ful to turn aside from a perverse and 8 turn away from them; but it is need-shouldest fix thine eye upon him, he will disappear for wings like an eagle's are prepared for him, and he returns to the house of his master. Sup not with an envious man, neither desire thou his meats: 7 so he eats and drinks as if any one should swallow a hair, and do not bring him in to thyself, nor eat thy morsel with him: for he will vomit it up, and spoil thy fair words. 9 Say nothing in the ears of a fool, lest at any time he sneer at thy wise words. 10 Remove not the ancient landmarks; and enter not upon the possession of the fatherless: 11 for the Lord is their redeemer; he is mighty, and will plead their cause with thee. 12 Apply thine heart to instruction, and prepare thine ears for words of discretion. 13 Refrain not from chastening a child: for if thou beat him with the rod, he shall not die. 14 For thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from death. 15 Son, if thy heart be wise, thou shalt also gladden my heart; 16 and thy lips shall converse with my lips, if they be right. 16 He that oppresses the poor, increases 3. 15. + Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day. 18 For if thou shouldest keep these things, thou shalt have posterity; and thine hope shall not be removed. 19 Hear, my son, and be wise, and rightly direct the thoughts of thine heart. 20 Be not a wine-bibber, neither continue long at feasts, and purchases of flesh: 21 for every drunkard and whoremonger shall be poor: and every sluggard shall clothe himself with tatters and ragged garments. 22 Hearken, my son, to thy father which begot thee, and despise not thy mother because she is grown old. 24 A righteous father brings up his children well; and his soul rejoices over a wise son. 25 Let thy father and thy mother rejoice over thee, and let her that bore thee be glad. 26 My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways. 27 For a strange house is a vessel full of holes; and a strange well + the day of affliction, until he be utterly is narrow. 28 For such a one shall perish suddenly; and every trans- consumed. 11 Deliver them that are gressor shall be cut off. 29 Who has led away to death, and redeem them woe? who trouble? who quarrels? and that are appointed to be slain; spare who vexations and disputes? who has not thy help. 12 But if thou shouldest bruises without a cause? whose eyes say, I know not this man; know that are livid? 30 Are not those of them the Lord knows the hearts of all; and that stay long at wine? are they not he that formed breath for all, he knows those of them that haunt the places all things, who renders to every man where banquets are? Be not drunk according to his works. 13 My son, with wine; but converse with just eat honey, for the honeycomb is good, men, and converse with them openly. that thy throat may be sweetened. + Gr. in public 31 For if thou shouldest set 14 Thus shalt thou perceive wisdom in walks. thine eyes on bowls and thy soul: for if thou find it, thine end cups, thou shalt afterwards go more shall be good, and hope shall not fail naked than a pestle. 32 But at last thee. 15 Bring not an ungodly man such a one stretches himself out as into the dwelling of the righteous: one smitten by a serpent, and venom neither be deceived by the feeding of is diffused through him as by a horned the belly. 16 For a righteous man serpent. 33 Whenever thine eyes shall will fall seven times, and rise again: behold a strange woman, then thy mouth shall speak perverse things. 34 And thou shalt lie as in the midst of the sea, and as a pilot in a great storm. 35 And thou shalt say, They smote me, and I was not pained; and they mocked me, and I knew it not: when will it be morning, that I may go and seek those with whom I may go in company? but the ungodly shall be without strength in troubles. 17 If thine enemy should fall, rejoice not over him, neither be elated at his overthrow. 18 For the Lord will see it, and it will not please him, and he will turn away his wrath from him. 19 Rejoice not in evil-doers, neither be envious of sinners. 20 For the evil man shall have no posterity and the light of the wicked shall be put out. 21 My son, 24. My son, envy not bad men, nor fear God and the king; and do not desire to be with them. 2 For their disobey either of them. 22 For they heart meditates falsehoods, and their will suddenly punish the ungodly, and lips speak mischiefs. 3A house is built who can know the vengeance inflicted by wisdom, and is set up by under- by both? 29. 27 ['A son that Note. The standing. By discretion the chambers keeps the commandment chapter are are filled with all precious and excel- shall escape destruction; mingled with lent wealth. 5 A wise man is better for such an one has fully parts of other than a strong man; and a man who received it. Let no false +Heb. omits has prudence than a large estate. 6 War is carried on with generalship, and aid is supplied to the heart of a counsellor. Wisdom and good understanding are in the gates of the wise: the wise turn not aside from the mouth of the Lord, but deliberate in council. 