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1 Listen, sons, to a father's instruction. Pay attention and know understanding;
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1 Listen, my sons, to a father's instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.
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2 For I give you sound learning. Don't forsake my law.
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2 I give you sound learning, so do not forsake my teaching.
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3 For I was a son to my father, Tender and an only child in the sight of my mother.
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3 When I was a boy in my father's house, still tender, and an only child of my mother,
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4 He taught me, and said to me: "Let your heart retain my words. Keep my mitzvot, and live.
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4 he taught me and said, "Lay hold of my words with all your heart; keep my commands and you will live.
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5 Get wisdom. Get understanding. Don't forget, neither swerve from the words of my mouth.
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5 Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or swerve from them.
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6 Don't forsake her, and she will preserve you. Love her, and she will keep you.
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6 Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will watch over you.
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7 Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.
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7 Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding.
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8 Esteem her, and she will exalt you. She will bring you to honor, when you embrace her.
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8 Esteem her, and she will exalt you; embrace her, and she will honor you.
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9 She will give to your head a garland of grace. A crown of splendor will she deliver to you."
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9 She will set a garland of grace on your head and present you with a crown of splendor."
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10 Listen, my son, and receive my sayings. The years of your life will be many.
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10 Listen, my son, accept what I say, and the years of your life will be many.
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11 I have taught you in the way of wisdom. I have led you in paths of uprightness.
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11 I guide you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths.
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12 When you go, your steps will not be hampered. When you run, you will not stumble.
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12 When you walk, your steps will not be hampered; when you run, you will not stumble.
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13 Take firm hold of instruction. Don't let her go. Keep her, for she is your life.
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13 Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your life.
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14 Don't enter into the path of the wicked. Don't walk in the way of evil men.
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14 Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evil men.
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15 Avoid it, and don't pass by it. Turn from it, and pass on.
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15 Avoid it, do not travel on it; turn from it and go on your way.
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16 For they don't sleep, unless they do evil. Their sleep is taken away, unless they make someone fall.
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16 For they cannot sleep till they do evil; they are robbed of slumber till they make someone fall.
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17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence.
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17 They eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
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18 But the path of the righteous is like the dawning light, That shines more and more until the perfect day.
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18 The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
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19 The way of the wicked is like darkness. They don't know what they stumble over.
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19 But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble.
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20 My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings.
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20 My son, pay attention to what I say; listen closely to my words.
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21 Let them not depart from your eyes. Keep them in the midst of your heart.
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21 Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart;
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22 For they are life to those who find them, And health to their whole body.
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22 for they are life to those who find them and health to a man's whole body.
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23 Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it is the wellspring of life.
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23 Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.
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24 Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.
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24 Put away perversity from your mouth; keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
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25 Let your eyes look straight ahead. Fix your gaze directly before you.
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25 Let your eyes look straight ahead, fix your gaze directly before you.
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26 Make the path of your feet level. Let all of your ways be established.
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26 Make level paths for your feet and take only ways that are firm.
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27 Don't turn to the right hand nor to the left. Remove your foot from evil.
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27 Do not swerve to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil.
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