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[1] The wisdom of the lowly will lift up his head,
and make him sit in the midst of great men. [2] Don’t commend a man for his good looks.
Don’t abhor a man for his outward appearance.
[3] The bee is little among flying creatures,
but what it produces is the best of confections.
[4] Don’t boast about the clothes you wear,
and don’t exalt yourself in the day of honor;
for the Lord’s works are wonderful,
and his works are hidden among men.
[5] Many§ kings have sat down upon the ground,
but one who was never thought of has worn a crown.
[6] Many mighty men have been greatly disgraced.
Men of renown have been delivered into other men’s hands. [7] Don’t blame before you investigate.
Understand first, and then rebuke.
[8] Don’t answer before you have heard.
Don’t interrupt while someone else is speaking.
[9] Don’t argue about a matter that doesn’t concern you.
Don’t sit with sinners when they judge. [10] My son, don’t be busy about many matters;
for if you meddle much, you will not be unpunished.
If you pursue, you will not overtake,
and you will not escape by fleeing.
[11] There is one who toils, labors, and hurries,
and is even more behind.
[12] There is one who is sluggish, and needs help,
lacking in strength, and who abounds in poverty,
but the Lord’s eyes looked upon him for good,
and he raised him up from his low condition,
[13] and lifted up his head
so that many marveled at him. [14] Good things and bad, life and death,
poverty and riches, are from the Lord. [15] -16ⓘ
…[17] The Lord’s gift remains with the godly.
His good pleasure will prosper forever.
[18] One grows rich by his diligence and self-denial,
and this is the portion of his reward:
[19] when he says, “I have found rest,
and now I will eat of my goods!”
he doesn’t know how much time will pass
until he leaves them to others and dies.
[20] Be steadfast in your covenant and be doing it,
and grow old in your work. [21] Don’t marvel at the works of a sinner,
but trust the Lord and stay in your labor;
for it is an easy thing in the sight of the Lord
to swiftly and suddenly make a poor man rich.
[22] The Lord’s blessing is in the reward of the godly.
He makes his blessing flourish in an hour that comes swiftly.
[23] Don’t say, “What use is there of me?
What further good things can be mine?”
[24] Don’t say, “I have enough.
What harm could happen to me now?”
[25] In the day of good things, bad things are forgotten.
In the day of bad things, a man will not remember things that are good.
[26] For it is an easy thing in the sight of the Lord
to reward a man in the day of death according to his ways.
[27] The affliction of an hour causes delights to be forgotten.
In the end, a man’s deeds are revealed.
[28] Call no man happy before his death.
A man will be known in his children. [29] Don’t bring every man into your house,
for many are the tricks of a deceitful man.
[30] Like a decoy partridge in a cage, so is the heart of a proud man.
Like a spy, he looks for your weakness.
[31] For he lies in wait to turn things that are good into evil,
and assigns blame in things that are praiseworthy.
[32] From a spark of fire, a heap of many coals is kindled,
and a sinful man lies in wait to shed blood.
[33] Take heed of an evil-doer, for he plans wicked things,
lest perhaps he ruin your reputation forever.
[34] Receive a stranger into your house, and he will distract you with arguments
and estrange you from your own family.

Footnotes

  1. § 11:5 Gr. tyrants
  2. ⓘ 11:15 Verses 15 and 16 are omitted by the best authorities.
