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World English Bible Classic
[1] My son, don’t deprive the poor of his living.
Don’t make the needy eyes wait long.
[2] Don’t make a hungry soul sorrowful,
or provoke a man in his distress.
[3] Don’t add more trouble to a heart that is provoked.
Don’t put off giving to him who is in need.
[4] Don’t reject a suppliant in his affliction.
Don’t turn your face away from a poor man.
[5] Don’t turn your eye away from one who asks.
Give no occasion to a man to curse you.
[6] For if he curses you in the bitterness of his soul,
he who made him will hear his supplication. [7] Endear yourself to the assembly.
Bow your head to a great man.
[8] Incline your ear to a poor man.
Answer him with peaceful words in humility.
[9] Deliver him who is wronged from the hand of him who wrongs him;
Don’t be hesitant in giving judgment.
[10] Be as a father to the fatherless,
and like a husband to their mother.
So you will be as a son of the Most High,
and he will love you more than your mother does. [11] Wisdom exalts her sons,
and takes hold of those who seek her.
[12] He who loves her loves life.
Those who seek her early will be filled with gladness.
[13] He who holds her fast will inherit glory.
Where§ he enters, the Lord will bless.
[14] Those who serve her minister to the Holy One.
The Lord loves those who love her.
[15] He who listens to her will judge the nations.
He who heeds her will dwell securely.
[16] If he trusts her, he will inherit her,
and his generations will possess her.
[17] For at the first she will walk with him in crooked ways,
and will bring fear and dread upon him,
and torment him with her discipline,
until she may trust his soul, and try him by her judgments.
[18] Then she will return him again to the straight way,
and will gladden him, and reveal to him her secrets.
[19] If he goes astray, she will forsake him,
and hand him over to his fall. [20] Watch for the opportunity, and beware of evil.
Don’t be ashamed of your soul.
[21] For there is a shame that brings sin,
and there is a shame that is glory and grace.
[22] Don’t show partiality, discrediting your soul.
Don’t revere any man to your falling.
[23] Don’t refrain from speaking when it is for safety.
‡Don’t hide your wisdom for the sake of seeming fair.
[24] For wisdom will be known by speech,
and instruction by the word of the tongue.
[25] Don’t speak against the truth
and be shamed for your ignorance.
[26] Don’t be ashamed to confess your sins.
Don’t fight the river’s current.
[27] Don’t lay yourself down for a fool to tread upon.
Don’t be partial to one who is mighty.
[28] Strive for the truth to death,
and the Lord God will fight for you. [29] Don’t be hasty with your tongue,
or slack and negligent in your deeds.
[30] Don’t be like a lion in your house,
or suspicious of your servants.
[31] Don’t let your hand be stretched out to receive,
and closed when you should repay.

Footnotes

  1. § 4:13 Or, she
  2. ‡ 4:23 Some manuscripts omit this line.
