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the discerning get guidance \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><sup><strong>6<\/strong><\/sup>for understanding proverbs and parables,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">the sayings and riddles of the wise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><sup>7<\/sup><\/strong>The fear of the&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;is the beginning of knowledge,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">but fools&nbsp;despise wisdom and instruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><sup>8<\/sup><\/strong>Listen, my son, to your father\u2019s instruction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">and do not forsake your mother\u2019s teaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><sup>9<\/sup><\/strong>They are a garland to grace your head<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">and a chain to adorn your neck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><sup>10<\/sup><\/strong>My son, if sinful men entice you,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">do not give in to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><sup>11<\/sup><\/strong>If they say, \u2018Come along with us;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">let\u2019s lie in wait for innocent blood,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">let\u2019s ambush some harmless soul;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><sup>12<\/sup><\/strong>let\u2019s swallow them alive, like the grave,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">and whole, like those who go down to the pit;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><sup>13<\/sup><\/strong>we will get all sorts of valuable things<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">and fill our houses with plunder;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><sup>14<\/sup><\/strong>cast lots with us;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">we will all share the loot\u2019 \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><sup>15<\/sup><\/strong>my son, do not go along with them,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">do not set foot on their paths;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><sup>16<\/sup><\/strong>for their feet rush into evil,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">they are swift to shed blood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><sup>17<\/sup><\/strong>How useless to spread a net<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">where every bird can see it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><sup>18<\/sup><\/strong>These men lie in wait for their own blood;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">they ambush only themselves!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><sup>19<\/sup><\/strong>Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">it takes away the life of those who get it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><sup>20<\/sup><\/strong>Out in the open wisdom calls aloud,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">she raises her voice in the public square;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><sup>21<\/sup><\/strong>on top of the wall&nbsp;she cries out,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">at the city gate she makes her speech:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><sup>22<\/sup><\/strong>\u2018How long will you who are simple love your simple ways?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How long will mockers delight in mockery<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">and fools hate knowledge?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><sup>23<\/sup><\/strong>Repent at my rebuke!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then I will pour out my thoughts to you,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I will make known to you my teachings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><sup>24<\/sup><\/strong>But since you refuse to listen when I call<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">and no-one pays attention when I stretch out my hand,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><sup>25<\/sup><\/strong>since you disregard all my advice<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">and do not accept my rebuke,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><sup>26<\/sup><\/strong>I in turn will laugh when disaster strikes you;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I will mock when calamity overtakes you \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><sup>27<\/sup><\/strong>when calamity overtakes you like a storm,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">when disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">when distress and trouble overwhelm you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><sup>28<\/sup><\/strong>\u2018Then they will call to me but I will not answer;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">they will look for me but will not find me,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><sup>29<\/sup><\/strong>since they hated knowledge<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">and did not choose to fear the&nbsp;Lord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><sup>30<\/sup><\/strong>Since they would not accept my advice<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">and spurned my rebuke,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><sup>31<\/sup><\/strong>they will eat the fruit of their ways<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><sup>32<\/sup><\/strong>For the waywardness of the simple will kill them,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">and the complacency of fools will destroy them;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><sup>33<\/sup><\/strong>but whoever 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