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[1] A wise judge will instruct his people.
The government of a man of understanding will be well ordered.
[2] As is the judge of his people, so are his officials.
As the city’s ruler is, so are all those who dwell in it.
[3] An undisciplined king will destroy his people.
A city will be established through the understanding of the powerful.
[4] The government of the earth is in the Lord’s hand.
In due time, he will raise up over it the right person at the right time.
[5] A man’s prosperity is in the Lord’s hand.
He will lay his honor upon the person of the scribe. [6] Don’t be angry with your neighbor for every wrong.
Do nothing by works of violence.
[7] Pride is hateful before the Lord and men.
Arrogance is abhorrent in the judgment of both.
[8] Sovereignty is transferred from nation to nation
because of injustice, violence, and greed for money.
[9] Why are dirt and ashes proud?ⓘ
Because in life, my body decays.
[10] A long disease mocks the physician.
The king of today will die tomorrow.
[11] For when a man is dead,
he will inherit maggots, vermin, and worms.
[12] It is the beginning of pride when a man departs from the Lord.
His heart has departed from him who made him.
[13] For the beginning of pride is sin.
He who keeps it will pour out abomination.
For this cause the Lord brought upon them strange calamities
and utterly overthrew them.
[14] The Lord cast down the thrones of rulers
and set the lowly in their place.
[15] The Lord plucked up the roots of nations
and planted the lowly in their place.
[16] The Lord overthrew the lands of nations
and destroyed them to the foundations of the earth.
[17] He took some of them away and destroyed them,
and made their memory to cease from the earth.
[18] Pride has not been created for men,
nor wrathful anger for the offspring of women. [19] Whose offspring has honor?
Human offspring who fear the Lord.
Whose offspring has no honor?
Human offspring who break the commandments.
[20] In the midst of kindred he who rules them has honor.
Those who fear the Lord have honor in his eyes. [21] ⓘ
[22] The rich man, the honorable, and the poor
all glory in the fear of the Lord.
[23] It is not right to dishonor a poor man who has understanding.
It is not fitting to glorify a man who is a sinner.
[24] The prince, the judge, and the mighty man will be honored.
There is not one of them greater than he who fears the Lord.
[25] Free men will minister to a wise servant.
A man who has knowledge will not complain. [26] Don’t flaunt your wisdom in doing your work.
Don’t boast in the time of your distress.
[27] Better is he who labors and abounds in all things,
than he who boasts and lacks bread.
[28] My son, glorify your soul in humility,
and ascribe to yourself honor according to your worthiness.
[29] Who will justify him who sins against his own soul?
Who will honor him who dishonors his own life? [30] A poor man is honored for his knowledge.
A rich man is honored for his riches.
[31] But he who is honored in poverty, how much more in riches?
He who is dishonored in riches, how much more in poverty?

Footnotes

  1. ⓘ 10:9 Two lines of this verse are here omitted by the best authorities.
  2. ⓘ 10:21 Verse 21 is omitted by the best authorities: Fear of the Lord is the beginning of acceptance, but obstinance and pride are the beginning of rejection.
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Septuaginta
[1] Κριτὴς G2923 σοφὸς G4680 παιδεύσει G3811 τὸν G3588 λαὸν G2992 αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 ἡγεμονία G2231 συνετοῦ G4908 τεταγμένη G5021 ἔσται. G2071 [2] Κατὰ G2596 τὸν G3588 κριτὴν G2923 τοῦ G3588 λαοῦ G2992 οὕτως G3779 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 λειτουργοὶ G3011 αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 κατὰ G2596 τὸν G3588 ἡγούμενον G2233 τῆς G3588 πόλεως G4172 πάντες G3956 οἱ G3588 κατοικοῦντες G2730 αὐτήν. G846 [3] Βασιλεὺς G935 ἀπαίδευτος G521 ἀπολεῖ G622 τὸν G3588 λαὸν G2992 αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 πόλις G4172 οἰκισθήσεται ἐν G1722 συνέσει G4907 δυναστῶν. G1413 [4] Ἐν G1722 χειρὶ G5495 κυρίου G2962 ἡ G3588 ἐξουσία G1849 τῆς G3588 γῆς, G1093 καὶ G2532 τὸν G3588 χρήσιμον G5539 ἐγερεῖ G1453 εἰς G1519 καιρὸν G2540 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτῆς. G846 [5] Ἐν G1722 χειρὶ G5495 κυρίου G2962 εὐοδία ἀνδρός, G435 καὶ G2532 προσώπῳ G4383 γραμματέως G1122 ἐπιθήσει G2007 δόξαν G1391 αὐτοῦ. G846 [6] Ἐπὶ G1909 παντὶ G3956 ἀδικήματι G92 μὴ G3361 μηνιάσῃς τῷ G3588 πλησίον G4139 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 πρᾶσσε G4238 μηδὲν G3367 ἐν G1722 ἔργοις G2041 ὕβρεως. G5196 [7] Μισητὴ ἔναντι G1725 κυρίου G2962 καὶ G2532 ἀνθρώπων G444 ὑπερηφανία, G5243 καὶ G2532 ἐξ G1537 ἀμφοτέρων G297 πλημμελὴς ἡ G3588 ἀδικία. G93 [8] Βασιλεία G932 ἀπὸ G575 ἔθνους G1484 εἰς G1519 ἔθνος G1484 μετάγεται G3329 διὰ G1223 ἀδικίας G93 καὶ G2532 ὕβρεις G5196 καὶ G2532 χρήματα. G5536 [9] Τί G5101 ὑπερηφανεύεται γῆ G1093 καὶ G2532 σποδός; G4700 Ὅτι G3754 ἐν G1722 ζωῇ G2222 ἔρριψα G4496 τὰ G3588 ἐνδόσθια αὐτοῦ. G846 [10] Μακρὸν G3117 ἀρρώστημα, σκώπτει ἰατρός· G2395 καὶ G2532 βασιλεὺς G935 σήμερον, G4594 καὶ G2532 αὔριον G839 τελευτήσει. G5053 [11] Ἐν G1722 γὰρ G1063 τῷ G3588 ἀποθανεῖν G599 ἄνθρωπον G444 κληρονομήσει G2816 ἑρπετὰ G2062 καὶ G2532 θηρία G2342 καὶ G2532 σκώληκας. G4663 [12] Ἀρχὴ G746 ὑπερηφανίας G5243 ἀνθρώπου G444 ἀφίστασθαι G868 ἀπὸ G575 κυρίου, G2962 καὶ G2532 ἀπὸ G575 τοῦ G3588 ποιήσαντος G4160 αὐτὸν G846 ἀπέστη G868 ἡ G3588 καρδία G2588 αὐτοῦ. G846 [13] Ὅτι G3754 ἀρχὴ G746 ὑπερηφανίας G5243 ἁμαρτία, G266 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 κρατῶν G2902 αὐτῆς G846 ἐξομβρήσει βδέλυγμα· G946 διὰ G1223 τοῦτο G5124 παρεδόξασεν κύριος G2962 τὰς G3588 ἐπαγωγὰς καὶ G2532 κατέστρεψεν G2690 εἰς G1519 τέλος G5056 αὐτούς. G846 [14] Θρόνους G2362 ἀρχόντων G758 καθεῖλεν G2507 ὁ G3588 κύριος G2962 καὶ G2532 ἐκάθισεν G2523 πραεῖς ἀντ’ G473 αὐτῶν· G846 [15] ῥίζας G4491 ἐθνῶν G1484 ἐξέτιλεν ὁ G3588 κύριος G2962 καὶ G2532 ἐφύτευσεν G5452 ταπεινοὺς G5011 ἀντ’ G473 αὐτῶν· G846 [16] χώρας G5561 ἐθνῶν G1484 κατέστρεψεν G2690 ὁ G3588 κύριος G2962 καὶ G2532 ἀπώλεσεν G622 αὐτὰς G846 