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מִשְׁלֵי שְׁלֹמֹה בֶן־דָּוִד מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל
THE PROVERBS of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
ΠΑΡΟΙΜΙΑΙ Σαλωμῶντος υἱοῦ Δαυὶδ, ὃς ἐβασίλευσεν ἐν Ἰσραήλ·
The Proverbs of Solomon son of David, Who reigned in Israel;
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לָדַעַת חָכְמָה וּמוּסָר לְהָבִין אִמְרֵי בִינָה
To know wisdom and instruction; to comprehend the words of understanding;
γνῶναι σοφίαν καὶ παιδείαν, νοῆσαί τε λόγους φρονήσεως,
To know wisdom and instruction, And to perceive words of understanding;
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לָקַחַת מוּסַר הַשְׂכֵּל צֶדֶק וּמִשְׁפָּט וּמֵישָׁרִים
To receive the discipline of wisdom, justice, and right, and equity;
δέξασθαί τε στροφὰς λόγων, νοῆσαί τε δικαιοσύνην ἀληθῆ, καὶ κρίμα κατευθύνειν·
To receive also hard sayings, And to understand true justice, And [how] to direct judgment;
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לָתֵת לִפְתָאיִם עָרְמָה לְנַעַר דַּעַת וּמְזִמָּה
To give prudence to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion;
Ἵνα δῷ ἀκάκοις πανουργίαν, παιδὶ δὲ νέῳ αἴσθησίν τε καὶ ἔννοιαν.
That he might give subtlety to the simple, And to the young man discernment and understanding.
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יִשְׁמַע חָכָם וְיוֹסֶף לֶקַח וְנָבוֹן תַּחְבֻּלוֹת יִקְנֶה
That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning, and the man of understanding may attain unto wise counsels;
Τῶν δὲ γὰρ ἀκούσας σοφὸς σοφώτερος ἔσται, ὁ δὲ νοήμων κυβέρνησιν κτήσεται·
For by the hearing of these a wise man will be wiser, And the man of understanding will gain direction;
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לְהָבִין מָשָׁל וּמְלִיצָה דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים וְחִידֹתָם
To understand a proverb, and a figure; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
Νοήσει τε παραβολὴν καὶ σκοτεινὸν λόγον, ῥήσεις τε σοφῶν καὶ αἰνίγματα.
And will understand a parable, and a dark speech; The sayings of the wise also, and riddles.
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יִרְאַת יְהוָה רֵאשִׁית דָּעַת חָכְמָה וּמוּסָר אֱוִילִים בָּזוּ
The fear of HaShem is the beginning of knowledge; but the foolish despise wisdom and discipline.
Ἀρχὴ σοφίας φόβος Κυριου, σύνεσις δὲ ἀγαθὴ πᾶσι τοῖς ποιοῦσιν αὐτήν· εὐσέβεια δὲ εἰς Θεὸν ἀρχὴ αἰσθήσεως, σοφίαν δὲ καὶ παιδείαν ἀσεβεῖς ἐξουθενήσουσιν.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; And [there is] good understanding to all that practice it: And piety toward God is the beginning of discernment; But the ungodly will set at nought wisdom and instruction.
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שְׁמַע בְּנִי מוּסַר אָבִיךָ וְאַל־תִּטֹּשׁ תּוֹרַת אִמֶּךָ
Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;
Ἄκουε υἱὲ παιδείαν πατρός σου, καὶ μὴ ἀπώσῃ θεσμοὺς μητρός σου.
Hear, [my] son, the instruction of thy father, And reject not the rules of thy mother.
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כִּי לִוְיַת חֵן הֵם לְרֹאשֶׁךָ וַעֲנָקִים לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶיךָ
For they shall be a chaplet of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
Στέφανον γὰρ χαρίτων δέξῃ σῇ κορυφῇ, καὶ κλοιὸν χρύσεον περὶ σῷ τραχήλῳ.
For thou shalt receive for thy head a crown of graces, And a chain of gold round thy neck.
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בְּנִי אִם־יְפַתּוּךָ חַטָּאִים אַל־תֹּבֵא
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
Υἱὲ μή σε πλανήσωσιν ἄνδρες ἀσεβεῖς, μηδὲ βουληθῇς.
[My] son, let not ungodly men lead thee astray, Neither consent thou [to them].
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אִם־יֹאמְרוּ לְכָה אִתָּנוּ נֶאֶרְבָה לְדָם נִצְפְּנָה לְנָקִי חִנָּם
If they say: 'Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us lurk for the innocent without cause;
Ἐὰν παρακαλέσωσί σε, λέγοντες, ἐλθὲ μεθʼ ἡμῶν, κοινώνησον αἵματος, κρύψωμεν δὲ εἰς γῆν ἄνδρα δίκαιον ἀδίκως,
If they should exhort thee, saying, Come with us, partake in blood, And let us unjustly hide the just man in the earth:
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נִבְלָעֵם כִּשְׁאוֹל חַיִּים וּתְמִימִים כְּיוֹרְדֵי בוֹר
Let us swallow them up alive as the grave, and whole, as those that go down into the pit;
καταπίωμεν δὲ αὐτὸν ὥσπερ ᾅδης ζῶντα, καὶ ἄρωμεν αὐτοῦ τὴν μνήμην ἐκ γῆς,
And let us swallow him alive, as Hades [would], And remove the memorial of him from the earth:
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כָּל־הוֹן יָקָר נִמְצָא נְמַלֵּא בָתֵּינוּ שָׁלָל
We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil;
τὴν κτῆσιν αὐτοῦ τὴν πολυτελῆ καταλαβώμεθα, πλήσωμεν δὲ οἴκους ἡμετέρους σκύλων·
Let us seize on his valuable property, And let us fill our houses with spoils:
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גּוֹרָלְךָ תַּפִּיל בְּתוֹכֵנוּ כִּיס אֶחָד יִהְיֶה לְכֻלָּנוּ
Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse'--
Τὸν δὲ σὸν κλῆρον βάλε ἐν ἡμῖν, κοινὸν δὲ βαλάντιον κτησώμεθα πάντες, καὶ μαρσίππιον ἓν γενηθήτω ἡμῖν·
But do thou cast in thy lot with us, And let us all provide a common purse, And let us have one pouch:
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בְּנִי אַל־תֵּלֵךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ אִתָּם מְנַע רַגְלְךָ מִנְּתִיבָתָם
My son, walk not thou in the way with them, restrain thy foot from their path;
Μὴ πορευθῇς ἐν ὁδῷ μετʼ αὐτῶν, ἔκκλινον δὲ τὸν πόδα σου ἐκ τῶν τρίβων αὐτῶν.
Go not in the way with them, But turn aside thy foot from their paths:
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כִּי רַגְלֵיהֶם לָרַע יָרוּצוּ וִימַהֲרוּ לִשְׁפָּךְ־דָּם
For their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.
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כִּי־חִנָּם מְזֹרָה הָרָשֶׁת בְּעֵינֵי כָל־בַּעַל כָּנָף
For in vain the net is spread in the eyes of any bird;
Οὐ γὰρ ἀδίκως ἐκτείνεται δίκτυα πτερωτοῖς.
For nets are not without cause spread for birds.
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וְהֵם לְדָמָם יֶאֱרֹבוּ יִצְפְּנוּ לְנַפְשֹׁתָם
And these lie in wait for their own blood, they lurk for their own lives.
Αὐτοὶ γὰρ οἱ φόνου μετέχοντες, θησαυρίζουσιν ἑαυτοῖς κακά· ἡ δὲ καταστροφὴ ἀνδρῶν παρανόμων κακή.
For they that are concerned in murder store up evils for themselves; And the overthrow of transgressors is evil.
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כֵּן אָרְחוֹת כָּל־בֹּצֵעַ בָּצַע אֶת־נֶפֶשׁ בְּעָלָיו יִקָּח
So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; it taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
Αὗται αἱ ὁδοί εἰσι πάντων τῶν συντελούντων τὰ ἄνομα· τῇ γὰρ ἀσεβείᾳ τὴν ἑαυτῶν ψυχὴν ἀφαιροῦνται.
These are the ways of all that perform lawless deeds; For by ungodliness they destroy their own life.
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חָכְמוֹת בַּחוּץ תָּרֹנָּה בָּרְחֹבוֹת תִּתֵּן קוֹלָהּ
Wisdom crieth aloud in the streets, she uttereth her voice in the broad places;
Σοφία ἐν ἐξόδοις ὑμνεῖται, ἐν δὲ πλατείαις παῤῥησίαν ἄγει.
Wisdom sings aloud in passages, And in the broad places speaks boldly.
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בְּרֹאשׁ הֹמִיּוֹת תִּקְרָא בְּפִתְחֵי שְׁעָרִים בָּעִיר אֲמָרֶיהָ תֹאמֵר
She calleth at the head of the noisy streets, at the entrances of the gates, in the city, she uttereth her words:
Ἐπʼ ἄκρων δὲ τειχέων κηρύσσεται, ἐπὶ δὲ πύλαις δυναστῶν παρεδρεύει, ἐπὶ δὲ πύλαις πόλεως θαῤῥοῦσα λέγει,
And she makes proclamation on the top of the walls, And sits by the gates of princes; And at the gates of the city boldly says,
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עַד־מָתַי פְּתָיִם תְּאֵהֲבוּ פֶתִי וְלֵצִים לָצוֹן חָמְדוּ לָהֶם וּכְסִילִים יִשְׂנְאוּ־דָעַת
'How long, ye thoughtless, will ye love thoughtlessness? And how long will scorners delight them in scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
ὅσον ἂν χρόνον ἄκακοι ἔχονται τῆς δικαιοσύνης, οὐκ αἰσχυνθήσονται· οἱ δὲ ἄφρονες τῆς ὕβρεως ὄντες ἐπιθυμηταί, ἀσεβεῖς γενόμενοι ἐμίσησαν αἴσθησιν,
So long as the simple cleave to justice, they shall not be ashamed: But the foolish being lovers of haughtiness, Having become ungodly have hated knowledge, And are become subject to reproofs.
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תָּשׁוּבוּ לְתוֹכַחְתִּי הִנֵּה אַבִּיעָה לָכֶם רוּחִי אוֹדִיעָה דְבָרַי אֶתְכֶם
Turn you at my reproof; behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
καὶ ὑπεύθυνοι ἐγένοντο ἐλέγχοις· ἰδοὺ προήσομαι ὑμῖν ἐμῆς πνοῆς ῥῆσιν· διδάξω δὲ ὑμᾶς τὸν ἐμὸν λόγον.
Behold, I will bring forth to you the utterance of my breath, And I will instruct you in my speech.
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יַעַן קָרָאתִי וַתְּמָאֵנוּ נָטִיתִי יָדִי וְאֵין מַקְשִׁיב
Because I have called, and ye refused, I have stretched out my hand, and no man attended,
Ἐπειδὴ ἐκάλουνμ, καὶ οὐχ ὑπηκούσατε· καὶ ἐξέτεινον λόγους, καὶ οὐ προσείχετε·
Since I called, and ye did not hearken; And I spoke at length, and ye gave no heed;
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וַתִּפְרְעוּ כָל־עֲצָתִי וְתוֹכַחְתִּי לֹא אֲבִיתֶם
But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof;
ἀλλὰ ἀκύρους ἐποιεῖτε ἐμὰς βουλὰς, τοῖς δὲ ἐμοῖς ἐλέγχοις ἠπειθήσατε·
But ye set at nought my counsels, And disregarded my reproofs;
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גַּם־אֲנִי בְּאֵידְכֶם אֶשְׂחָק אֶלְעַג בְּבֹא פַחְדְּכֶם
I also, in your calamity, will laugh, I will mock when your dread cometh;
Τοιγαροῦν κᾀγὼ τῇ ὑμετέρᾳ ἀπωλείᾳ ἐπιγελάσομαι, καταχαροῦμαι δὲ ἡνίκα ἔρχηται ὑμῖν ὄλεθρος·
Therefore I also will laugh at your destruction; And I will rejoice against [you] when ruin comes upon you:
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בְּבֹא כשאוה כְשׁוֹאָה פַּחְדְּכֶם וְאֵידְכֶם כְּסוּפָה יֶאֱתֶה בְּבֹא עֲלֵיכֶם צָרָה וְצוּקָה
When your dread cometh as a storm, and your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; when trouble and distress come upon you.
