| 4 | ΠΑΡΟΙΜΙΑΙ | Brenton(Lxx) | PROVERBS | Revised Standard Version | LIBER PROVERBIORUM SALOMONIS | 4 |
| 1 | Ἀκούσατε, παῖδες, παιδείαν πατρὸς καὶ προσέχετε γνῶναι ἔννοιαν· |
Hear, you children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. | The benefits of wisdom. Pr.4.1-27 | Hear, O sons, a father's instruction, and be attentive, that you may gain insight; | שִׁמְעוּ בָנִים מוּסַר אָב וְהַקְשִׁיבוּ לָדַעַת בִּינָה׃ | 1 |
| 2 | δῶρον γὰρ ἀγαθὸν δωροῦμαι ὑμῖν, τὸν ἐμὸν νόμον μὴ ἐγκαταλίπητε. |
For I give you a good gift; forsake you not my law. | for I give you good precepts: do not forsake my teaching. | כִּי לֶקַח טֹוב נָתַתִּי לָכֶם תֹּורָתִי אַל־תַּעֲזֹבוּ׃ | 2 | |
| 3 | υἱὸς γὰρ ἐγενόμην κἀγὼ πατρὶ ὑπήκοος καὶ ἀγαπώμενος ἐν προσώπῳ μητρός, |
For I also was a son obedient to [my] father, and loved in the sight of [my] mother: | When I was a son with my father, tender, the only one in the sight of my mother, | כִּי־בֵן הָיִיתִי לְאָבִי רַךְ וְיָחִיד לִפְנֵי אִמִּי׃ | 3 | |
| 4 | οἳ ἔλεγον καὶ ἐδίδασκόν με Ἑρειδέτω ὁ ἡμέτερος λόγος εἰς σὴν καρδίαν· |
who spoke and instructed me, [saying], Let our speech be fixed in your heart, keep [our] commandments, forget them not: | he taught me, and said to me, "Let your heart hold fast my words; keep my commandments, and live; | וַיֹּרֵנִי וַיֹּאמֶר לִי יִתְמָךְ־דְּבָרַי לִבֶּךָ שְׁמֹר מִצְוֹתַי וֶחְיֵה׃ | 4 | |
| 5 | φύλασσε ἐντολάς, μὴ ἐπιλάθῃ μηδὲ παρίδῃς ῥῆσιν ἐμοῦ στόματος |
and do not neglect the speech of my mouth. | do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth. Get wisdom; get insight. | קְנֵה חָכְמָה קְנֵה בִינָה אַל־תִּשְׁכַּח וְאַל־תֵּט מֵאִמְרֵי־פִי׃ | 5 | |
| 6 | μηδὲ ἐγκαταλίπῃς αὐτήν, καὶ ἀνθέξεταί σου· ἐράσθητι αὐτῆς, καὶ τηρήσει σε· |
And forsake it not, and it shall cleave to you: love it, and it shall keep you. | Do not forsake her, and she will keep you; love her, and she will guard you. | אַל־תַּעַזְבֶהָ וְתִשְׁמְרֶךָּ אֱהָבֶהָ וְתִצְּרֶךָּ׃ | 6 | |
| 8 | περιχαράκωσον αὐτήν, καὶ ὑψώσει σε· τίμησον αὐτήν, ἵνα σε περιλάβῃ, |
Secure it, and it shall exalt you: honour it, that it may embrace you; | Prize her highly, and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her. | סַלְסְלֶהָ וּתְרֹומְמֶךָּ תְּכַבֵּדְךָ כִּי תְחַבְּקֶנָּה׃ | 8 | |
| 9 | ἵνα δῷ τῇ σῇ κεφαλῇ στέφανον χαρίτων, στεφάνῳ δὲ τρυφῆς ὑπερασπίσῃ σου. |
that it may give to your head a crown of graces, and may cover you with a crown of delight. | She will place on your head a fair garland; she will bestow on you a beautiful crown." | תִּתֵּן לְרֹאשְׁךָ לִוְיַת־חֵן עֲטֶרֶת תִּפְאֶרֶת תְּמַגְּנֶךָּ׃ | 9 | |
| 10 | Ἄκουε, υἱέ, καὶ δέξαι ἐμοὺς λόγους, καὶ πληθυνθήσεται ἔτη ζωῆς σου, ἵνα σοι γένωνται πολλαὶ ὁδοὶ βίου· |
Her, [my] son, and receive my words; and the years of your life shall be increased, that the resources of your life may be many. | Hear, my son, and accept my words, that the years of your life may be many. | שְׁמַע בְּנִי וְקַח אֲמָרָי וְיִרְבּוּ לְךָ שְׁנֹות חַיִּים׃ | 10 | |
