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[1] My son, have you sinned?
Do it no more;
and ask forgiveness for your past sins.
[2] Flee from sin as from the face of a snake;
for if you go near, it will bite you.
Its teeth are like lion’s teeth,
slaying people’s souls.
[3] All iniquity is as a two-edged sword.
Its stroke has no healing. [4] Terror and violence will waste away riches.
So the house of an arrogant man will be laid waste.
[5] Supplication from a poor man’s mouth reaches to the ears of§ God,
and his judgment comes speedily.
[6] One who hates reproof is in the path of the sinner.
He who fears the Lord will repent in his heart.
[7] He who is mighty in tongue is known far away;
but the man of understanding knows when he slips. [8] He who builds his house with other men’s money
is like one who gathers stones for his own tomb.
[9] The congregation of wicked men is as a bundle of tow
with a flame of fire at the end of them.
[10] The way of sinners is paved with stones;
and at the end of it is the pit of Hades. [11] He who keeps the law becomes master of its intent.
The fulfilment of the fear of the Lord is wisdom.
[12] He who is not clever will not be instructed.
There is a cleverness which makes bitterness abound.
[13] The knowledge of a wise man will be made to abound as a flood,
and his counsel as a fountain of life.
[14] The inward parts of a fool are like a broken vessel.
He will hold no knowledge. [15] If a man of knowledge hears a wise word,
he will commend it and add to it.
The wanton man hears it, and it displeases him,
so he throws it away behind his back.
[16] The chatter of a fool is like a burden in the way,
but grace will be found on the lips of the wise.
[17] The utterance of the prudent man will be sought for in the congregation.
They will ponder his words in their heart. [18] As a house that is destroyed, so is wisdom to a fool.
The knowledge of an unwise man is talk without sense.§
[19] Instruction is as fetters on the feet of an unwise man,
and as manacles on the right hand.
[20] A fool lifts up his voice with laughter,
but a clever man smiles quietly.
[21] Instruction is to a prudent man as an ornament of gold,
and as a bracelet upon his right arm. [22] The foot of a fool rushes into a house,
but a man of experience will be ashamed of entering.
[23] A foolish man peers into the door of a house,
but a man who is instructed will stand outside.
[24] It is rude for someone to listen at a door,
but a prudent person will be grieved with the disgrace.
[25] The lips of strangers will be grieved at these things,
but the words of prudent men will be weighed in the balance. [26] The heart of fools is in their mouth,
but the mouth of wise men is their heart.
[27] When the ungodly curses an adversary,
he curses his own soul.
[28] A whisperer defiles his own soul,
and will be hated wherever he travels.

Footnotes

  1. § 21:5 Gr. him.
  2. § 21:18 Gr. unexamined words.
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[1] Τέκνον, G5043 ἥμαρτες; G264 Μὴ G3361 προσθῇς G4369 μηκέτι G3371 καὶ G2532 περὶ G4012 τῶν G3588 προτέρων σου G4675 δεήθητι. G1189 [2] Ὡς G5613 ἀπὸ G575 προσώπου G4383 ὄφεως G3789 φεῦγε G5343 ἀπὸ G575 ἁμαρτίας· G266 ἐὰν G1437 γὰρ G1063 προσέλθῃς, G4334 δήξεταί G1143 σε· G4571 ὀδόντες G3599 λέοντος G3023 οἱ G3588 ὀδόντες G3599 αὐτῆς G846 ἀναιροῦντες G337 ψυχὰς G5590 ἀνθρώπων. G444 [3] Ὡς G5613 ῥομφαία G4501 δίστομος G1366 πᾶσα G3956 ἀνομία, G458 τῇ G3588 πληγῇ G4127 αὐτῆς G846 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 ἴασις. G2392 [4] Καταπληγμὸς καὶ G2532 ὕβρις G5196 ἐρημώσουσιν G2049 πλοῦτον· G4149 οὕτως G3779 οἶκος G3624 ὑπερηφάνου G5244 ἐρημωθήσεται. G2049 [5] Δέησις G1162 πτωχοῦ G4434 ἐκ G1537 στόματος G4750 ἕως G2193 ὠτίων G5621 αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 κρίμα G2917 αὐτοῦ G846 κατὰ G2596 σπουδὴν G4710 ἔρχεται. G2064 [6] Μισῶν G3404 ἐλεγμὸν ἐν G1722 ἴχνει G2487 ἁμαρτωλοῦ, G268 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 φοβούμενος G5399 κύριον G2962 ἐπιστρέψει G1994 ἐν G1722 καρδίᾳ. G2588 [7] Γνωστὸς G1110 μακρόθεν G3113 ὁ G3588 δυνατὸς G1415 ἐν G1722 γλώσσῃ, G1100 ὁ G3588 δὲ G1161 νοήμων οἶδεν G1492 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 ὀλισθάνειν αὐτόν. G846 [8] Ὁ G3588 οἰκοδομῶν G3618 τὴν G3588 οἰκίαν G3614 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐν G1722 χρήμασιν G5536 ἀλλοτρίοις G245 ὡς G5613 συνάγων G4863 αὐτοῦ G846 τοὺς G3588 λίθους G3037 εἰς G1519 χειμῶνα. G5494 [9] Στιππύον συνηγμένον G4863 συναγωγὴ G4864 ἀνόμων, G459 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 συντέλεια G4930 αὐτῶν G846 φλὸξ G5395 πυρός. G4442 [10] Ὁδὸς G3598 ἁμαρτωλῶν G268 ὡμαλισμένη ἐκ G1537 λίθων, G3037 καὶ G2532 ἐπ’ G1909 ἐσχάτων G2078 αὐτῆς G846 βόθρος ᾅδου. G86 [11] Ὁ G3588 φυλάσσων G5442 νόμον G3551 κατακρατεῖ τοῦ G3588 ἐννοήματος αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 συντέλεια G4930 τοῦ G3588 φόβου G5401 κυρίου G2962 σοφία. G4678 [12] Οὐ G3756 παιδευθήσεται G3811 ὃς G3739 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 πανοῦργος, G3835 ἔστιν G2076 δὲ G1161 πανουργία G3834 πληθύνουσα G4129 πικρίαν. G4088 [13] Γνῶσις G1108 σοφοῦ G4680 ὡς G5613 κατακλυσμὸς G2627 πληθυνθήσεται G4129 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 βουλὴ G1012 αὐτοῦ G846 ὡς G5613 πηγὴ G4077 ζωῆς. G2222 [14] Ἔγκατα μωροῦ G3474 ὡς G5613 ἀγγεῖον G30 συντετριμμένον G4937 καὶ G2532 πᾶσαν G3956 γνῶσιν G1108 οὐ G3756 κρατήσει. G2902 [15] Λόγον G3056 σοφὸν G4680 ἐὰν G1437 ἀκούσῃ G191 ἐπιστήμων, G1990 αἰνέσει G134 αὐτὸν G846 καὶ G2532 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτὸν G846 προσθήσει· G4369 ἤκουσεν G191 ὁ G3588 σπαταλῶν, G4684 καὶ G2532 ἀπήρεσεν αὐτῷ, G846 καὶ G2532 ἀπέστρεψεν G654 αὐτὸν G846 ὀπίσω G3694 τοῦ G3588 νώτου G3577 αὐτοῦ. G846 [16] Ἐξήγησις μωροῦ G3474 ὡς G5613 ἐν G1722 ὁδῷ G3598 φορτίον, G5413 ἐπὶ G1909 δὲ G1161 χείλους G5491 συνετοῦ G4908 εὑρεθήσεται G2147 χάρις. G5485 [17] Στόμα G4750 φρονίμου G5429 ζητηθήσεται G2212 ἐν G1722 ἐκκλησίᾳ, G1577 καὶ G2532 τοὺς G3588 λόγους G3056 αὐτοῦ G846 διανοηθήσονται ἐν G1722 καρδίᾳ. G2588 [18] Ὡς G5613 οἶκος G3624 ἠφανισμένος G853 οὕτως G3779 μωρῷ G3474 σοφία, G4678 καὶ G2532 γνῶσις G1108 ἀσυνέτου G801 ἀδιεξέταστοι λόγοι. G3056 [19] Πέδαι G3976 ἐν G1722 ποσὶν G4228 ἀνοήτου G453 παιδεία G3809 καὶ G2532 ὡς G5613 χειροπέδαι ἐπὶ G1909 χειρὸς G5495 δεξιᾶς. G1188 [20] Μωρὸς G3474 ἐν G1722 γέλωτι G1071 ἀνυψοῖ φωνὴν G5456 αὐτοῦ, G846 ἀνὴρ G435 δὲ G1161 πανοῦργος G3835 μόλις G3433 ἡσυχῇ μειδιάσει. [21] Ὡς G5613 κόσμος G2889 χρυσοῦς G5552 φρονίμῳ G5429 παιδεία G3809 καὶ G2532 ὡς G5613 χλιδὼν ἐπὶ G1909 βραχίονι G1023 δεξιῷ. G1188 [22] Ποὺς G4228 μωροῦ G3474 ταχὺς G5036 εἰς G1519 οἰκίαν, G3614 ἄνθρωπος G444 δὲ G1161 πολύπειρος αἰσχυνθήσεται G153 ἀπὸ G575 προσώπου. G4383 [23] Ἄφρων G878 ἀπὸ G575 θύρας G2374 παρακύπτει G3879 εἰς G1519 οἰκίαν, G3614 ἀνὴρ G435 δὲ G1161 πεπαιδευμένος G3811 ἔξω G1854 στήσεται. G2476 [24] Ἀπαιδευσία ἀνθρώπου G444 ἀκροᾶσθαι παρὰ G3844 θύραν, G2374 ὁ G3588 δὲ G1161 φρόνιμος G5429 βαρυνθήσεται G925 ἀτιμίᾳ. G819 [25] Χείλη G5491 ἀλλοτρίων G245 ἐν G1722 τούτοις G5125 διηγήσονται, G1334 λόγοι G3056 δὲ G1161 φρονίμων G5429 ἐν G1722 ζυγῷ G2218 σταθήσονται. G2476 [26] Ἐν G1722 στόματι G4750 μωρῶν G3474 ἡ G3588 καρδία G2588 αὐτῶν, G846 καρδία G2588 δὲ G1161 σοφῶν G4680 στόμα G4750 αὐτῶν. G846 [27] Ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 καταρᾶσθαι G2672 ἀσεβῆ G765 τὸν G3588 σατανᾶν G4567 αὐτὸς G846 καταρᾶται G2672 τὴν G3588 ἑαυτοῦ G1438 ψυχήν. G5590 [28] Μολύνει G3435 τὴν G3588 ἑαυτοῦ G1438 ψυχὴν G5590 ὁ G3588 ψιθυρίζων καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 παροικήσει μισηθήσεται. G3404
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament