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Proverbs 1

The Complete Jewish Bible CJB

1 The proverbs of Shlomo the son of David, king of Isra'el,

2 are for learning about wisdom and discipline; for understanding words expressing deep insight;

3 for gaining an intelligently disciplined life, doing what is right, just and fair;

4 for endowing with caution those who don't think and the young person with knowledge and discretion.

5 Someone who is already wise will hear and learn still more; someone who already understands will gain the ability to counsel well;

6 he will understand proverbs, obscure expressions, the sayings and riddles of the wise.

7 The fear of ADONAI is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

8 My son, heed the discipline of your father, and do not abandon the teaching of your mother;

9 they will be a garland to grace your head, a medal of honor for your neck.

10 My son, if sinners entice you, don't go along with them.

11 Suppose they say, "Come with us: we'll ambush somebody and kill him, we'll waylay some harmless soul, just for fun;

12 we'll swallow him alive, like Sh'ol, whole, like those who descend to the pit;

13 we'll find everything he has of value, we'll fill our homes with loot!

14 Throw in your lot with us; we'll share a common purse"-

15 my son, don't go along with them, don't set foot on their path;

16 Their feet run to evil, they rush to shed blood.

17 For in vain is the net baited if any bird can see it;

18 rather, they are ambushing themselves to shed their own blood, waylaying themselves.

19 So are the ways of all greedy for gain -it takes the lives of those who get it.

20 Wisdom calls aloud in the open air and raises her voice in the public places;

21 she calls out at streetcorners and speaks out at entrances to city gates:

22 "How long, you whose lives have no purpose, will you love thoughtless living? How long will scorners find pleasure in mocking? How long will fools hate knowledge?

23 Repent when I reprove -I will pour out my spirit to you, I will make my words known to you.

24 Because you refused when I called, and no one paid attention when I put out my hand,

25 but instead you neglected my counsel and would not accept my reproof;

26 I, in turn, will laugh at your distress, and mock when terror comes over you

27 yes, when terror overtakes you like a storm and your disaster approaches like a whirlwind, when distress and trouble assail you.

28 Then they will call me, but I won't answer; they will seek me earnestly, but they won't find me.

29 Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of ADONAI,

30 they refused my counsel and despised my reproof.

31 So they will bear the consequences of their own way and be overfilled with their own schemes.

32 For the aimless wandering of the thoughtless will kill them, and the smug overconfidence of fools will destroy them;

33 but those who pay attention to me will live securely, untroubled by fear of misfortune."

The Message Bible MSG

1 These are the wise sayings of Solomon, David's son, Israel's king -

2 Written down so we'll know how to live well and right, to understand what life means and where it's going;

3 A manual for living, for learning what's right and just and fair;

4 To teach the inexperienced the ropes and give our young people a grasp on reality.

5 There's something here also for seasoned men and women,

6 still a thing or two for the experienced to learn - Fresh wisdom to probe and penetrate, the rhymes and reasons of wise men and women. Start with God

7 Start with God - the first step in learning is bowing down to God; only fools thumb their noses at such wisdom and learning.

8 Pay close attention, friend, to what your father tells you; never forget what you learned at your mother's knee.

9 Wear their counsel like flowers in your hair, like rings on your fingers.

10 Dear friend, if bad companions tempt you, don't go along with them.

11 If they say - "Let's go out and raise some hell. Let's beat up some old man, mug some old woman.

12 Let's pick them clean and get them ready for their funerals.

13 We'll load up on top-quality loot. We'll haul it home by the truckload.

14 Join us for the time of your life! With us, it's share and share alike!" -

15 Oh, friend, don't give them a second look; don't listen to them for a minute.

16 They're racing to a very bad end, hurrying to ruin everything they lay hands on.

17 Nobody robs a bank with everyone watching,

18 Yet that's what these people are doing - they're doing themselves in.

19 When you grab all you can get, that's what happens: the more you get, the less you are. Lady Wisdom

20 Lady Wisdom goes out in the street and shouts. At the town center she makes her speech.

21 In the middle of the traffic she takes her stand. At the busiest corner she calls out:

22 "Simpletons! How long will you wallow in ignorance? Cynics! How long will you feed your cynicism? Idiots! How long will you refuse to learn?

23 About face! I can revise your life. Look, I'm ready to pour out my spirit on you; I'm ready to tell you all I know.

24 As it is, I've called, but you've turned a deaf ear; I've reached out to you, but you've ignored me.

25 "Since you laugh at my counsel and make a joke of my advice,

26 How can I take you seriously? I'll turn the tables and joke about your troubles!

27 What if the roof falls in, and your whole life goes to pieces? What if catastrophe strikes and there's nothing to show for your life but rubble and ashes?

28 You'll need me then. You'll call for me, but don't expect an answer. No matter how hard you look, you won't find me.

29 "Because you hated Knowledge and had nothing to do with the Fear-of-God,

30 Because you wouldn't take my advice and brushed aside all my offers to train you,

31 Well, you've made your bed - now lie in it; you wanted your own way - now, how do you like it?

32 Don't you see what happens, you simpletons, you idiots? Carelessness kills; complacency is murder.

33 First pay attention to me, and then relax. Now you can take it easy - you're in good hands."