Proverbs 1

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	NEW JERUSALEM
1 The parables of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel,	1 The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:
2 in order to know wisdom and discipline,	2 for learning what wisdom and discipline are, for understanding words of deep meaning,
3 to understand words of prudence, and to accept the instruction of doctrine, justice and judgment, and equity,	3 for acquiring a disciplined insight, uprightness, justice and fair dealing;
4 so as to give discernment to little ones, knowledge and understanding to adolescents.	4 for teaching sound judgement to the simple, and knowledge and reflection to the young;
5 By listening, the wise shall become wiser and the intelligent shall possess governments.	5 Let the wise listen and learn yet more, and a person of discernment wil acquire the art of guidance.
6 He shall turn his soul to a parable and to its interpretation, to the words of the wise and their enigmas.	6 for perceiving the meaning of proverbs and obscure sayings, the sayings of the sages and their riddles.
7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. The foolish despise wisdom as well as doctrine.	7 The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge; fools spurn wisdom and discipline.
8 Listen, my son, to the discipline of your father, and forsake not the law of your mother,	8 Listen, my child, to your father's instruction, do not reject your mother's teaching:
9 so that grace may be added to your head and a collar to your neck.	9 they wil be a crown of grace for your head, a circlet for your neck.
10 My son, if sinners should entice you, do not consent to them.	10 My child, if sinners try to seduce you, do not go with them.
11 If they should say: “Come with us. We will lie in wait for blood. We will lay traps against the innocent, without cause.	11 If they say, 'Come with us: let us lie in ambush to shed blood; if we plan an ambush for the innocentwithout provocation,
12 Let us swallow him alive, like Hell, and whole, like one descending into the pit.	12 we can swal ow them alive, like Sheol, and whole, like those who sink into oblivion.
13 We will discover every precious substance. We will fill our houses with spoils.	13 We shal find treasures of every sort, we shall fil our houses with plunder;
14 Cast your lot with us. One purse will be for us all.”	14 throw in your lot with us: one purse between us al .'
15 My son, do not walk with them. Preclude your feet from their paths.	15 My child, do not fol ow them in their way, keep your steps out of their path
16 For their feet rush to evil, and they hurry to shed blood.	16 for their feet hasten to evil, they are quick to shed blood;
17 But a net is thrown in vain before the eyes of those who have wings.	17 for the net is spread in vain if any winged creature can see it.
18 Likewise, they lie in ambush against their own blood, and they undertake deceits against their own souls.	18 It is for their own blood such people lie in wait, their ambush is against their own selves!
19 Thus, the ways of all those who are greedy seize the souls of those who possess.	19 Such are the paths of al who seek dishonest gain: which robs of their lives al who take it for their own.
20 Wisdom forewarns far and wide; she bestows her voice in the streets.	20 Wisdom cal s aloud in the streets, she raises her voice in the public squares;
21 She cries out at the head of crowds; at the entrance of the gates of the city, she offers her words, saying:	21 she cal s out at the street corners, she delivers her message at the city gates.
22 “Little ones, how long will you choose to be childish, and how long will the foolish desire what is harmful to themselves, and how long will the imprudent hate knowledge?	22 'You simple people, how much longer will you cling to your simple ways? How much longer willmockers revel in their mocking and fools go on hating knowledge?
23 Be converted by my correction. Lo, I will offer my spirit to you, and I will reveal my words to you.	23 Pay attention to my warning. To you I wil pour out my heart and tel you what I have to say.
24 For I called, and you refused. I extended my hand, and there was no one who watched.	24 Since I have cal ed and you have refused me, since I have beckoned and no one has taken notice,
25 You have despised all my counsels, and you have neglected my rebukes.	25 since you have ignored al my advice and rejected al my warnings,
26 Similarly, I will ridicule you at your demise, and I will mock you, when that which you feared shall overcome you.	26 I, for my part, shall laugh at your distress, I shal jeer when terror befal s you,
27 When sudden calamity rushes upon you, and your demise advances like a tempest, when tribulation and anguish overcome you,	27 when terror befal s you, like a storm, when your distress arrives, like a whirlwind, when ordeal andanguish bear down on you.
28 then they will call to me, and I will not heed, they will arise in the morning, and not find me.	28 Then they will cal me, but I shal not answer, they wil look eagerly for me and will not find me.
29 For they held hatred for discipline, and they would not accept the fear of the Lord;	29 They have hated knowledge, they have not chosen the fear of Yahweh,
30 they would not consent to my counsel, but they detracted from all of my corrections.	30 they have taken no notice of my advice, they have spurned al my warnings:
31 Therefore, they shall eat the fruit of their way, and they shall have their fill of their own counsels.	31 so they wil have to eat the fruits of their own ways of life, and choke themselves with their ownscheming.
32 The loathing of the little ones shall destroy them, and the prosperity of the foolish shall perish them.	32 For the errors of the simple lead to their death, the complacency of fools works their own ruin;
33 But whoever will listen to me shall rest without terror, and shall have full enjoyment of abundance, without fear of evils.”	33 but whoever listens to me may live secure, will have quiet, fearing no mischance.'