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[1] Σοφία G4678 ταπεινοῦ G5011 ἀνυψώσει κεφαλὴν G2776 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 μέσῳ G3319 μεγιστάνων G3175 καθίσει G2523 αὐτόν. G846 [2] Μὴ G3361 αἰνέσῃς G134 ἄνδρα G435 ἐν G1722 κάλλει αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 βδελύξῃ G948 ἄνθρωπον G444 ἐν G1722 ὁράσει G3706 αὐτοῦ. G846 [3] Μικρὰ G3398 ἐν G1722 πετεινοῖς μέλισσα, καὶ G2532 ἀρχὴ G746 γλυκασμάτων ὁ G3588 καρπὸς G2590 αὐτῆς. G846 [4] Ἐν G1722 περιβολῇ ἱματίων G2440 μὴ G3361 καυχήσῃ G2744 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 δόξης G1391 μὴ G3361 ἐπαίρου· G1869 ὅτι G3754 θαυμαστὰ G2298 τὰ G3588 ἔργα G2041 κυρίου, G2962 καὶ G2532 κρυπτὰ G2927 τὰ G3588 ἔργα G2041 αὐτοῦ G846 ἀνθρώποις. G444 [5] Πολλοὶ G4183 τύραννοι ἐκάθισαν G2523 ἐπὶ G1909 ἐδάφους, G1475 ὁ G3588 δὲ G1161 ἀνυπονόητος ἐφόρεσεν G5409 διάδημα. G1238 [6] Πολλοὶ G4183 δυνάσται G1413 ἠτιμάσθησαν G818 σφόδρα, G4970 καὶ G2532 ἔνδοξοι G1741 παρεδόθησαν G3860 εἰς G1519 χεῖρας G5495 ἑτέρων. G2087 [7] Πρὶν G4250 ἐξετάσῃς, G1833 μὴ G3361 μέμψῃ· G3201 νόησον G3539 πρῶτον G4412 καὶ G2532 τότε G5119 ἐπιτίμα. G2008 [8] Πρὶν G4250 ἢ G2228 ἀκοῦσαι G191 μὴ G3361 ἀποκρίνου G611 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 μέσῳ G3319 λόγων G3056 μὴ G3361 παρεμβάλλου. [9] Περὶ G4012 πράγματος, G4229 οὗ G3739 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 σοι G4671 χρεία, G5532 μὴ G3361 ἔριζε G2051 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 κρίσει G2920 ἁμαρτωλῶν G268 μὴ G3361 συνέδρευε. [10] Τέκνον, G5043 μὴ G3361 περὶ G4012 πολλὰ G4183 ἔστωσαν G2077 αἱ G3588 πράξεις G4234 σου· G4675 ἐὰν G1437 πληθύνῃς, G4129 οὐκ G3756 ἀθῳωθήσῃ· καὶ G2532 ἐὰν G1437 διώκῃς, G1377 οὐ G3756 μὴ G3361 καταλάβῃς· G2638 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 μὴ G3361 ἐκφύγῃς G1628 διαδράς. [11] Ἔστιν G2076 κοπιῶν G2872 καὶ G2532 πονῶν καὶ G2532 σπεύδων, G4692 καὶ G2532 τόσῳ μᾶλλον G3123 ὑστερεῖται. G5302 [12] Ἔστιν G2076 νωθρὸς G3576 προσδεόμενος G4326 ἀντιλήμψεως, G484 ὑστερῶν G5302 ἰσχύι G2479 καὶ G2532 πτωχείᾳ G4432 περισσεύει· G4052 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 ὀφθαλμοὶ G3788 κυρίου G2962 ἐπέβλεψαν G1914 αὐτῷ G846 εἰς G1519 ἀγαθά, G18 καὶ G2532 ἀνώρθωσεν G461 αὐτὸν G846 ἐκ G1537 ταπεινώσεως G5014 αὐτοῦ G846 [13] καὶ G2532 ἀνύψωσεν κεφαλὴν G2776 αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 ἀπεθαύμασαν ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτῷ G846 πολλοί. G4183 [14] Ἀγαθὰ G18 καὶ G2532 κακά, G2556 ζωὴ G2222 καὶ G2532 θάνατος, G2288 πτωχεία G4432 καὶ G2532 πλοῦτος G4149 παρὰ G3844 κυρίου G2962 ἐστίν. G2076 …[17] Δόσις G1394 κυρίου G2962 παραμένει G3887 εὐσεβέσιν, G2152 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 εὐδοκία G2107 αὐτοῦ G846 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 αἰῶνα G165 εὐοδωθήσεται. G2137 [18] Ἔστιν G2076 πλουτῶν G4147 ἀπὸ G575 προσοχῆς καὶ G2532 σφιγγίας αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 αὕτη G3778 ἡ G3588 μερὶς G3310 τοῦ G3588 μισθοῦ G3408 αὐτοῦ· G846 [19] ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 εἰπεῖν G2036 