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| [1]HearH8085[H8798], ye childrenH1121, the instructionH4148 of a fatherH1, and attendH7181[H8685] to knowH3045[H8800] understandingH998. |
[1]Hear, O ye children, the instruction of a father, and give ear to learn understanding. |
| [2]For I giveH5414[H8804] you goodH2896 doctrineH3948, forsakeH5800[H8799] ye not my lawH8451. |
[2]For I do give you a good doctrine: therefore forsake ye not my law. |
| [3]For I was my father'sH1 sonH1121, tenderH7390 and onlyH3173 beloved in the sightH6440 of my motherH517. |
[3]For I was my father's son, tender and dear in the sight of my mother, |
| [4]He taughtH3384[H8686] me also, and saidH559[H8799] unto me, Let thine heartH3820 retainH8551[H8799] my wordsH1697: keepH8104[H8798] my commandmentsH4687, and liveH2421.[H8798] |
[4]When he taught me, and said unto me, Let thine heart hold fast my words: keep my commandments, and thou shalt live. |
| [5]GetH7069[H8798] wisdomH2451, getH7069[H8798] understandingH998: forgetH7911[H8799] it not; neither declineH5186[H8799] from the wordsH561 of my mouthH6310. |
[5]Get wisdom: get understanding: forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth. |
| [6]ForsakeH5800[H8799] her not, and she shall preserveH8104[H8799] thee: loveH157[H8798] her, and she shall keepH5341 theeH8799. |
[6]Forsake her not, and she shall keep thee: love her and she shall preserve thee. |
| [7]WisdomH2451 is the principal thingH7225; therefore getH7069[H8798] wisdomH2451: and with all thy gettingH7075 get understandingH998. |
[7]Wisdom is the beginning: get wisdom therefore: and above all thy possession get understanding. |
| [8]ExaltH5549[H8769] her, and she shall promoteH7311[H8787] thee: she shall bring thee to honourH3513[H8762], when thou dost embraceH2263 herH8762. |
[8]Exalt her, and she shall exalt thee: she shall bring thee to honor, if thou embrace her. |
| [9]She shall giveH5414[H8799] to thine headH7218 an ornamentH3880 of graceH2580: a crownH5850 of gloryH8597 shall she deliverH4042 to theeH8762. |
[9]She shall give a comely ornament unto thine head, yea, she shall give thee a crown of glory. |
| [10]HearH8085[H8798], O my sonH1121, and receiveH3947[H8798] my sayingsH561; and the yearsH8141 of thy lifeH2416 shall be manyH7235.[H8799] |
[10]Hear, my son, and receive my words, and the years of thy life shall be many. |
| [11]I have taughtH3384[H8689] thee in the wayH1870 of wisdomH2451; I have ledH1869[H8689] thee in rightH3476 pathsH4570. |
[11]I have taught thee in the way of wisdom, and led thee in the paths of righteousness. |
| [12]When thou goestH3212[H8800], thy stepsH6806 shall not be straitenedH3334[H8799]; and when thou runnestH7323[H8799], thou shalt not stumbleH3782.[H8735] |
[12]When thou goest, thy gate shall not be strait, and when thou runnest, thou shalt not fall. |
| [13]Take fast holdH2388[H8685] of instructionH4148; let her not goH7503[H8686]: keepH5341[H8798] her; for she is thy lifeH2416. |
[13]Take hold of instruction, and leave not: keep her, for she is thy life. |
| [14]EnterH935[H8799] not into the pathH734 of the wickedH7563, and goH833[H8762] not in the wayH1870 of evil menH7451. |
[14]Enter not into the way of the wicked, and walk not in the way of evil men. |
| [15]AvoidH6544[H8798] it, passH5674[H8799] not by it, turnH7847[H8798] from it, and pass awayH5674.[H8798] |
[15]Avoid it, and go not by it: turn from it, and pass by. |
| [16]For they sleepH3462[H8799] not, except they have done mischiefH7489[H8686]; and their sleepH8142 is taken awayH1497[H8738], unless they cause some to fallH3782[H8686][H8675][H3782].[H8799] |
[16]For they cannot sleep, except they have done evil, and their sleep departeth except they cause some to fall. |
| [17]For they eatH3898[H8804] the breadH3899 of wickednessH7562, and drinkH8354[H8799] the wineH3196 of violenceH2555. |
[17]For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence. |
| [18]But the pathH734 of the justH6662 is as the shiningH5051 lightH216, that shinethH215[H8804] moreH1980[H8802] and more unto the perfectH3559[H8737] dayH3117. |
[18]But the way of the righteous shineth as the light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. |
| [19]The wayH1870 of the wickedH7563 is as darknessH653: they knowH3045[H8804] not at what they stumbleH3782.[H8735] |
[19]The way of the wicked is as the darkness: they know not wherein they shall fall. |
| [20]My sonH1121, attendH7181[H8685] to my wordsH1697; inclineH5186[H8685] thine earH241 unto my sayingsH561. |
[20]My son, hearken unto my words, incline thine ear unto my sayings. |
| [21]Let them not departH3868[H8686] from thine eyesH5869; keepH8104[H8798] them in the midstH8432 of thine heartH3824. |
[21]Let them not depart from thine eyes, but keep them in the midst of thine heart. |
| [22]For they are lifeH2416 unto those that findH4672[H8802] them, and healthH4832 to all their fleshH1320. |
[22]For they are life unto those that find them, and health unto all their flesh. |
| [23]KeepH5341[H8798] thy heartH3820 with all diligenceH4929; for out of it are the issuesH8444 of lifeH2416. |
[23]Keep thine heart with all diligence: for there out cometh life. |
| [24]Put awayH5493[H8685] from thee a frowardH6143 mouthH6310, and perverseH3891 lipsH8193 put farH7368 from theeH8685. |
[24]Put away from thee a froward mouth, and put wicked lips far from thee. |
| [25]Let thine eyesH5869 lookH5027[H8686] right onH5227, and let thine eyelidsH6079 look straightH3474 before theeH8686. |
[25]Let thine eyes behold the right, and let thine eyelids direct thy way before thee. |
| [26]PonderH6424[H8761] the pathH4570 of thy feetH7272, and let all thy waysH1870 be establishedH3559.[H8735] |
[26]Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be ordered aright. |
| [27]TurnH5186[H8799] not to the right handH3225 nor to the leftH8040: removeH5493[H8685] thy footH7272 from evilH7451. |
[27]Turn not to the right hand, nor to the left, but remove thy foot from evil. |