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[1] Hear therefore, you kings, and understand.
Learn, you judges of the ends of the earth.
[2] Give ear, you rulers who have dominion over many people,
and make your boast§ in multitudes of nations,
[3] because your dominion was given to you from the Lord,
and your sovereignty from the Most High.
He will search out your works,
and will inquire about your plans,
[4] because being officers of his kingdom, you didn’t judge rightly,
nor did you keep the law,
nor did you walk according to God’s counsel.
[5] He will come upon you awfully and swiftly,
because a stern judgment comes on those who are in high places.
[6] For the man of low estate may be pardoned in mercy,
but mighty men will be mightily tested.
[7] For the Sovereign Lord of all will not be impressed with anyone,
neither will he show deference to greatness;
because it is he who made both small and great,
and cares about them all;
[8] but the scrutiny that comes upon the powerful is strict.
[9] Therefore, my words are to you, O princes,
that you may learn wisdom and not fall away.
[10] For those who have kept the things that are holy in holiness will be made holy.
Those who have been taught them will find what to say in defense.
[11] Therefore set your desire on my words.
Long for them, and you princes will be instructed. [12] Wisdom is radiant and doesn’t fade away;
and is easily seen by those who love her,
and found by those who seek her.
[13] She anticipates those who desire her, making herself known.
[14] He who rises up early to seek her won’t have difficulty,
for he will find her sitting at his gates.
[15] For to think upon her is perfection of understanding,
and he who watches for her will quickly be free from care;
[16] because she herself goes around, seeking those who are worthy of her,
and in their paths she appears to them graciously,
and in every purpose she meets them.
[17] For her true beginning is desire for instruction;
and desire for instruction is love.
[18] And love is observance of her laws.
To give heed to her laws confirms immortality.
[19] Immortality brings closeness to God.
[20] So then desire for wisdom promotes to a kingdom. [21] If therefore you delight in thrones and sceptres, you princes of peoples,
honor wisdom, that you may reign forever.
[22] But what wisdom is, and how she came into being, I will declare.
I won’t hide mysteries from you;
but I will explore from her first beginning,
bring the knowledge of her into clear light,
and I will not pass by the truth.
[23] Indeed, I won’t travel with consuming envy,