Καὶ ὡς ἂν ἀφίκηται ὑμῖν ἄφνω θόρυβος, ἡ δὲ καταστροφὴ ὁμοίως καταιγίδι παρῇ, καὶ ὅταν ἔρχηται ὑμῖν θλίψις καὶ πολιορκία, ἢ ὅταν ἔρχηται ὑμῖν ὄλεθρος.
Yea when dismay suddenly comes upon you, And [your] overthrow shall arrive like a tempest; And when tribulation and distress shall come upon you, Or when ruin shall come upon you.
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אָז יִקְרָאֻנְנִי וְלֹא אֶעֱנֶה יְשַׁחֲרֻנְנִי וְלֹא יִמְצָאֻנְנִי
Then will they call me, but I will not answer, they will seek me earnestly, but they shall not find me.
Ἔσται γὰρ ὅταν ἐπικαλέσησθέ με, ἐγὼ δὲ οὐκ εἰσακούσομαι ὑμῶν· ζητήσουσί με κακοὶ, καὶ οὐχ εὑρήσουσιν.
For it shall be that when ye call upon me, I will not hearken to you: Wicked men shall seek me, but shall not find [me].
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תַּחַת כִּי־שָׂנְאוּ דָעַת וְיִרְאַת יְהֹוָה לֹא בָחָרוּ
For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of HaShem;
Ἐμίσησαν γὰρ σοφίαν, τὸν δὲ λόγον τοῦ Κυρίου οὐ προείλαντο,
For they hated wisdom, And did not choose the word of the Lord:
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לֹא־אָבוּ לַעֲצָתִי נָאֲצוּ כָּל־תּוֹכַחְתִּי
They would none of my counsel, they despised all my reproof.
οὐδὲ ἤθελον ἐμαῖς προσέχειν βουλαῖς, ἐμυκτήριζον δὲ ἐμοὺς ἐλέγχους·
Neither would they attend to my counsels, But derided my reproofs.
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וְיֹאכְלוּ מִפְּרִי דַרְכָּם וּמִמֹּעֲצֹתֵיהֶם יִשְׂבָּעוּ
Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
Τοιγαροῦν ἔδονται τῆς ἑαυτῶν ὁδοῦ τοὺς καρποὺς, καὶ τῆς ἐαυτῶν ἀσεβείας πλησθήσονται.
Therefore shall they eat the fruits of their own way, And shall be filled with their own ungodliness.
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כִּי מְשׁוּבַת פְּתָיִם תַּהַרְגֵם וְשַׁלְוַת כְּסִילִים תְּאַבְּדֵם
For the waywardness of the thoughtless shall slay them, and the confidence of fools shall destroy them.
Ἀνθʼ ὧν γὰρ ἠδίκουν νηπίους, φονευθήσονται, καὶ ἐξετασμὸς ἀσεβεῖς ὀλεῖ.
For because they wronged the simple, they shall be slain; And an inquisition shall ruin the ungodly.
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וְשֹׁמֵעַ לִי יִשְׁכָּן־בֶּטַח וְשַׁאֲנַן מִפַּחַד רָעָה
But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell securely, and shall be quiet without fear of evil.'
Ὁ δὲ ἐμοῦ ἀκούων κατασκηνώσει ἐπʼ ἐλπίδι, καὶ ἡσυχάσει ἀφόβως ἀπὸ παντὸς κακοῦ.
But he that hearkens to me shall dwell in confidence, And shall rest securely from all evil.