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Septuaginta
[1] Τέκνον, G5043 τὴν G3588 ζωὴν G2222 τοῦ G3588 πτωχοῦ G4434 μὴ G3361 ἀποστερήσῃς G650 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 παρελκύσῃς ὀφθαλμοὺς G3788 ἐπιδεεῖς. [2] Ψυχὴν G5590 πεινῶσαν G3983 μὴ G3361 λυπήσῃς G3076 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 παροργίσῃς G3949 ἄνδρα G435 ἐν G1722 ἀπορίᾳ G640 αὐτοῦ. G846 [3] Καρδίαν G2588 παρωργισμένην G3949 μὴ G3361 προσταράξῃς καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 παρελκύσῃς δόσιν G1394 προσδεομένου. G4326 [4] Ἱκέτην θλιβόμενον G2346 μὴ G3361 ἀπαναίνου καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 ἀποστρέψῃς G654 τὸ G3588 πρόσωπόν G4383 σου G4675 ἀπὸ G575 πτωχοῦ. G4434 [5] Ἀπὸ G575 δεομένου G1189 μὴ G3361 ἀποστρέψῃς G654 ὀφθαλμὸν G3788 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 δῷς G1325 τόπον G5117 ἀνθρώπῳ G444 καταράσασθαί G2672 σε· G4571 [6] καταρωμένου G2672 γάρ G1063 σε G4571 ἐν G1722 πικρίᾳ G4088 ψυχῆς G5590 αὐτοῦ G846 τῆς G3588 δεήσεως G1162 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐπακούσεται G1873 ὁ G3588 ποιήσας G4160 αὐτόν. G846 [7] Προσφιλῆ G4375 συναγωγῇ G4864 σεαυτὸν G4572 ποίει G4160 καὶ G2532 μεγιστᾶνι G3175 ταπείνου G5013 τὴν G3588 κεφαλήν G2776 σου. G4675 [8] Κλῖνον G2827 πτωχῷ G4434 τὸ G3588 οὖς G3775 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 ἀποκρίθητι G611 αὐτῷ G846 εἰρηνικὰ G1516 ἐν G1722 πραύτητι. [9] Ἐξελοῦ G1807 ἀδικούμενον G91 ἐκ G1537 χειρὸς G5495 ἀδικοῦντος G91 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 ὀλιγοψυχήσῃς ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 κρίνειν G2919 σε. G4571 [10] Γίνου G1096 ὀρφανοῖς G3737 ὡς G5613 πατὴρ G3962 καὶ G2532 ἀντὶ G473 ἀνδρὸς G435 τῇ G3588 μητρὶ G3384 αὐτῶν· G846 καὶ G2532 ἔσῃ G2071 ὡς G5613 υἱὸς G5207 ὑψίστου, G5310 καὶ G2532 ἀγαπήσει G25 σε G4571 μᾶλλον G3123 ἢ G2228 μήτηρ G3384 σου. G4675 [11] Ἡ G3588 σοφία G4678 υἱοὺς G5207 αὐτῆς G846 ἀνύψωσεν καὶ G2532 ἐπιλαμβάνεται G1949 τῶν G3588 ζητούντων‡ G2212 αὐτήν. G846 [12] Ὁ G3588 ἀγαπῶν G25 αὐτὴν G846 ἀγαπᾷ G25 ζωήν, G2222 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 ὀρθρίζοντες G3719 πρὸς G4314 αὐτὴν G846 ἐμπλησθήσονται G1705 εὐφροσύνης. G2167 [13] Ὁ G3588 κρατῶν G2902 αὐτῆς G846 κληρονομήσει G2816 δόξαν, G1391 καὶ G2532 οὗ G3757 εἰσπορεύεται, G1531 εὐλογεῖ G2127 κύριος. G2962 [14] Οἱ G3588 λατρεύοντες G3000 αὐτῇ G846 λειτουργήσουσιν G3008 ἁγίῳ, G40 καὶ G2532 τοὺς G3588 ἀγαπῶντας G25 αὐτὴν G846 ἀγαπᾷ G25 ὁ G3588 κύριος. G2962 [15] Ὁ G3588 ὑπακούων G5219 αὐτῆς G846 κρινεῖ G2919 ἔθνη, G1484 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 προσέχων G4337 αὐτῇ G846 κατασκηνώσει G2681 πεποιθώς. G3982 [16] Ἐὰν G1437 ἐμπιστεύσῃ, κατακληρονομήσει G2624 αὐτήν, G846 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 κατασχέσει G2697 ἔσονται G2071 αἱ G3588 γενεαὶ G1074 αὐτοῦ· G846 [17] ὅτι G3754 διεστραμμένως πορεύσεται G4198 μετ’ G3326 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐν G1722 πρώτοις, G4413 φόβον