because envy will have no fellowship with wisdom.
[24] But a multitude of wise men is salvation to the world,
and an understanding king is stability for his people.
[25] Therefore be instructed by my words, and you will profit.

Footnotes

  1. § 6:2 Or, in the multitudes of your nations
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[1] Ἀκούσατε G191 (V-AAM-2P) οὖν, G3767 (CONJ) βασιλεῖς, G935 (N-APM) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) σύνετε· G4920 (V-2AAM-2P) μάθετε, G3129 (V-2AAM-2P) δικασταὶ G1348 (N-VPM) περάτων G4009 (N-GPN) γῆς· G1093 (N-GSF) [2] ἐνωτίσασθε, G1801 (V-ADM-2P) οἱ G3588 (T-NPM) κρατοῦντες G2902 (V-PAP-NPM) πλήθους G4128 (N-GSN) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) γεγαυρωμένοι (V-REP-NPM) ἐπὶ G1909 (PREP) ὄχλοις G3793 (N-DPM) ἐθνῶν· G1484 (N-GPN) [3] ὅτι G3754 (CONJ) ἐδόθη G1325 (V-API-3S) παρὰ G3844 (PREP) κυρίου G2962 (N-GSM) ἡ G3588 (T-NSF) κράτησις (N-NSF) ὑμῖν G5213 (P-2DP) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) ἡ G3588 (T-NSF) δυναστεία (N-NSF) παρὰ G3844 (PREP) ὑψίστου, G5310 (A-GSM-S) ὃς G3739 (R-NSM) ἐξετάσει G1833 (V-FAI-3S) ὑμῶν G5216 (P-2GP) τὰ G3588 (T-APN) ἔργα G2041 (N-APN) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) τὰς G3588 (T-APF) βουλὰς G1012 (N-APF) διερευνήσει· (V-FAI-3S) [4] ὅτι G3754 (CONJ) ὑπηρέται G5257 (N-NPM) ὄντες G5607 (V-PAP-NPM) τῆς G3588 (T-GSF) αὐτοῦ G846 (P-GSM) βασιλείας G932 (N-GSF) οὐκ G3756 (PRT-N) ἐκρίνατε G2919 (V-2AAI-2P) ὀρθῶς G3723 (ADV) οὐδὲ G3761 (CONJ-N) ἐφυλάξατε G5442 (V-AAI-2P) νόμον G3551 (N-ASM) οὐδὲ G3761 (CONJ-N) κατὰ G2596 (PREP) τὴν G3588 (T-ASF) βουλὴν G1012 (N-ASF) τοῦ G3588 (T-GSM) θεοῦ G2316 (N-GSM) ἐπορεύθητε. G4198 (V-API-2P) [5] Φρικτῶς (ADV) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) ταχέως G5030 (ADV) ἐπιστήσεται G2186 (V-FMI-3S) ὑμῖν, G5213 (P-2DP) ὅτι G3754 (CONJ) κρίσις G2920 (N-NSF) ἀπότομος (A-NSF) ἐν G1722 (PREP) τοῖς G3588 (T-DPM) ὑπερέχουσιν G5242 (V-PAP-DPM) γίνεται. G1096 (V-PNI-3S) [6] Ὁ G3588 (T-NSM) γὰρ G1063 (CONJ) ἐλάχιστος G1646 (A-NSM-S) συγγνωστός (A-NSM) ἐστιν G2076 (V-PAI-3S) ἐλέους, G1656 (N-GSN) δυνατοὶ G1415 (A-NPM) δὲ G1161 (CONJ) δυνατῶς (ADV) ἐτασθήσονται· (V-FPI-3P) [7] οὐ G3756 (PRT-N) γὰρ G1063 (CONJ) ὑποστελεῖται G5288 (V-FMI-3S) πρόσωπον G4383 (N-ASN) ὁ G3588 (T-NSM) πάντων G3956 (A-GPM) δεσπότης G1203 (N-NSM) οὐδὲ G3761 (CONJ-N) ἐντραπήσεται G1788 (V-FPI-3S) μέγεθος, G3174 (N-ASN) ὅτι G3754 (CONJ) μικρὸν (A-ASM) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) μέγαν G3173 (A-ASM) αὐτὸς G846 (P-NSM) ἐποίησεν G4160 (V-AAI-3S) ὁμοίως