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\v 1 These are the sayings that compare one example with another, to teach moral lessons and to make people wise, from Solomon the king of Israel, who was son of David.
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\v 2 The purpose of these sayings is to teach the meaning of wisdom
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\q2 and give examples of moral instruction, so wise teaching can guide you.
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\v 3 These sayings offer correction so you may live by wisdom,
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\q2 by the measures of what is right, what is just, and what is fair.
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\v 4 They give wise teaching to those who have no experience and to instruct those who do not know how to live a moral life,
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\q and to give the young the knowledge they need and to teach them the understanding they do not have—
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\v 5 so the wise may listen to these sayings and increase in their learning,
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\q2 and those who already have insight will gain more ways to live according to the lessons of wisdom.
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\v 6 They seek to understand the lessons of the proverbs and the meaning of the parables.
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\q2 These are the words of the wise and their difficult riddles.
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\v 7 You must begin your search for knowledge by honoring Yahweh and respecting him,
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\q2 a fool who dishonors himself hates wisdom and fights against the one who corrects him.
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\v 8 My son, listen when your father teaches you
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\q2 and do not disobey the rules your mother set down.
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\v 9 Their teaching is a wreath upon your head,
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\q2 and beautiful necklaces around your neck,
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\q2 they are priceless gifts from your parents.
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\v 10 My son, as sinners try to draw you into their sin with smooth talk and flattery,
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\q2 do not listen to what they say and do not follow them.
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\v 11 They may say, "Come with us! Join us!
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\q2 We will hide in wait and we will take the life of one who passes by.
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\q2 We will hide ourselves and we will rise up and attack a person who has done us no wrong—that will be our sport.
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\v 12 Like the grave has power to take even a healthy person and drag them to the place of the dead, we will take their life from them.
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\q2 We will make them like those who fall into the place where there is no hope of escape.
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\v 13 We will find many valuable and expensive items,
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\q2 and we will fill our houses with what we stole from them!
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\v 14 So, come, be part of our team!
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\q2 We will split into equal shares, and give to each member of our team, from all the things we stole."
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\v 15 My son, do not walk that road with them!
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\q2 Do not put your foot down on the same path on which they walk!
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\v 16 They run to the places where they do terrible things,
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\q2 They hurry so they can commit murder.
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\v 17 It is useless to put out a net to trap a bird
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\q while the bird is watching you.
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\v 18 These men make plans that turn around and kill them.
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\q2 They set a trap and the trap catches them.
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\v 19 These are the ways of all who gain their riches through theft and deceit;
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\q2 the things they stole destroy the lives of the thieves who cling to them.
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\v 20 Wisdom is like a woman who cries out in the streets.
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\q2 Wisdom calls out to people in the plazas.
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\v 21 At the intersection of busy streets she cries out
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\q2 and at the entrance of city gates.
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\v 22 She cries, "How long will you who have not been taught, will you love being enticed to do what will harm you?
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\q2 How long will you who think you know more than the wise, have so much joy in the little you know?
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\q2 How long will you fools refuse to learn?
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\v 23 If you pay attention to me when I correct you,
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\q2 I will tell you all I am thinking.
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\q2 I will help you understand what I am saying to you.
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\v 24 But when I called to you, you refused to listen.
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\q2 I beckoned you and stretched out my hands to you,
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\q but no one paid any attention.
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\v 25 You refused to listen to my advice
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\q and you did not listen when I corrected you.
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\v 26 I will laugh at you, when you are experiencing troubles,
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\q2 when you are terribly afraid,
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\q2 I will have contempt for you and not compassion.
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\v 27 When troubles strike you like a powerful storm,
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\q2 and disasters hit you like a violent wind,
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\q2 when you experience distress and you go through difficulties,
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\q2 I will have contempt for you.
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\v 28 When people call to me to help them,
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\q2 but I will not answer them.
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\q2 They will be desperate for my help, and search everywhere for me,
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\q2 but they will not find me.
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\v 29 They reject what I say and they hate what I know,
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\q and they made a choice not to show respect to Yahweh.
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\v 30 They would not obey what I told them to do,
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\q and they did not pay attention when I tried to correct them.
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\v 31 So they will experience the consequences of their actions
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\q2 when they carry out their evil plans.
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\v 32 Those who have not been taught wisdom are foolish.
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\q2 Fools choose to make no decision about anything, but be sure of this: Their failure to make a decision will destroy their lives.
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\v 33 But those who pay attention to me will live in peace and safety,
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\q2 and they will rest and not be afraid of any disaster that may come."
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