Proverbs

智慧颂

1智慧岂不呼叫？ 聪明岂不发声？

2她在道旁高处的顶上， 在十字路口站立，

3在城门旁，在城门口， 在城门洞，大声说：

4众人哪，我呼叫你们， 我向世人发声。

5说：愚蒙人哪，你们要会悟灵明； 愚昧人哪，你们当心里明白。

6你们当听，因我要说极美的话； 我张嘴要论正直的事。

7我的口要发出真理； 我的嘴憎恶邪恶。

8我口中的言语都是公义， 并无弯曲乖僻。

9有聪明的，以为明显， 得知识的，以为正直。

10你们当受我的教训，不受白银； 宁得知识，胜过黄金。

11因为智慧比珍珠更美； 一切可喜爱的都不足与比较。

12我—智慧以灵明为居所， 又寻得知识和谋略。

13敬畏耶和华在乎恨恶邪恶； 那骄傲、狂妄，并恶道， 以及乖谬的口，都为我所恨恶。

14我有谋略和真知识； 我乃聪明，我有能力。

15帝王借我坐国位； 君王借我定公平。

16王子和首领， 世上一切的审判官，都是借我掌权。

17爱我的，我也爱他； 恳切寻求我的，必寻得见。

18丰富尊荣在我； 恒久的财并公义也在我。

19我的果实胜过黄金，强如精金； 我的出产超乎高银。

20我在公义的道上走， 在公平的路中行，

21使爱我的，承受货财， 并充满他们的府库。

22在耶和华造化的起头， 在太初创造万物之先，就有了我。

23从亘古，从太初， 未有世界以前，我已被立。

24没有深渊， 没有大水的泉源，我已生出。

25大山未曾奠定， 小山未有之先，我已生出。

26耶和华还没有创造大地和田野， 并世上的土质，我已生出。

27他立高天，我在那里； 他在渊面的周围，划出圆圈。

28上使穹苍坚硬， 下使渊源稳固，

29为沧海定出界限，使水不越过他的命令， 立定大地的根基。

30那时，我在他那里为工师， 日日为他所喜爱， 常常在他面前踊跃，

31踊跃在他为人预备可住之地， 也喜悦住在世人之间。

32众子啊，现在要听从我， 因为谨守我道的，便为有福。

33要听教训就得智慧， 不可弃绝。

34听从我、日日在我门口仰望、 在我门框旁边等候的，那人便为有福。

35因为寻得我的，就寻得生命， 也必蒙耶和华的恩惠。

36得罪我的，却害了自己的性命； 恨恶我的，都喜爱死亡。

1Doth not wisdom call? And understanding give forth her voice?

2At the head of high places by the way, Between the paths she hath stood,

3At the side of the gates, at the mouth of the city, The entrance of the openings, she crieth aloud,

4'Unto you, O men, I call, And my voice [is] unto the sons of men.

5Understand, ye simple ones, prudence, And ye fools, understand the heart,

6Hearken, for noble things I speak, And the opening of my lips [is] uprightness.

7For truth doth my mouth utter, And an abomination to my lips [is] wickedness.

8In righteousness [are] all the sayings of my mouth, Nothing in them is froward and perverse.

9All of them [are] plain to the intelligent, And upright to those finding knowledge.

10Receive my instruction, and not silver, And knowledge rather than choice gold.

11For better [is] wisdom than rubies, Yea, all delights are not comparable with it.

12I, wisdom, have dwelt with prudence, And a knowledge of devices I find out.

13The fear of Jehovah [is] to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and an evil way, And a froward mouth, I have hated.

14Mine [is] counsel and substance, I [am] understanding, I have might.

15By me kings reign, and princes decree righteousness,

16By me do chiefs rule, and nobles, All judges of the earth.

17I love those loving me, And those seeking me earnestly do find me.

18Wealth and honour [are] with me, Lasting substance and righteousness.

19Better [is] my fruit than gold, even fine gold, And mine increase than choice silver.

20In a path of righteousness I cause to walk, In midst of paths of judgment,

21To cause my lovers to inherit substance, Yea, their treasures I fill.

22Jehovah possessed me — the beginning of His way, Before His works since then.

23From the age I was anointed, from the first, From former states of the earth.

24In there being no depths, I was brought forth, In there being no fountains heavy [with] waters,

25Before mountains were sunk, Before heights, I was brought forth.

26While He had not made the earth, and out-places, And the top of the dusts of the world.

27In His preparing the heavens I [am] there, In His decreeing a circle on the face of the deep,

28In His strengthening clouds above, In His making strong fountains of the deep,

29In His setting for the sea its limit, And the waters transgress not His command, In His decreeing the foundations of earth,

30Then I am near Him, a workman, And I am a delight — day by day. Rejoicing before Him at all times,

31Rejoicing in the habitable part of His earth, And my delights [are] with the sons of men.

32And now, ye sons, hearken to me, Yea, happy are they who keep my ways.

33Hear instruction, and be wise, and slight not.

34O the happiness of the man hearkening to me, To watch at my doors day by day, To watch at the door-posts of my entrance.

35For whoso is finding me, hath found life, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.

36And whoso is missing me, is wronging his soul, All hating me have loved death!