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1:1  These are the ·wise words [proverbs] of Solomon son of David, king of Israel.
1:2  They teach wisdom and ·self-control [discipline; instruction]; they will help you understand ·wise words [insightful sayings].
1:3  They will teach you how to be ·wise [insightful] and ·self-controlled [disciplined] and will teach you to do what is ·honest [righteous] and ·fair [just] and ·right [virtuous].
1:4  They make the ·uneducated [simpleminded; immature; naive] ·wise [prudent] and give knowledge and ·sense [discretion] to the young.
1:5  Wise people can also listen and ·learn [add/increase teaching]; even ·they [L those with understanding] can find good ·advice in these words [guidance].
1:6  Then ·anyone [L they] can understand ·wise words [proverbs] and ·stories [or difficult sayings], the words of the wise and their ·riddles [difficulties].
1:7  Knowledge begins with ·respect [fear; awe] for the Lord, but fools ·hate [despise] wisdom and ·discipline [self-control; instruction].
1:8  My ·child [L son], listen to your father’s ·teaching [instruction; discipline] and do not ·forget [neglect] your mother’s ·advice [instruction].
1:9  [L For] ·Their teaching [L It] will be like ·flowers in your hair [L a gracious garland on your head] or ·a necklace [L beads] around your neck.
1:10  My ·child [L son], if sinners try to ·lead [seduce; entice] you into sin, do not follow them.
1:11  They will say, “Come with us. Let’s ambush and kill someone; let’s attack some innocent people just for fun.
1:12  Let’s swallow them alive, ·as death does [like the grave/L Sheol]; let’s swallow them whole, ·as the grave does [L like those who go down into the pit].
1:13  We will ·take [L find] all kinds of ·valuable things [L precious wealth] and fill our houses with ·stolen goods [plunder].
1:14  ·Come join us [L Throw in your lot with us], and we will share ·with you stolen goods [L a single bag (of loot)].”
1:15  My ·child [L son], do not go ·along with them [L on their path]; ·do not do what they do [L keep your foot from their way/path].
1:16  ·They are eager to do evil [L For their feet run toward evil] and are quick to ·kill [L shed blood].
1:17  It is useless to spread out a net right where the birds can see it.
1:18  But sinners will ·fall into their own traps [L set up a deadly ambush]; they ·will only catch [L lie in wait for] themselves!
1:19  All greedy people end up this way; ·greed kills selfish people [L they take their own lives].
1:20  Wisdom [C the personification of God’s wisdom; 8:1–36; 9:1–6] ·is like a woman shouting [L shouts] in the street; she ·raises her voice [yells out] in the city squares [C the hub for business, government, and social interaction].
1:21  She cries out ·in the noisy street [L at the top of the noisy throng] and shouts at the [L entrances of] city gates:
1:22  “You ·fools [simpletons; immature ones], how long will you be ·foolish [immature]? How long will you make ·fun of wisdom [mocking so dear to you] and hate knowledge?
1:23  If only you had ·listened [responded] when I corrected you, I would have ·told you what’s in my heart [L poured forth my spirit to you]; I would have ·told you what I am thinking [L revealed my words to you].
1:24  I called, but you ·refused to listen [rejected me]; I held out my hand, but you paid no attention.
1:25  You ·did not follow [ignored] my advice and did not ·listen when I corrected [want me to correct] you.
1:26  So I will laugh ·when you are in trouble [L at your calamity]. I will ·make fun [ridicule you] when disaster strikes you,
1:27  when ·disaster [dread] comes over you like a ·storm [tempest], when trouble strikes you like a whirlwind, when ·pain [distress] and ·trouble [oppression] overwhelm you.
1:28  “Then you will call to me, but I will not answer. You will ·look for [seek] me, but you will not find me.
1:29  It is because you ·rejected [hated] knowledge and did not choose to ·respect [fear; hold in awe] the Lord.
1:30  You did not ·accept [want] my advice, and you rejected my correction.
1:31  So you will ·get what you deserve [L eat from the fruit of your path]; you will ·get what you planned for others [or be satisfied with your own counsel].
1:32  ·Fools [The simple/immature] will die because they ·refuse to listen [L turn away]; ·they [L fools] will be destroyed because ·they do not care [of complacency].
1:33  But those who ·listen to [obey] me will live in safety ·and be at peace, without fear of injury [untroubled by the dread of harm].”