잠언 1장 [RSV]

잠언 1장 [KJV]

1. 1 The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:

   1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

2. 2 That men may know wisdom and instruction, understand words of insight,

   2 To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;

3. 3 receive instruction in wise dealing, righteousness, justice, and equity;

   3 To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;

4. 4 that prudence may be given to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the youth --

   4 To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.

5. 5 the wise man also may hear and increase in learning, and the man of understanding acquire skill,

   5 A wise [man] will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

6. 6 to understand a proverb and a figure, the words of the wise and their riddles.

   6 To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

7. 7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.

   7 The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of knowledge: [but] fools despise wisdom and instruction.

8. 8 Hear, my son, your fathers instruction, and reject not your mothers teaching;

   8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

9. 9 for they are a fair garland for your head, and pendants for your neck.

   9 For they [shall be] an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

10. 10 My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent.

    10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.

11. 11 If they say, "Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us wantonly ambush the innocent;

    11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:

12. 12 like Sheol let us swallow them alive and whole, like those who go down to the Pit;

    12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:

13. 13 we shall find all precious goods, we shall fill our houses with spoil;

    13 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:

14. 14 throw in your lot among us, we will all have one purse" --

    14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:

15. 15 my son, do not walk in the way with them, hold back your foot from their paths;

    15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:

16. 16 for their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.

    16 For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.

17. 17 For in vain is a net spread in the sight of any bird;

    17 Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

18. 18 but these men lie in wait for their own blood, they set an ambush for their own lives.

    18 And they lay wait for their [own] blood; they lurk privily for their [own] lives.

19. 19 Such are the ways of all who get gain by violence; it takes away the life of its possessors.

    19 So [are] the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; [which] taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

20. 20 Wisdom cries aloud in the street; in the markets she raises her voice;

    20 Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:

21. 21 on the top of the walls she cries out; at the entrance of the city gates she speaks:

    21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, [saying],

22. 22 "How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge?

    22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

23. 23 Give heed to my reproof; behold, I will pour out my thoughts to you; I will make my words known to you.

    23 Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.

24. 24 Because I have called and you refused to listen, have stretched out my hand and no one has heeded,

    24 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;

25. 25 and you have ignored all my counsel and would have none of my reproof,

    25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:

26. 26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when panic strikes you,

    26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;

27. 27 when panic strikes you like a storm, and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you.

    27 When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.

28. 28 Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but will not find me.

    28 Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

29. 29 Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD,

    29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:

30. 30 would have none of my counsel, and despised all my reproof,

    30 They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.

31. 31 therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way and be sated with their own devices.

    31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

32. 32 For the simple are killed by their turning away, and the complacence of fools destroys them;

    32 For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

33. 33 but he who listens to me will dwell secure and will be at ease, without dread of evil."

    33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.