Wisdom 1

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¹ Love righteousness, ye that be judges of the earth: think of the Lord with a good (heart,) and in simplicity of heart seek him.	¹ Love uprightness you who are rulers on earth, be properly disposed towards the Lord and seek him insimplicity of heart;
² For he will be found of them that tempt him not; and sheweth himself unto such as do not distrust him.	² for he wil be found by those who do not put him to the test, revealing himself to those who do notmistrust him.
³ For froward thoughts separate from God: and his power, when it is tried, reproveth the unwise.	³ Perverse thoughts, however, separate people from God, and power, when put to the test, confounds thestupid.
⁴ For into a malicious soul wisdom shall not enter; nor dwell in the body that is subject unto sin.	⁴ Wisdom wil never enter the soul of a wrong-doer, nor dwell in a body enslaved to sin;
⁵ For the holy spirit of discipline will flee deceit, and remove from thoughts that are without understanding, and will not abide when unrighteousness cometh in.	⁵ for the holy spirit of instruction flees deceitfulness, recoils from unintel igent thoughts, is thwarted by theonset of vice.
⁶ For wisdom is a loving spirit; and will not acquit a blasphemer of his words: for God is witness of his reins, and a true beholder of his heart, and a hearer of his tongue.	⁶ Wisdom is a spirit friendly to humanity, though she will not let a blasphemer's words go unpunished;since God observes the very soul and accurately surveys the heart, listening to every word.
⁷ For the Spirit of the Lord filleth the world: and that which containeth all things hath knowledge of the voice.	⁷ For the spirit of the Lord fil s the world, and that which holds everything together knows every word said.
⁸ Therefore he that speaketh unrighteous things cannot be hid: neither shall vengeance, when it punisheth, pass by him.	⁸ No one who speaks what is wrong will go undetected, nor will avenging Justice pass by such a one.
⁹ For inquisition shall be made into the counsels of the ungodly: and the sound of his words shall come unto the Lord for the manifestation of his wicked deeds.	⁹ For the schemes of the godless wil be examined, and a report of his words wil reach the Lord toconvict him of his crimes.
¹⁰ For the ear of jealousy heareth all things: and the noise of murmurings is not hid.	¹⁰ There is a jealous ear that overhears everything, not even a murmur of complaint escapes it.
¹¹ Therefore beware of murmuring, which is unprofitable; and refrain your tongue from backbiting: for there is no word so secret, that shall go for nought: and the mouth that belieth slayeth the soul.	¹¹ So beware of uttering frivolous complaints, restrain your tongue from finding fault; even what is said insecret has repercussions, and a lying mouth deals death to the soul.
¹² Seek not death in the error of your life: and pull not upon yourselves destruction with the works of your hands.	¹² Do not court death by the errors of your ways, nor invite destruction through the work of your hands.
¹³ For God made not death: neither hath he pleasure in the destruction of the living.	¹³ For God did not make Death, he takes no pleasure in destroying the living.
¹⁴ For he created all things, that they might have their being: and the generations of the world were healthful; and there is no poison of destruction in them, nor the kingdom of death upon the earth:	¹⁴ To exist -- for this he created all things; the creatures of the world have health in them, in them is nofatal poison, and Hades has no power over the world:
¹⁵ (For righteousness is immortal:)	¹⁵ for uprightness is immortal.
¹⁶ But ungodly men with their works and words called it to them: for when they thought to have it their friend, they consumed to nought, and made a covenant with it, because they are worthy to take part with it.	¹⁶ But the godless cal for Death with deed and word, counting him friend, they wear themselves out forhim; with him they make a pact, worthy as they are to belong to him.