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 cry aloud, and prudence put forth her voice?

2Standing in the top of the highest places by the way, in the midst of the paths.

3Beside the gates of the city, in the very doors she speaketh, saying:

4O ye men, to you I call, and my voice is to the sons of men.

5O little ones, understand subtilty, and ye unwise, take notice.

6Hear, for I will speak of great things: and my lips shall be opened to preach right things.

7My mouth shall meditate truth, and my lips shall hate wickedness.

8All my words are just, there is nothing wicked nor perverse in them.

9They are right to them that understand, and just to them that find knowledge.

10Receive my instruction, and not money: choose knowledge rather than gold.

11For wisdom is better than all the most precious things: and whatsoever may be desired cannot be compared to it.

12I wisdom dwell in counsel, and am present in learned thoughts.

13The fear of the Lord hateth evil: I hate arrogance, and pride, and every wicked way, and a mouth with a double tongue.

14Counsel and equity is mine, prudence is mine, strength is mine.

15By me kings reign, and lawgivers decree just things,

16By me princes rule, and the mighty decree justice.

17I love them that love me: and they that in the morning early watch for me, shall find me.

18With me are riches and glory, glorious riches and justice.

19For my fruit is better than gold and the precious stone, and my blossoms than choice silver.

20I walk in the way of justice, in the midst of the paths of judgment,

21That I may enrich them that love me, and may fill their treasures.

22The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his ways, before he made any thing from the beginning.

23I was set up from eternity, and of old before the earth was made.

24The depths were not as yet, and I was already conceived. neither had the fountains of waters as yet sprung out:

25The mountains with their huge bulk had not as yet been established: before the hills I was brought forth:

26He had not yet made the earth, nor the rivers, nor the poles of the world.

27When he prepared the heavens, I was present: when with a certain law and compass he enclosed the depths:

28When he established the sky above, and poised the fountains of waters:

29When he compassed the sea with its bounds, and set a law to the waters that they should not pass their limits: when be balanced the foundations of the earth;

30I was with him forming all things: and was delighted every day, playing before him at all times;

31Playing in the world: and my delights were to be with the children of men.

32Now therefore, ye children, hear me: Blessed are they that keep my ways.

33Hear instruction and be wise, and refuse it not.

34Blessed is the man that heareth me, and that watcheth daily at my gates, and waiteth at the posts of my doors.

35He that shall find me, shall find life, and shall have salvation from the Lord:

36But he that shall sin against me, shall hurt his own soul. All that hate me love death.