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warn
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nstadultery,
2
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prostitution.6;26.whichtheolderproverbsidentify
withadultery.cf.23:27;31:3.cf.29:3.sim:cbothcorrupt
kingsand
rob
warriorsoftheirvigour.
mind.vv.
3
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4 ,
anda
willin
gness
10
learn
from
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chin
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ne's
elders.
vv.
1
~
2
,
etc.
PROVER
BS
Hekeepshishelpforhonestmen,
heistheshieldofthosewhosewaysarehonourable;
hestandsg
uar
doverthepathsofjustice,
hekeepswatchonthewayofhisdevotedones.
Thenyouwillunderstandwhatvirtueis,justice,andfairdealing,
allpathsthatleadtohappiness.
Whenwisdomcomesintoyourheart
andknowledgeisadelighttoyou,
thenprudencewillbetheretowatchoveryou,
anddiscernmentbe
your
guardiantokeepyoufromthewaythatisevil,
fromthemanwhosespeechisdeceitful,
fromthosewholeavethepathsofhonesty
towalkthe
road
sof
dar
kness:menwhofindtheirjoyin
doing
wrong,andtheirdelightindeceitfulness,
whose
track
saretwisted,
andthepathsthattheytreadcrooked.
Keepingyoualsofromthealienwoman,"
fromthestranger,withherwheedlingwords;
shehasleftthepartnerofheryoungerdays,
shehasforgottenthecovenantofGod;
towardsdeathherhouseisdeclining,
downtotheShadesherpathsgo.
Ofthosewhogotohernotonereturns,
theyneverregainthepathsoflife.
Soyouwillpursuethewayofgoodmen,
persistinginthepathsofthevirtuous.
For
thelandwillbeforhonestmentolivein
theinnocentwillhaveitfortheirhome;
whilethewickedwillbecutofffromtheland,
and
thefaithlessrootedoutofit.
aequirewisdom
Myson,donotforgetmyteaching,
letyourhe
art
keepmyprinciples,
forthesewillgiveyoulengthierdays,
longery
ear
soflife,andgreaterhappiness.
Letkindlinessandloyaltyneverleaveyou:
tiethemround
your
neck,
writethemonthetabletofyourheart.
Soshallyouenjoyfavourandgoodrepute
inthesightofGodandmall.
TrustwholeheartedlyinYahweh,
putnofaithinyourownperception:
b.Themeaningis.apparently.thatasthebird
avoidsthenet
if
it
hasseenthe
hunterspr
ead
it.
sothe
y
outhdul
yadmonished
will
knowhowtoa
void
the
pitf
allsoflife.
e.
Lit.
'Suchistheend'G
reek
;'Suchisthe
way
'Hebr.
d.'inthestreets'Greek;'
out
side'Hebr.
e.Wis
dom
pers
oni
fied.cf',8:2
2+.
actslikea
pr
oph
et.cf.Jr5:I;7:2.walkingthroughthestreetsand
urgingherdo
ctr
ineonthepe
op
le.2a.Allwis
dom
cernes
from
God.
v,
6.
but
thedispositionsnee
ded
forreceivingit
are
anenquiring
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:16
(fortheirfeethastentoevil,
theyarcquicktoshed
bloodj;
thenetisalwaysspreadinvain
ifthebirdiswatching."
Itisfortheirownbloodthesemenlieinwait,
theirownselvestheylieinambushfor.
Tothiscome'allmenwhoareafterdishonestgain,
whichrobsoftheirlivesallthosewhotakeitfortheirown.
Wisdomspeaks:awarningtotheheedlessWisdomcalls
aloud
inthestreets,"
sheraiseshervoice'inthepublic
square
s;shecallsoutatthestreetcorners,
shedelivershermessageatthecitygates,
'You
ignorantpeople,howmuchlongerwillyouclingto
yourignorance?
Howmuchlongerwillmockersrevelintheirmocking
andfoolsholdknowledgecontemptible?
Payattentiontomywarning:
nowIwillpour
out
my
heart
toyou,andtell
you
whatIhavetosay.
SinceIhavecalled
and
youhaverefusedme,
sinceIhavebeckonedandnoonehastakennotice,
sinceyouhaveignoredallmyadvice
andrejectedallmywarnings,
I,formypart,willlaughatyourdistress,
Iwilljeeratyouwhencalamitycomes,
whencalamitybearsdownonyoulikeas
torm
and
yourdistresslikeawhirlwind,
whendisaster
and
anguishbear
down
onyou.
Then
theyshallcalltome,butIwill
not
answer,theyshallseekmeeagerlyandshallnotfindme.
Theydespisedknowledge,
theyhadnoloveforthefearofYahweh,
theywouldtakenoadvicef
rom
me,andspurnedallmywarnings:
sotheymusteatthefruitsoftheirowncourses,
andchokethemselveswiththeirownscheming.
Fortheerrorsoftheign
orant
leadtotheirdeath,
andthecomplacencyoffoolsworkstheirownruin;
butwhoeverlistenstomemaylivesecure,
hewillhavequiet,f
ear
ingnomischance.'
Wisdom,asafeguardagainstbadcompany
2
Myson,ifyoutakemywordstoheart,"
ifyousetstorebymycommandments,
tuningy
our
eartowisdom,
andapplyingyourhearttotruth:
yes,ifyourpleaisforclearperception,
ifyoucryoutfordiscernment,
ifyoulookforitasifitweresilver,
and
searchforitasforburiedtreasure,
youwillthenunderstandwhatthefearofYahwehis,
anddiscovertheknowledgeof
God
.ForYahwehhimselfisgiverofwi
sdom
,fromhism
outh
issueknowledge
and
discernment.
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