G5401 καὶ G2532 δειλίαν G1167 ἐπάξει G1863 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτὸν G846 καὶ G2532 βασανίσει G928 αὐτὸν G846 ἐν G1722 παιδείᾳ G3809 αὐτῆς, G846 ἕως G2193 οὗ G3757 ἐμπιστεύσῃ τῇ G3588 ψυχῇ G5590 αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 πειράσει G3985 αὐτὸν G846 ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 δικαιώμασιν G1345 αὐτῆς· G846 [18] καὶ G2532 πάλιν G3825 ἐπανήξει κατ’ G2596 εὐθεῖαν G2117 πρὸς G4314 αὐτὸν G846 καὶ G2532 εὐφρανεῖ G2165 αὐτὸν G846 καὶ G2532 ἀποκαλύψει G601 αὐτῷ G846 τὰ G3588 κρυπτὰ G2927 αὐτῆς. G846 [19] Ἐὰν G1437 ἀποπλανηθῇ, G635 ἐγκαταλείψει G1459 αὐτὸν G846 καὶ G2532 παραδώσει G3860 αὐτὸν G846 εἰς G1519 χεῖρας G5495 πτώσεως G4431 αὐτοῦ. G846 [20] Συντήρησον G4933 καιρὸν G2540 καὶ G2532 φύλαξαι G5442 ἀπὸ G575 πονηροῦ G4190 καὶ G2532 περὶ G4012 τῆς G3588 ψυχῆς G5590 σου G4675 μὴ G3361 αἰσχυνθῇς· G153 [21] ἔστιν G2076 γὰρ G1063 αἰσχύνη G152 ἐπάγουσα G1863 ἁμαρτίαν, G266 καὶ G2532 ἔστιν G2076 αἰσχύνη G152 δόξα G1391 καὶ G2532 χάρις. G5485 [22] Μὴ G3361 λάβῃς G2983 πρόσωπον G4383 κατὰ G2596 τῆς G3588 ψυχῆς G5590 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 ἐντραπῇς G1788 εἰς G1519 πτῶσίν G4431 σου. G4675 [23] Μὴ G3361 κωλύσῃς G2967 λόγον G3056 ἐν G1722 καιρῷ G2540 χρείας· G5532 [24] ἐν G1722 γὰρ G1063 λόγῳ G3056 γνωσθήσεται G1097 σοφία G4678 καὶ G2532 παιδεία G3809 ἐν G1722 ῥήματι G4487 γλώσσης. G1100 [25] Μὴ G3361 ἀντίλεγε τῇ G3588 ἀληθείᾳ G225 καὶ G2532 περὶ G4012 τῆς G3588 ἀπαιδευσίας σου G4675 ἐντράπηθι. G1788 [26] Μὴ G3361 αἰσχυνθῇς G153 ὁμολογῆσαι G3670 ἐφ’ G1909 ἁμαρτίαις G266 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 βιάζου G971 ῥοῦν ποταμοῦ. G4215 [27] Καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 ὑποστρώσῃς G5291 ἀνθρώπῳ G444 μωρῷ G3474 σεαυτὸν G4572 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 λάβῃς G2983 πρόσωπον G4383 δυνάστου. G1413 [28] Ἕως G2193 θανάτου G2288 ἀγώνισαι G75 περὶ G4012 τῆς G3588 ἀληθείας, G225 καὶ G2532 κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 πολεμήσει G4170 ὑπὲρ G5228 σοῦ. G4675 [29] Μὴ G3361 γίνου G1096 θρασὺς ἐν G1722 γλώσσῃ G1100 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 νωθρὸς G3576 καὶ G2532 παρειμένος G3935 ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 ἔργοις G2041 σου. G4675 [30] Μὴ G3361 ἴσθι G2468 ὡς G5613 λέων G3023 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 οἴκῳ G3624 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 φαντασιοκοπῶν ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 οἰκέταις G3610 σου. G4675 [31] Μὴ G3361 ἔστω G2077 ἡ G3588 χείρ G5495 σου G4675 ἐκτεταμένη G1614 εἰς G1519 τὸ G3588 λαβεῖν G2983 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 ἀποδιδόναι G591 συνεσταλμένη. G4958
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 4:11 Corrected from ζητοῦντων, as seen in RH. The genitive plural ending ων is long, and a long last syllable rules out the circumflex on the next-to-last. This edition prints ζητούντων at its 10 other occurrences.