OET PRO chapter 1

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1:1 The purpose of sayings

1 These are the proverbs collected by King Solomon of Israel (King David’s son):

2 These will help you to know wisdom and instruction,

≈and to comprehend sayings of understanding.

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1:7 The warning of young men and me maiden

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7 The _fear of_YHWH [is _the]_beginning of _knowledge wisdom and_instruction fools they _despise.
8 listen _to son_my the _correction I _will _show_you(ms) and_not reject the _instruction mother’s_your.
9 If/because [will _be]_a _wreath of _grace they for_head_your and_pendants for_neck_your.
10 son_my if entice_you sinners do _not be _willing.
11 If they _will _say come with_us let _us _lie _in _wait for_blood let _us _lie _hidden for_innocent without _cause.
12 Swallow_them like_sheol alive and_whole like_go _down of _[the]_pit.
13 All wealth prized we _will _find we _will _fill houses_our plunder.
14 Lōţ_your you _will _throw in/on/at/with_midst_us a _bag one it _will _belong for_all_we.
15 son_my do _not walk in/on/at/with_way with_them restrain foot_your from_paths_their.
16 If/because feet_their to _THE_evil they _run and_hurry to_shed blood.
17 If/because in _vain [is]_spread _out the_net in/on_both _eyes _of of _every owner[fn] of _a _wing.
18 And_they for_blood_their _own they _lie _in _wait they _lie _hidden for_lives_their _own.
19 [are]_thus [the]_paths of _every [one _who]_gains _unjustly unjust _gain DOM the _life possessors_its it _will _take.

1:20 The calling of wisdom

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1:7: Yob 28:28; Psa 111:10; Prv 9:10.

1:20-21: Prv 8:1-3.

20 wisdom(s) in/on/at/with_street it _cries _aloud in/on/at/with_squares she _gives _forth voice_her.
21 In/on/at/with_head of _noisy _[places] she _calls _out in/on/at/with_entrance of _[the]_gates in/on/at/with_city sayings_her she _utters.
22 Until when Oh _naive _people will _you _all _love naiveté and_scoffers mockery do _they _delight _in to/for_them and_fools will _they _hate knowledge.
23 You _all _will _turn _back to_reproof_my here I _will _pour _forth to/for_you _all my_breath/wind/spirit let _me _declare words_my DOM_you _all.
24 Because I _called and_refused I _stretched _out hand_my and_no [one _who]_paid _attention.
25 And_ignored all counsel_my and_reproof_my not you _all _yielded _to.
26 Also I in/on/at/with_calamity_your _all’s I _will _laugh I _will _mock in/on/at/with_strikes terror_you _all.
27 In/on/at/with_strikes like_storm[fn] panic_you _all and_calamity_you _all like_whirlwind it _will _arrive in/on/at/with_come upon_you _all trouble and_anguish.
28 Then call_me and_not I _will _answer seek _diligently_me and_not find_me.
29 Because if/because they _hated knowledge and_fear of_YHWH not they _chose.
30 Not they _yielded of_counsel_my they _spurned all reproof_my.
31 And_eat from _the_fruit way_their and_with_schemes_their _own they _will _be _surfeited.
32 If/because [the]_turning _away of _naive _people kill_them and_complacency of _fools destroy_them.
33 And_listens to_me he _will _dwell security and_be _at _ease without_dread of _trouble.

1:17 Note: We agree with both BHS 1997 and BHQ on an unexpected reading.

1:27 Variant note: כ/שאוה: (x-qere) ’כְ/שׁוֹאָ֨ה’: lemma_k/7722 b n_1.1.0 morph_HR/Ncfsa id_20iee כְ/שׁוֹאָ֨ה

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