9 Death befalls uninstructed men. The fool also dies in sins: and uncleanness attaches to a pestilent man. 10 He shall be defiled in the evil day, and in 4 verses of this much inter chapters. + Gr. lit. be hood be spoken by the king to the end. + 6 9 for thy going forth, and prepare thyself ence my words, and receive them, and repent.] 30. These things says the man to them that trust in God; and I cease. 2 For I am the most simple of all men, and there is not in me the wisdom of men. 3 God has taught me wisdom, 29 Say not, As he has treated and I know the knowledge of the holy. me, so will I treat him, and I will Who has gone up to heaven, and avenge myself on him for that wherein come down? who has gathered the he has injured me. 30 A foolish man + Or, fold of winds in his bosom? who is like a farm, and a senseless man is his robe. has wrapped up the waters like a vineyard. 31 If thou let him in a garment? who has dominion of alone he will altogether remain barren all the ends of the earth? what is his and covered with weeds; + Gr. grass. name? or what is the name of his and he becomes destitute, and his stone children? 5 For all the words of God walls are broken down. 32 Afterwards are tried in the fire, and he defends I reflected, I looked that I might rethose that reverence him. Add not ceive instruction. 33 The sluggard says, to his words, lest he reprove thee, and I slumber a little, and I sleep a little, thou be made a liar. Two things I and for a little while I fold my arms ask of thee; take not favour from me across my breast. 34 But if thou do before I die. 8 Remove far from me this, thy poverty will come speedily; vanity and falsehood: and give me not and thy want like a swift courier. wealth or poverty; but appoint me 30. 15 The horse-leech had three dearlywhat is needful and sufficient: lest I beloved daughters: and these three did be filled and become false, and say, not satisfy her; and the fourth was not Who sees me? or be poor and steal, contented so as to say, Enough. 16 The and swear vainly by the name of God. grave, and the love of a woman, and 10 Deliver not a servant into the hands the earth not filled with water; water of his master, lest he curse thee, and also and fire will not say, It is enough. thou be utterly destroyed. "A wicked" The eye that laughs to scorn a father, generation curse their father, and do and dishonours the old age of a mother, not bless their mother. 12A wicked let the ravens of the valleys pick it generation judge themselves to be out, and let the young eagles devour righteous, but do not cleanse their way. it. 18 Moreover there are three things 13A wicked generation have lofty eyes, impossible for me to comprehend, and and exalt themselves with their eye- the fourth I know not: 19 the track of lids. 14 A wicked generation have a flying eagle; and the ways of a serswords for teeth, and jaw-teeth as pent on a rock; and the paths of a knives, so as to destroy and devour the ship passing through the sea; and the lowly from the earth, and the poor of ways of a man in youth. 20 Such is them from among men. 24. 23 And the way of an adulterous woman, who this thing I say to you that are wise having washed herself from + Aler, ör år for you to learn: it is not good to have what she has done, says she pan, when respect of persons in judgment. 24 He has done nothing amiss. 21By that says of the ungodly, He is right- three things the earth is troubled, and eous, shall be cursed by peoples, and the fourth it cannot bear: 22 if a serhateful among the nations. 25 But vant reign; or a fool be filled with food; they that reprove him shall appear more excellent, and blessing shall come upon them. 26 And men will kiss lips that answer well. 27 Prepare thy works 23 she has done.' or if a maid-servant should cast out her own mistress; and if a hateful. woman should marry a good man. 24 And there are four very little things 26 4 8 + 5 ἑαυτὸν under corrupted into דבר upon the earth, but these are wiser | mon, which the friends of Ezekias than the wise: 25 the ants which are king of Judea copied out. 2 The glory weak, and yet prepare their food in of God conceals a matter: but the summer; the rabbits also are a feeble glory of a king honours business. race, who make their houses in the 3 Heaven is high, and earth is deep, + Gr. sing. rocks. 27 The 'locusts have and a king's heart is unsearchable. no king, and yet march orderly at one Beat the drossy silver, and it shall be command. 28 And the eft, which sup- made entirely pure. Slay the unports itself by its hands, and is easily godly from before the king, and his taken, dwells in the fortresses of kings. throne shall prosper in Perhaps 29 And there are three things which go righteousness. 6 Be not stood. well, and a fourth which passes along boastful in the presence of the king, finely. 30A lion's whelp, stronger than and remain not in the places of princes; all other beasts, which turns not away, for it is better for thee that it should nor fears any beast; 31 and a cock be said, Come than that one to me, up walking in boldly among the hens, should humble thee in the presence of and a goat leading the herd; and a the prince; speak of that 72 perhaps king publicly speaking before a nation. which thine eyes have seen. 7 32 If thou abandon thyself to mirth, Get not suddenly into a quarrel, lest and stretch forth thine hand in a quar- thou repent at last. 9 Whenever thy rel, thou shalt be disgraced. 