G3668 (ADV) τε G5037 (PRT) προνοεῖ G4306 (V-FAI-3S) περὶ G4012 (PREP) πάντων, G3956 (A-GPM) [8] τοῖς G3588 (T-DPM) δὲ G1161 (CONJ) κραταιοῖς G2900 (A-DPM) ἰσχυρὰ G2478 (A-APN) ἐφίσταται G2186 (V-PMI-3S) ἔρευνα. (N-NSF) [9] Πρὸς G4314 (PREP) ὑμᾶς G5209 (P-2AP) οὖν, G3767 (CONJ) ὦ G5599 (INJ) τύραννοι, (N-VPM) οἱ G3588 (T-NPM) λόγοι G3056 (N-NPM) μου, G3450 (P-1GS) ἵνα G2443 (CONJ) μάθητε G3129 (V-2AAS-2P) σοφίαν G4678 (N-ASF) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) μὴ G3361 (PRT-N) παραπέσητε· G3895 (V-AAS-2P) [10] οἱ G3588 (T-NPM) γὰρ G1063 (CONJ) φυλάξαντες G5442 (V-AAP-NPM) ὁσίως G3743 (ADV) τὰ G3588 (T-APN) ὅσια G3741 (A-APN) ὁσιωθήσονται, (V-FPI-3P) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) οἱ G3588 (T-NPM) διδαχθέντες G1321 (V-APP-NPM) αὐτὰ G846 (P-APN) εὑρήσουσιν G2147 (V-FAI-3P) ἀπολογίαν. G627 (N-ASF) [11] Ἐπιθυμήσατε G1937 (V-AAM-2P) οὖν G3767 (CONJ) τῶν G3588 (T-GPM) λόγων G3056 (N-GPM) μου, G3450 (P-1GS) ποθήσατε (V-AAM-2P) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) παιδευθήσεσθε. G3811 (V-FPI-2P) [12] Λαμπρὰ G2986 (A-NSF) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) ἀμάραντός G263 (A-NSF) ἐστιν G2076 (V-PAI-3S) ἡ G3588 (T-NSF) σοφία G4678 (N-NSF) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) εὐχερῶς (ADV) θεωρεῖται G2334 (V-PEI-3S) ὑπὸ G5259 (PREP) τῶν G3588 (T-GPM) ἀγαπώντων G25 (V-PAP-GPM) αὐτὴν G846 (P-ASF) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) εὑρίσκεται G2147 (V-PEI-3S) ὑπὸ G5259 (PREP) τῶν G3588 (T-GPM) ζητούντων G2212 (V-PAP-GPM) αὐτήν, G846 (P-ASF) [13] φθάνει G5348 (V-PAI-3S) τοὺς G3588 (T-APM) ἐπιθυμοῦντας G1937 (V-PAP-APM) προγνωσθῆναι. G4267 (V-APN) [14] Ὁ G3588 (T-NSM) ὀρθρίσας G3719 (V-AAP-NSM) πρὸς G4314 (PREP) αὐτὴν G846 (P-ASF) οὐ G3756 (PRT-N) κοπιάσει· G2872 (V-FAI-3S) πάρεδρον (N-ASM) γὰρ G1063 (CONJ) εὑρήσει G2147 (V-FAI-3S) τῶν G3588 (T-GPF) πυλῶν G4439 (N-GPF) αὐτοῦ. G846 (P-GSM) [15] Τὸ G3588 (T-NSN) γὰρ G1063 (CONJ) ἐνθυμηθῆναι G1760 (V-APN) περὶ G4012 (PREP) αὐτῆς G846 (P-GSF) φρονήσεως G5428 (N-GSF) τελειότης, G5047 (N-NSF) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) ὁ G3588 (T-NSM) ἀγρυπνήσας G69 (V-AAP-NSM) δι’ G1223 (PREP) αὐτὴν G846 (P-ASF) ταχέως G5030 (ADV) ἀμέριμνος G275 (A-NSM) ἔσται· G2071 (V-FDI-3S) [16] ὅτι G3754 (CONJ) τοὺς G3588 (T-APM) ἀξίους G514 (A-APM) αὐτῆς G846 (P-GSF) αὐτὴ G846 (P-NSF) περιέρχεται G4022 (V-PEI-3S) ζητοῦσα G2212 (V-PAP-NSF) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) ἐν G1722 (PREP) ταῖς G3588 (T-DPF) τρίβοις G5147 (N-DPF) φαντάζεται (V-PEI-3S) αὐτοῖς G846 (P-DPM) εὐμενῶς (ADV) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) ἐν G1722 (PREP) πάσῃ G3956 (A-DSF) ἐπινοίᾳ G1963 (N-DSF) ὑπαντᾷ G5221 (V-PAI-3S) αὐτοῖς. G846 (P-DPM) [17] Ἀρχὴ G746 (N-NSF) γὰρ G1063 (CONJ) αὐτῆς G846 (P-GSF) ἡ G3588 (T-NSF) ἀληθεστάτη G227 (A-NSF-S) παιδείας G3809 (N-GSF) ἐπιθυμία, G1939 (N-NSF) φροντὶς (N-NSF) δὲ G1161 (CONJ) παιδείας G3809 (N-GSF) ἀγάπη, G26 (N-NSF) [18] ἀγάπη G26 (N-NSF) δὲ G1161 (CONJ) τήρησις G5084 (N-NSF) νόμων G3551 (N-GPM) αὐτῆς, G846 (P-GSF) προσοχὴ (N-NSF) δὲ G1161 (CONJ) νόμων G3551 (N-GPM) βεβαίωσις G951 (N-NSF) ἀφθαρσίας, G861 (N-GSF) [19] ἀφθαρσία G861 (N-NSF) δὲ G1161 (CONJ) ἐγγὺς G1451 (ADV) εἶναι G1511 (V-PAN) ποιεῖ G4160 (V-PAI-3S) θεοῦ· G2316 (N-GSM) [20] ἐπιθυμία G1939 (N-NSF) ἄρα G686 (PRT) σοφίας G4678 (N-GSF) ἀνάγει G321 (V-PAI-3S) ἐπὶ G1909 (PREP) βασιλείαν. G932 (N-ASF) [21] Εἰ G1487 (COND) οὖν G3767 (CONJ) ἥδεσθε (V-PEI-2P) ἐπὶ G1909 (PREP) θρόνοις G2362 (N-DPM) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) σκήπτροις, (N-DPN) τύραννοι (N-VPM) λαῶν, G2992 (N-GPM) τιμήσατε G5091 (V-AAM-2P) σοφίαν, G4678 (N-ASF) ἵνα G2443 (CONJ) εἰς G1519 (PREP) τὸν G3588 (T-ASM) αἰῶνα G165 (N-ASM) βασιλεύσητε. G936 (V-AAS-2P) [22] Τί G5101 (I-ASN) δέ G1161 (CONJ) ἐστιν G2076 (V-PAI-3S) σοφία G4678 (N-NSF) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) πῶς G4459 (ADV-I) ἐγένετο, G1096 (V-2ADI-3S) ἀπαγγελῶ G518 (V-FAI-1S) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) οὐκ G3756 (PRT-N) ἀποκρύψω G613 (V-FAI-1S) ὑμῖν G5213 (P-2DP) μυστήρια, G3466 (N-APN) ἀλλὰ G235 (CONJ) ἀπ’ G575 (PREP) ἀρχῆς G746 (N-GSF) γενέσεως G1078 (N-GSF) ἐξιχνιάσω (V-FAI-1S) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) θήσω G5087 (V-FAI-1S) εἰς G1519 (PREP) τὸ G3588 (T-ASN) ἐμφανὲς G1717 (A-ASN) τὴν G3588 (T-ASF) γνῶσιν G1108 (N-ASF) αὐτῆς G846 (P-GSF) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) οὐ G3756 (PRT-N) μὴ G3361 (PRT-N) παροδεύσω (V-FAI-1S) τὴν G3588 (T-ASF) ἀλήθειαν. G225 (N-ASF) [23] Οὔτε G3777 (CONJ-N) μὴν G3376 (N-NSM) φθόνῳ G5355 (N-DSM) τετηκότι G5080 (V-RAP-DSM) συνοδεύσω, G4922 (V-FAI-1S) ὅτι G3754 (CONJ) οὗτος G3778 (D-NSM) οὐ G3756 (PRT-N) κοινωνήσει G2841 (V-FAI-3S) σοφίᾳ. G4678 (N-DSF) [24] Πλῆθος G4128 (N-NSN) δὲ G1161 (CONJ) σοφῶν G4680 (A-GPM) σωτηρία G4991 (N-NSF) κόσμου, G2889 (N-GSM) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) βασιλεὺς G935 (N-NSM) φρόνιμος G5429 (A-NSM) εὐστάθεια (N-NSF) δήμου. G1218 (N-GSM) [25] Ὥστε G5620 (CONJ) παιδεύεσθε G3811 (V-PMM-2P) τοῖς G3588 (T-DPN) ῥήμασίν G4487 (N-DPN) μου, G3450 (P-1GS) καὶ G2532 (CONJ) ὠφεληθήσεσθε. G5623 (V-FPI-2P)