| 11 | ὁδοὺς γὰρ σοφίας διδάσκω σε, ἐμβιβάζω δέ σε τροχιαῖς ὀρθαῖς. |
For I teach you the ways of wisdom; and I cause you to go in right paths. | I have taught you the way of wisdom; I have led you in the paths of uprightness. | בְּדֶרֶךְ חָכְמָה הֹרֵתִיךָ הִדְרַכְתִּיךָ בְּמַעְגְּלֵי־יֹשֶׁר׃ | 11 | |
| 12 | ἐὰν γὰρ πορεύῃ, οὐ συγκλεισθήσεταί σου τὰ διαβήματα· ἐὰν δὲ τρέχῃς, οὐ κοπιάσεις. |
For when you go, your steps shall not be straitened; and when you run, you shall not be distressed. | When you walk, your step will not be hampered; and if you run, you will not stumble. | בְּלֶכְתְּךָ לֹא־יֵצַר צַעֲדֶךָ וְאִם־תָּרוּץ לֹא תִכָּשֵׁל׃ | 12 | |
| 13 | ἐπιλαβοῦ ἐμῆς παιδείας, μὴ ἀφῇς, ἀλλὰ φύλαξον αὐτὴν σεαυτῷ εἰς ζωήν σου. |
Take hold of my instruction; let it not go, - but keep it for yourself for your life. | Keep hold of instruction, do not let go; guard her, for she is your life. | הַחֲזֵק בַּמּוּסָר אַל־תֶּרֶף נִצְּרֶהָ כִּי־הִיא חַיֶּיךָ׃ | 13 | |
| 14 | ὁδοὺς ἀσεβῶν μὴ ἐπέλθῃς μηδὲ ζηλώσῃς ὁδοὺς παρανόμων· |
Go not in the ways of the ungodly, neither covet the ways of transgressors. | Do not enter the path of the wicked, and do not walk in the way of evil men. | בְּאֹרַח רְשָׁעִים אַל־תָּבֹא וְאַל־תְּאַשֵּׁר בְּדֶרֶךְ רָעִים׃ | 14 | |
| 15 | ἐν ᾧ ἂν τόπῳ στρατοπεδεύσωσιν, μὴ ἐπέλθῃς ἐκεῖ, ἔκκλινον δὲ ἀπ' αὐτῶν καὶ παράλλαξον. |
In whatever place they shall pitch their camp, go not thither; but turn from them, and pass away. | Avoid it; do not go on it; turn away from it and pass on. | פְּרָעֵהוּ אַל־תַּעֲבָר־בֹּו שְׂטֵה מֵעָלָיו וַעֲבֹור׃ | 15 | |
| 16 | οὐ γὰρ μὴ ὑπνώσωσιν, ἐὰν μὴ κακοποιήσωσιν· ἀφῄρηται ὁ ὕπνος αὐτῶν, καὶ οὐ κοιμῶνται· |
For they cannot sleep, unless they have done evil: their sleep is taken away, and they rest not. | For they cannot sleep unless they have done wrong; they are robbed of sleep unless they have made some one stumble. | כִּי לֹא יִשְׁנוּ אִם־לֹא יָרֵעוּ וְנִגְזְלָה שְׁנָתָם אִם־לֹא {כ= יִכְשֹׁולוּ} {ק= יַכְשִׁילוּ}׃ | 16 | |
| 17 | οἵδε γὰρ σιτοῦνται σῖτα ἀσεβείας, οἴνῳ δὲ παρανόμῳ μεθύσκονται. |
For these live upon the bread of ungodliness, and are drunken with wine of transgression. | For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence. | כִּי לָחֲמוּ לֶחֶם רֶשַׁע וְיֵין חֲמָסִים יִשְׁתּוּ׃ | 17 | |
| 18 | αἱ δὲ ὁδοὶ τῶν δικαίων ὁμοίως φωτὶ λάμπουσιν, προπορεύονται καὶ φωτίζουσιν, ἕως κατορθώσῃ ἡ ἡμέρα· |
But the ways of the righteous shine like light; they go on and shine, until the day be fully come. | But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day. | וְאֹרַח צַדִּיקִים כְּאֹור נֹגַהּ הֹולֵךְ וָאֹור עַד־נְכֹון הַיֹּום׃ | 18 | |
| 19 | αἱ δὲ ὁδοὶ τῶν ἀσεβῶν σκοτειναί, οὐκ οἴδασιν πῶς προσκόπτουσιν. |
But the ways of the ungodly are dark; they know not how they stumble. | The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble. | דֶּרֶךְ רְשָׁעִים כָּאֲפֵלָה לֹא יָדְעוּ בַּמֶּה יִכָּשֵׁלוּ׃ ף | 19 | |
| 20 | Υἱέ, ἐμῇ ῥήσει πρόσεχε, τοῖς δὲ ἐμοῖς λόγοις παράβαλε σὸν οὖς, |
[My] son, attend to my speech; and apply your ear to my words: | My son, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. | בְּנִי לִדְבָרַי הַקְשִׁיבָה לַאֲמָרַי הַט־אָזְנֶךָ׃ | 20 | |
| 21 | ὅπως μὴ ἐκλίπωσίν σε αἱ πηγαί σου, φύλασσε αὐτὰς ἐν σῇ καρδίᾳ· |
that your fountains may not fail you; keep them in [thine] heart. | Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your heart. | אַל־יַלִּיזוּ מֵעֵינֶיךָ שָׁמְרֵם בְּתֹוךְ לְבָבֶךָ׃ | 21 | |
| 22 | ζωὴ γάρ ἐστιν τοῖς εὑρίσκουσιν αὐτὰς καὶ πάσῃ σαρκὶ ἴασις. |
For they are life to those that find them, and health to all [their] flesh. | For they are life to him who finds them, and healing to all his flesh. | כִּי־חַיִּים הֵם לְמֹצְאֵיהֶם וּלְכָל־בְּשָׂרֹו מַרְפֵּא׃ | 22 | |
| 23 | πάσῃ φυλακῇ τήρει σὴν καρδίαν· ἐκ γὰρ τούτων ἔξοδοι ζωῆς. |
Keep your heart with the utmost care; for out of these are the issues of life. | Keep your heart with all vigilance; for from it flow the springs of life. | מִכָּל־מִשְׁמָר נְצֹר לִבֶּךָ כִּי־מִמֶּנּוּ תֹּוצְאֹות חַיִּים׃ | 23 | |
| 24 | περίελε σεαυτοῦ σκολιὸν στόμα καὶ ἄδικα χείλη μακρὰν ἀπὸ σοῦ ἄπωσαι. |
Remove from you a froward mouth, and put far away from you unjust lips. | Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you. | הָסֵר מִמְּךָ עִקְּשׁוּת פֶּה וּלְזוּת שְׂפָתַיִם הַרְחֵק מִמֶּךָּ׃ | 24 | |
| 25 | οἱ ὀφθαλμοί σου ὀρθὰ βλεπέτωσαν, τὰ δὲ βλέφαρά σου νευέτω δίκαια. |
Let your eyes look right on, and let your eyelids assent [to] just [things]. | Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. | עֵינֶיךָ לְנֹכַח יַבִּיטוּ וְעַפְעַפֶּיךָ יַיְשִׁרוּ נֶגְדֶּךָ׃ | 25 | |
| 26 | ὀρθὰς τροχιὰς ποίει σοῖς ποσὶν καὶ τὰς ὁδούς σου κατεύθυνε. |
Make straight paths for your feet, and order your ways aright. | Take heed to the path of your feet, then all your ways will be sure. | פַּלֵּס מַעְגַּל רַגְלֶךָ וְכָל־דְּרָכֶיךָ יִכֹּנוּ׃ | 26 | |
| 27 | μὴ ἐκκλίνῃς εἰς τὰ δεξιὰ μηδὲ εἰς τὰ ἀριστερά, ἀπόστρεψον δὲ σὸν πόδα ἀπὸ ὁδοῦ κακῆς· |
Turn not aside to the right hand nor to the left, but turn away your foot from an evil way: | Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil. | אַל־תֵּט־יָמִין וּשְׂמֹאול הָסֵר רַגְלְךָ מֵרָע׃ | 27 | |
| 27a | ὁδοὺς γὰρ τὰς ἐκ δεξιῶν οἶδεν ὁ θεός, διεστραμμέναι δέ εἰσιν αἱ ἐξ ἀριστερῶν· |
for God knows the ways on the right hand, but those on the left are crooked: | ||||
| 27b | αὐτὸς δὲ ὀρθὰς ποιήσει τὰς τροχιάς σου, τὰς δὲ πορείας σου ἐν εἰρήνῃ προάξει. |
and he will make your ways straight, and will guide your steps in peace. | ||||
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