αὐτόν G846 Εὗρον G2147 ἀνάπαυσιν G372 καὶ G2532 νῦν G3568 φάγομαι ἐκ G1537 τῶν G3588 ἀγαθῶν G18 μου, G3450 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 οἶδεν G1492 τίς G5101 καιρὸς G2540 παρελεύσεται G3928 καὶ G2532 καταλείψει G2641 αὐτὰ G846 ἑτέροις G2087 καὶ G2532 ἀποθανεῖται. G599 [20] Στῆθι G2476 ἐν G1722 διαθήκῃ G1242 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 ὁμίλει G3656 ἐν G1722 αὐτῇ G846 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 ἔργῳ G2041 σου G4675 παλαιώθητι. G3822 [21] Μὴ G3361 θαύμαζε G2296 ἐν G1722 ἔργοις G2041 ἁμαρτωλοῦ, G268 πίστευε G4100 δὲ G1161 κυρίῳ G2962 καὶ G2532 ἔμμενε G1696 τῷ G3588 πόνῳ G4192 σου· G4675 ὅτι G3754 κοῦφον ἐν G1722 ὀφθαλμοῖς G3788 κυρίου G2962 διὰ G1223 τάχους G5034 ἐξάπινα G1819 πλουτίσαι G4148 πένητα. G3993 [22] Εὐλογία G2129 κυρίου G2962 ἐν G1722 μισθῷ G3408 εὐσεβοῦς, G2152 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 ὥρᾳ G5610 ταχινῇ G5031 ἀναθάλλει G330 εὐλογίαν G2129 αὐτοῦ. G846 [23] Μὴ G3361 εἴπῃς G2036 Τίς G5101 ἐστίν G2076 μου G3450 χρεία, G5532 καὶ G2532 τίνα G5101 ἀπὸ G575 τοῦ G3588 νῦν G3568 ἔσται G2071 μου G3450 τὰ G3588 ἀγαθά; G18 [24] Μὴ G3361 εἴπῃς G2036 Αὐτάρκη G842 μοί G3427 ἐστιν, G2076 καὶ G2532 τί G5101 ἀπὸ G575 τοῦ G3588 νῦν G3568 κακωθήσομαι; G2559 [25] Ἐν G1722 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 ἀγαθῶν G18 ἀμνησία κακῶν, G2556 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 κακῶν G2556 οὐ G3756 μνησθήσεται ἀγαθῶν· G18 [26] ὅτι G3754 κοῦφον ἔναντι G1725 κυρίου G2962 ἐν G1722 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 τελευτῆς G5054 ἀποδοῦναι G591 ἀνθρώπῳ G444 κατὰ G2596 τὰς G3588 ὁδοὺς G3598 αὐτοῦ. G846 [27] Κάκωσις G2561 ὥρας G5610 ἐπιλησμονὴν G1953 ποιεῖ G4160 τρυφῆς, G5172 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 συντελείᾳ G4930 ἀνθρώπου G444 ἀποκάλυψις G602 ἔργων G2041 αὐτοῦ. G846 [28] Πρὸ G4253 τελευτῆς G5054 μὴ G3361 μακάριζε G3106 μηδένα, G3367 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τέκνοις G5043 αὐτοῦ G846 γνωσθήσεται G1097 ἀνήρ. G435 [29] Μὴ G3361 πάντα G3956 ἄνθρωπον G444 εἴσαγε G1521 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 οἶκόν G3624 σου· G4675 πολλὰ G4183 γὰρ G1063 τὰ G3588 ἔνεδρα G1749 τοῦ G3588 δολίου. G1386 [30] Πέρδιξ θηρευτὴς ἐν G1722 καρτάλλῳ, οὕτως G3779 καρδία G2588 ὑπερηφάνου, G5244 καὶ G2532 ὡς G5613 ὁ G3588 κατάσκοπος G2685 ἐπιβλέπει G1914 πτῶσιν· G4431 [31] τὰ G3588 γὰρ G1063 ἀγαθὰ G18 εἰς G1519 κακὰ G2556 μεταστρέφων G3344 ἐνεδρεύει G1748 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 αἱρετοῖς ἐπιθήσει G2007 μῶμον. G3470 [32] Ἀπὸ G575 σπινθῆρος πυρὸς G4442 πληθύνεται G4129 ἀνθρακιά, G439 καὶ G2532 ἄνθρωπος G444 ἁμαρτωλὸς G268 εἰς G1519 αἷμα G129 ἐνεδρεύει. G1748 [33] Πρόσεχε G4337 ἀπὸ G575 κακούργου, G2557 πονηρὰ G4190 γὰρ G1063 τεκταίνει, μήποτε G3379 μῶμον G3470 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 αἰῶνα G165 δῷ G1325 σοι. G4671 [34] Ἐνοίκισον ἀλλότριον, G245 καὶ G2532 διαστρέψει G1294 σε G4571 ἐν G1722 ταραχαῖς G5016 καὶ G2532 ἀπαλλοτριώσει G526 σε G4571 τῶν G3588 ἰδίων G2398 σου. G4675
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