33 Milk friend shall reproach thee, retreat backout milk, and there shall be butter, wards, despise him not; 10 lest thy and if thou wring one's nostrils there friend continue to reproach thee, so shall come out blood: so if thou ex- thy quarrel and enmity shall not detort words, there will come forth quar-part, but shall be to thee like death. rels and strifes. 31. My words have Favour and friendship set a man free, been spoken by God-the oracular which do thou keep for thyself, lest answer of a king, whom his mother in-thou be made liable to reproach; but structed. 2 What wilt thou keep, my take heed to thy ways peaceably. 11 As son, what? the words of God. My first- a golden apple in a necklace of sardius born son, I speak to thee: what? son stone, so is it to speak a wise word. + The usual of my womb? what? son of 12 In an ear-ring of gold a precious my vows? Give not thy sardius stone is also set; so is a wise wealth to women, nor thy word to an obedient ear. 13 As a fall mind and living to remorse. Do all things of snow in time of harvest is good with counsel: drink wine with counsel. against heat, so a faithful messenger 4 Princes are prone to anger: let them refreshes those that send him; for he then not drink wine: 5 lest they drink, helps the souls of his employers. 14 As and forget wisdom, and be not able to winds and clouds and rains are most judge the poor rightly. Give strong evident objects, so is he that +Confusion drink to those that are in sorrow, and boasts of a false gift. 15 In perhaps bethe wine to drink to those in pain: long-suffering is prosperity 7 that they may forget their poverty, to kings, and a soft tongue and may not remember their troubles breaks the bones. 16 Having 'found any more. Open thy mouth with honey, eat only what is enough, lest the word of God, and judge all fairly. haply thou be filled, and vomit it up. Open thy mouth and judge justly, and "Enter sparingly in to thy friend's plead the cause of the poor and weak. house, lest he be satiated with thy company, and hate thee. 18 As a club, and punctuation has been altered. 9 genuine, q. d. 8 3 + tween אור איִן and + Possibly 25. These are the miscela dagger, and a pointed arrow, so also beyond doubt. laneous instructions of Solo- is a man who bears false witness against his friend. 19 The way of the wicked ship; for their fury is brought to nought. "As when a dog goes to his own vomit, and becomes abominable, so is a fool who returns in his wickedness to his own sin. [There is a shame that brings sin: and Hebrew omits there is a shame that is glory and grace.] and the foot of the transgressor shall + to ver. 12. + Gr. by. 12 I have seen a man who seemed to himself to be wise; but a fool had more hope than he. 13 A sluggard when sent on a journey says, There is a lion in the ways, and there are murderers in the streets. 14As a door turns on the hinge, so does a sluggard on his bed. 15 A sluggard having hid his hand in his bosom, will not be able to bring it up to his mouth. 16 A sluggard seems to himself wiser than one who most satisfactorily brings back a Comp. Heb. message. 17 As he that lays hold of a dog's tail, so is he that makes himself the champion of another's cause. 18 As those who need correction put forth fair words to men, and he that first falls in with the proposal will be overthrown; 19 so are all that lay wait for their own friends, and when they are discovered, say, I did it in jest. 20 With 26. As dew in harvest, and as rain much wood fire increases; but where in summer, so honour is not seemly for there is no double-minded man, strife a fool. 2 As birds and sparrows fly, so ceases. 21 A hearth for coals and wood a curse shall not come upon any one for fire; and a railing man for the without a cause. 3 As a whip for a tumult of strife. 22 The words of cunhorse, and a goad for an ass, so is a rod ning knaves are soft; but they smite for a simple nation. 4 Answer not a even to the inmost parts of the bowels. fool according to his folly, lest thou 23 Silver dishonestly given is to be conbecome like him. Yet answer a fool sidered as a potsherd: smooth lips cover according to his folly, lest he seem wise a grievous heart. 24 A weeping enemy in his own conceit. 6 He that sends a promises all things with his lips, but in message by a foolish messenger pro- his heart he contrives deceit. Though cures for himself a reproach from his thine enemy entreat thee with a loud 'As well take away the voice, consent not: for there are seven motion of the legs, as transgression abominations in his heart. 26 He that from the mouth of fools. He that hides enmity frames deceit: but being binds up a stone in a sling, is like one easily discerned, exposes his own sins in that gives glory to a fool. Thorns the public assemblies. 27 He that digs + Comp. Heb. grow in the hand of a a pit for his neighbour shall fall into Great varia- drunkard, and servitude in it: and he that rolls a stone, rolls it upon brew here. the hand of fools. 10+ All himself. 28 A lying tongue hates truth; the flesh of fools endures much hard- and an unguarded mouth causes tumults. own ways. tion from He |