ἕως G2193 θεμελίων G2310 γῆς· G1093 [17] ἐξῆρεν G1808 ἐξ G1537 αὐτῶν G846 καὶ G2532 ἀπώλεσεν G622 αὐτοὺς G846 καὶ G2532 κατέπαυσεν G2664 ἀπὸ G575 γῆς G1093 τὸ G3588 μνημόσυνον G3422 αὐτῶν. G846 [18] Οὐκ G3756 ἔκτισται G2936 ἀνθρώποις G444 ὑπερηφανία G5243 οὐδὲ G3761 ὀργὴ G3709 θυμοῦ G2372 γεννήμασιν G1081 γυναικῶν. G1135 [19] Σπέρμα G4690 ἔντιμον G1784 ποῖον; G4169 Σπέρμα G4690 ἀνθρώπου. G444 Σπέρμα G4690 ἔντιμον G1784 ποῖον; G4169 Οἱ G3588 φοβούμενοι G5399 τὸν G3588 κύριον. G2962 Σπέρμα G4690 ἄτιμον G820 ποῖον; G4169 Σπέρμα G4690 ἀνθρώπου. G444 Σπέρμα G4690 ἄτιμον G820 ποῖον; G4169 Οἱ G3588 παραβαίνοντες G3845 ἐντολάς. G1785 [20] Ἐν G1722 μέσῳ G3319 ἀδελφῶν G80 ὁ G3588 ἡγούμενος G2233 αὐτῶν G846 ἔντιμος, G1784 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 φοβούμενοι G5399 κύριον G2962 ἐν G1722 ὀφθαλμοῖς G3788 αὐτοῦ. G846 …[22] Πλούσιος G4145 καὶ G2532 ἔνδοξος G1741 καὶ G2532 πτωχός, G4434 τὸ G3588 καύχημα G2745 αὐτῶν G846 φόβος G5401 κυρίου. G2962 [23] Οὐ G3756 δίκαιον G1342 ἀτιμάσαι G818 πτωχὸν G4434 συνετόν, G4908 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 καθήκει G2520 δοξάσαι G1392 ἄνδρα G435 ἁμαρτωλόν. G268 [24] Μεγιστὰν G3175 καὶ G2532 κριτὴς G2923 καὶ G2532 δυνάστης G1413 δοξασθήσεται, G1392 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 αὐτῶν G846 τις G5100 μείζων G3187 τοῦ G3588 φοβουμένου G5399 τὸν G3588 κύριον. G2962 [25] Οἰκέτῃ G3610 σοφῷ G4680 ἐλεύθεροι G1658 λειτουργήσουσιν, G3008 καὶ G2532 ἀνὴρ G435 ἐπιστήμων G1990 οὐ G3756 γογγύσει. G1111 [26] Μὴ G3361 σοφίζου G4679 ποιῆσαι G4160 τὸ G3588 ἔργον G2041 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 δοξάζου G1392 ἐν G1722 καιρῷ G2540 στενοχωρίας G4730 σου. G4675 [27] Κρείσσων G2908 ἐργαζόμενος G2038 καὶ G2532 περισσεύων G4052 ἐν G1722 πᾶσιν G3956 ἢ G2228 περιπατῶν G4043 δοξαζόμενος G1392 καὶ G2532 ἀπορῶν G639 ἄρτων. G740 [28] Τέκνον, G5043 ἐν G1722 πραύτητι δόξασον G1392 τὴν G3588 ψυχήν G5590 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 δὸς G1325 αὐτῇ G846 τιμὴν G5092 κατὰ G2596 τὴν G3588 ἀξίαν αὐτῆς. G846 [29] Τὸν G3588 ἁμαρτάνοντα G264 εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 ψυχὴν G5590 αὐτοῦ G846 τίς G5101 δικαιώσει; G1344 Καὶ G2532 τίς G5101 δοξάσει G1392 τὸν G3588 ἀτιμάζοντα G818 τὴν G3588 ζωὴν G2222 αὐτοῦ; G846 [30] Πτωχὸς G4434 δοξάζεται G1392 δι’ G1223 ἐπιστήμην αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 πλούσιος G4145 δοξάζεται G1392 διὰ G1223 τὸν G3588 πλοῦτον G4149 αὐτοῦ. G846 [31] Ὁ G3588 δεδοξασμένος G1392 ἐν G1722 πτωχείᾳ, G4432 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 πλούτῳ G4149 ποσαχῶς; Καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 ἄδοξος ἐν G1722 πλούτῳ, G4149 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 πτωχείᾳ G4432 ποσαχῶς;
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament