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[1] A slothful man is compared to a stone that is defiled.
Everyone will hiss at him in his disgrace.
[2] A slothful man is compared to the filth of a dunghill.
Anyone who picks it up will shake it out of his hand. [3] An undisciplined child is a disgrace to his father,
and a foolish daughter is born to his loss.
[4] A prudent daughter will inherit a husband of her own.
She who brings shame is the grief of her father.
[5] She who is arrogant brings shame on father and husband.
She will be despised by both of them.
[6] Ill-timed conversation is like music in mourning,
but stripes and correction are wisdom in every season. [7] He who teaches a fool is like one who glues potsherds together,
even like one who wakes a sleeper out of a deep sleep.
[8] He who teaches a fool is as one who teaches a man who slumbers.
In the end he will say, “What is it?” [9] -10ⓘ
…[11] Weep for the dead, for he lacks light.
Weep for a fool, for he lacks understanding.
Weep more sweetly for the dead, because he has found rest,
but the life of the fool is worse than death.
[12] Mourning for the dead lasts seven days,
but for a fool and an ungodly man, it lasts all the days of his life. [13] Don’t talk much with a foolish man,
and don’t go to one who has no understanding.
Beware of him, lest you have trouble and be defiled in his onslaught.
Turn away from him, and you will find rest,
and you won’t be wearied in his madness.
[14] What would be heavier than lead?
What is its name, but “Fool”?
[15] Sand, salt, and a mass of iron is easier to bear
than a man without understanding. [16] Timber girded and bound into a building will not be released with shaking.
So a heart established in due season on well advised counsel will not be afraid.
[17] A heart settled upon a thoughtful understanding
is as an ornament of plaster on a polished wall.
[18] Fences set on a high place will not stand against the wind;
so a fearful heart in the imagination of a fool will not stand against any fear. [19] He who pricks the eye will make tears fall.
He who pricks the heart makes it show feeling.
[20] Whoever casts a stone at birds scares them away.
He who insults a friend will dissolve friendship.
[21] If you have drawn a sword against a friend, don’t despair,
for there may be a way back.
[22] If you have opened your mouth against a friend, don’t be afraid,
for there may be reconciliation,
unless it is for insulting, arrogance, disclosing of a secret, or a treacherous blow—
for these things any friend will flee. [23] Gain trust with your neighbor in his poverty,
that in his prosperity you may have gladness.
Stay steadfast to him in the time of his affliction,
that you may be heir with him in his inheritance.ⓘ
[24] Before fire is the vapor and smoke of a furnace,
so insults precede bloodshed.
[25] I won’t be ashamed to shelter a friend.
I won’t hide myself from his face.
[26] If any evil happens to me because of him,
everyone who hears it will beware of him. [27] Who will set a watch over my mouth,
and a seal of shrewdness upon my lips,
that I may not fall from it, and that my tongue may not destroy me?

Footnotes

  1. ⓘ 22:9 Verses 9 and 10 are omitted by the best authorities.
  2. ⓘ 22:23 The remainder of this verse is omitted by the best authorities.
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Septuaginta
[1] Λίθῳ G3037 ἠρδαλωμένῳ συνεβλήθη G4820 ὀκνηρός, G3636 καὶ G2532 πᾶς G3956 ἐκσυριεῖ ἐπὶ G1909 τῇ G3588 ἀτιμίᾳ G819 αὐτοῦ. G846 [2] Βολβίτῳ κοπρίων G2874 συνεβλήθη G4820 ὀκνηρός, G3636 πᾶς G3956 ὁ G3588 ἀναιρούμενος G337 αὐτὸν G846 ἐκτινάξει G1621 χεῖρα. G5495 [3] Αἰσχύνη G152 πατρὸς G3962 ἐν G1722 γεννήσει G1083 ἀπαιδεύτου, G521 θυγάτηρ G2364 δὲ G1161 ἐπ’ G1909 ἐλαττώσει G1642 γίνεται. G1096 [4] Θυγάτηρ G2364 φρονίμη G5429 κληρονομήσει G2816 ἄνδρα G435 αὐτῆς, G846 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 καταισχύνουσα G2617 εἰς G1519 λύπην G3077 γεννήσαντος· G1080 [5] πατέρα G3962 καὶ G2532 ἄνδρα G435 καταισχύνει G2617 ἡ G3588 θρασεῖα καὶ G2532 ὑπὸ G5259 ἀμφοτέρων G297 ἀτιμασθήσεται. G818 [6] Μουσικὰ G3451 ἐν G1722 πένθει G3997 ἄκαιρος διήγησις, G1335 μάστιγες G3148 δὲ G1161 καὶ G2532 παιδεία G3809 ἐν G1722 παντὶ G3956 καιρῷ G2540 σοφίας. G4678 …[9] Συγκολλῶν ὄστρακον ὁ G3588 διδάσκων G1321 μωρόν, G3474 ἐξεγείρων G1825 καθεύδοντα G2518 ἐκ G1537 βαθέος G901 ὕπνου. G5258 [10] Διηγούμενος G1334 νυστάζοντι G3573 ὁ G3588 διηγούμενος G1334 μωρῷ, G3474 καὶ G2532 ἐπὶ G1909 συντελείᾳ G4930 ἐρεῖ G2046 Τί G5101 ἐστιν; G2076 [11] Ἐπὶ G1909 νεκρῷ G3498 κλαῦσον, G2799 ἐξέλιπεν G1587 γὰρ G1063 φῶς, G5457 καὶ G2532 ἐπὶ G1909 μωρῷ G3474 κλαῦσον, G2799 ἐξέλιπεν G1587 γὰρ G1063 σύνεσιν· G4907 ἥδιον G2234 κλαῦσον G2799 ἐπὶ G1909 νεκρῷ, G3498 ὅτι G3754 ἀνεπαύσατο, G373 τοῦ G3588 δὲ G1161 μωροῦ G3474 ὑπὲρ G5228 θάνατον G2288 ἡ G3588 ζωὴ G2222 πονηρά. G4190 [12] Πένθος G3997 νεκροῦ G3498 ἑπτὰ G2033 ἡμέραι, G2250 μωροῦ G3474 δὲ G1161 καὶ G2532 ἀσεβοῦς G765 πᾶσαι G3956 αἱ G3588 ἡμέραι G2250 τῆς G3588 ζωῆς G2222 αὐτοῦ. G846 [13] Μετὰ G3326 ἄφρονος G878 μὴ G3361 πληθύνῃς G4129 λόγον G3056 καὶ G2532 πρὸς G4314 ἀσύνετον G801 μὴ G3361 πορεύου· G4198 φύλαξαι G5442 ἀπ’ G575 αὐτοῦ, G846 ἵνα G2443 μὴ G3361 κόπον G2873 ἔχῃς G2192 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 μὴ G3361 μολυνθῇς G3435 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 ἐντιναγμῷ αὐτοῦ· G846 ἔκκλινον G1578 ἀπ’ G575 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 εὑρήσεις G2147 ἀνάπαυσιν G372 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 μὴ G3361 ἀκηδιάσῃς ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ἀπονοίᾳ αὐτοῦ. G846 [14] Ὑπὲρ G5228 μόλιβον τί G5101 βαρυνθήσεται; G925 Καὶ G2532 τί G5101 αὐτῷ G846 ὄνομα G3686 ἀλλ’ G235 ἢ G2228 μωρός; G3474 [15] Ἄμμον G285 καὶ G2532 ἅλα G251 καὶ G2532 βῶλον σιδήρου G4604 εὔκοπον G2123 ὑπενεγκεῖν G5297 ἢ G2228 ἄνθρωπον G444 ἀσύνετον. G801 [16] Ἱμάντωσις ξυλίνη G3585 ἐνδεδεμένη εἰς G1519 οἰκοδομὴν G3619 ἐν G1722 συσσεισμῷ οὐ G3756 διαλυθήσεται· G1262 οὕτως G3779 καρδία G2588 ἐστηριγμένη G4741 ἐπὶ G1909 διανοήματος G1270 βουλῆς G1012 ἐν G1722 καιρῷ G2540 οὐ G3756 δειλιάσει. G1168 [17] Καρδία G2588 ἡδρασμένη ἐπὶ G1909 διανοίας G1271 συνέσεως G4907 ὡς G5613 κόσμος G2889 ψαμμωτὸς τοίχου G5109 ξυστοῦ. [18] Χάρακες G5482 ἐπὶ G1909 μετεώρου κείμενοι G2749 κατέναντι G2713 ἀνέμου G417 οὐ G3756 μὴ G3361 ὑπομείνωσιν· G5278 οὕτως G3779 καρδία G2588 δειλὴ G1169 ἐπὶ G1909 διανοήματος G1270 μωροῦ G3474 κατέναντι G2713 παντὸς G3956 φόβου G5401 οὐ G3756 μὴ G3361 ὑπομείνῃ. G5278 [19] Ὁ G3588 νύσσων G3572 ὀφθαλμὸν G3788 κατάξει G2609 δάκρυα, καὶ G2532 νύσσων G3572 καρδίαν G2588 ἐκφαίνει αἴσθησιν. G144 [20] Βάλλων G906 λίθον G3037 ἐπὶ G1909 πετεινὰ ἀποσοβεῖ αὐτά, G846 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 ὀνειδίζων G3679 φίλον G5384 διαλύσει G1262 φιλίαν. G5373 [21] Ἐπὶ G1909 φίλον G5384 ἐὰν G1437 σπάσῃς G4685 ῥομφαίαν, G4501 μὴ G3361 ἀφελπίσῃς, G560 ἔστιν G2076 γὰρ G1063 ἐπάνοδος· [22] ἐπὶ G1909 φίλον G5384 ἐὰν G1437 ἀνοίξῃς G455 στόμα, G4750 μὴ G3361 εὐλαβηθῇς, G2125 ἔστιν G2076 γὰρ G1063 διαλλαγή· πλὴν G4133 ὀνειδισμοῦ G3680 καὶ G2532 ὑπερηφανίας G5243 καὶ G2532 μυστηρίου G3466 ἀποκαλύψεως G602 καὶ G2532 πληγῆς G4127 δολίας, G1386 ἐν G1722 τούτοις G5125 ἀποφεύξεται G668 πᾶς G3956 φίλος. G5384 [23] Πίστιν G4102 κτῆσαι G2932 ἐν G1722 πτωχείᾳ G4432 μετὰ G3326 τοῦ G3588 πλησίον, G4139 ἵνα G2443 ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 ἀγαθοῖς G18 αὐτοῦ G846 ὁμοῦ G3674 πλησθῇς· G4130 ἐν G1722 καιρῷ G2540 θλίψεως G2347 διάμενε G1265 αὐτῷ, G846 ἵνα G2443 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 κληρονομίᾳ G2817 αὐτοῦ G846 συγκληρονομήσῃς. [24] Πρὸ G4253 πυρὸς G4442 ἀτμὶς G822 καμίνου G2575 καὶ G2532 καπνός· G2586 οὕτως G3779 πρὸ G4253 αἱμάτων G129 λοιδορίαι. G3059 [25] Φίλον G5384 σκεπάσαι οὐκ G3756 αἰσχυνθήσομαι G153 καὶ G2532 ἀπὸ G575 προσώπου G4383 αὐτοῦ G846 οὐ G3756 μὴ G3361 κρυβῶ, G2928 [26] καὶ G2532 εἰ G1487 κακά G2556 μοι G3427 συμβήσεται G4819 δι’ G1223 αὐτόν, G846 πᾶς G3956 ὁ G3588 ἀκούων G191 φυλάξεται G5442 ἀπ’ G575 αὐτοῦ. G846 [27] Τίς G5101 δώσει G1325 ἐπὶ G1909 στόμα G4750 μου G3450 φυλακὴν G5438 καὶ G2532 ἐπὶ G1909 τῶν G3588 χειλέων G5491 μου G3450 σφραγῖδα G4973 πανοῦργον, G3835 ἵνα G2443 μὴ G3361 πέσω G4098 ἀπ’ G575 αὐτῆς G846 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 γλῶσσά G1100 μου G3450 ἀπολέσῃ G622 με; G3165
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament