For wisdom is better than jewels, and all things which may be desired are nothing in comparison with her. | For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it. | ||
| 12. | "I, wisdom, have made prudence my dwelling. Find out knowledge and discretion. | I, wisdom, have made wise behaviour my near relation; I am seen to be the special friend of wise purposes. | I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions. | ||
| 13. | The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth. | The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the false tongue, are unpleasing to me. | The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. | ||
| 14. | Counsel and sound knowledge are mine. I have understanding and power. | Wise design and good sense are mine; reason and strength are mine. | Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength. | ||
| 15. | By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. | Through me kings have their power, and rulers give right decisions. | By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. | ||
| 16. | By me princes rule; nobles, and all the righteous rulers of the earth. | Through me chiefs have authority, and the noble ones are judging in righteousness. | By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth. | ||
| 17. | I love those who love me. Those who seek me diligently will find me. | Those who have given me their love are loved by me, and those who make search for me with care will get me. | I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me. | ||
| 18. | With me are riches, honor, enduring wealth, and prosperity. | Wealth and honour are in my hands, even wealth without equal and righteousness. | Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness. | ||
| 19. | My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold; my yield than choice silver. | My fruit is better than gold, even than the best gold; and my increase is more to be desired than silver. | My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver. | ||
| 20. | I walk in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of justice; | I go in the road of righteousness, in the way of right judging: | I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment: | ||
| 21. | That I may give wealth to those who love me. I fill their treasuries. | So that I may give my lovers wealth for their heritage, making their store-houses full. | That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures. | ||
| 22. | "Yahweh possessed me in the beginning of his work, before his deeds of old. | The Lord made me as the start of his way, the first of his works in the past. | The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. | ||
| 23. | I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, before the earth existed. | From eternal days I was given my place, from the birth of time, before the earth was. | I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. | ||
| 24. | When there were no depths, I was brought forth, when there were no springs abounding with water. | When there was no deep I was given birth, when there were no fountains flowing with water. | When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water. | ||
| 25. | Before the mountains were settled in place, before the hills, I was brought forth; | Before the mountains were put in their places, before the hills was my birth: | Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth: | ||
| 26. | while as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world. | When he had not made the earth or the fields or the dust of the world. | While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. | ||
| 27. | When he established the heavens, I was there; when he set a circle on the surface of the deep, | When he made ready the heavens I was there: when he put an arch over the face of the deep: | When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth: | ||
| 28. | when he established the clouds above, when the springs of the deep became strong, | When he made strong the skies overhead: when the fountains of the deep were fixed: | When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep: | ||
| 29. | when he gave to the sea its boundary, that the waters should not violate his commandment, when he marked out the foundations of the earth; | When he put a limit to the sea, so that the waters might not go against his word: when he put in position the bases of the earth: | When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth: | ||
| 30. | then I was the craftsman by his side. I was a delight day by day, always rejoicing before him, | Then I was by his side, as a master workman: and I was his delight from day to day, playing before him at all times; | Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him; | ||
| 31. | Rejoicing in his whole world. My delight was with the sons of men. | Playing in his earth; and my delight was with the sons of men. | Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men. | ||
| 32. | "Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways. | Give ear to me then, my sons: for happy are those who keep my ways. | Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways. | ||
| 33. | Hear instruction, and be wise. Don't refuse it. | Take my teaching and be wise; do not let it go. | Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. | ||
| 34. | Blessed is the man who hears me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at my door posts. | Happy is the man who gives ear to me, watching at my doors day by day, keeping his place by the pillars of my house. | Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. | ||
| 35. | For whoever finds me, finds life, and will obtain favor from Yahweh. | For whoever gets me gets life, and grace from the Lord will come to him. | For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD. | ||
| 36. | But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul. All those who hate me love death." | But he who does evil to me, does wrong to his soul: all my haters are in love with death. | But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death. | ||