HearH8085, ye childrenH1121, the instructionH4148 of a fatherH1, and attendH7181 to knowH3045 understandingH998.
For I giveH5414 you goodH2896 doctrineH3948, forsakeH5800 ye not my lawH8451.
For I was my father'sH1 sonH1121, tenderH7390 and onlyH3173 beloved in the sightH6440 of my motherH517.
He taughtH3384 me also, and saidH559 unto me, Let thine heartH3820 retainH8551 my wordsH1697: keepH8104 my commandmentsH4687, and liveH2421.
GetH7069 wisdomH2451, getH7069 understandingH998: forgetH7911 it not; neither declineH5186 from the wordsH561 of my mouthH6310.
ForsakeH5800 her not, and she shall preserveH8104 thee: loveH157 her, and she shall keepH5341 thee.
WisdomH2451 is the principal thingH7225; therefore getH7069 wisdomH2451: and with all thy gettingH7075 get understandingH998.
ExaltH5549 her, and she shall promoteH7311 thee: she shall bring thee to honourH3513, when thou dost embraceH2263 her.
She shall giveH5414 to thine headH7218 an ornamentH3880 of graceH2580: a crownH5850 of gloryH8597 shall she deliverH4042 to thee. {a crown…: or, she shall compass thee with a crown of glory}
HearH8085, O my sonH1121, and receiveH3947 my sayingsH561; and the yearsH8141 of thy lifeH2416 shall be manyH7235.
I have taughtH3384 thee in the wayH1870 of wisdomH2451; I have ledH1869 thee in rightH3476 pathsH4570.
When thou goestH3212, thy stepsH6806 shall not be straitenedH3334; and when thou runnestH7323, thou shalt not stumbleH3782.
Take fast holdH2388 of instructionH4148; let her not goH7503: keepH5341 her; for she is thy lifeH2416.
EnterH935 not into the pathH734 of the wickedH7563, and goH833 not in the wayH1870 of evilH7451 men.
AvoidH6544 it, passH5674 not by it, turnH7847 from it, and pass awayH5674.
For they sleepH3462 not, except they have done mischiefH7489; and their sleepH8142 is taken awayH1497, unless they cause some to fallH3782+H3782.
For they eatH3898 the breadH3899 of wickednessH7562, and drinkH8354 the wineH3196 of violenceH2555.
But the pathH734 of the justH6662 is as the shiningH5051 lightH216, that shinethH215 moreH1980 and more unto the perfectH3559 dayH3117.
The wayH1870 of the wickedH7563 is as darknessH653: they knowH3045 not at what they stumbleH3782.
My sonH1121, attendH7181 to my wordsH1697; inclineH5186 thine earH241 unto my sayingsH561.
Let them not departH3868 from thine eyesH5869; keepH8104 them in the midstH8432 of thine heartH3824.
For they are lifeH2416 unto those that findH4672 them, and healthH4832 to all their fleshH1320. {health: Heb. medicine}
KeepH5341 thy heartH3820 with all diligenceH4929; for out of it are the issuesH8444 of lifeH2416. {with…: Heb. above all keeping}
Put awayH5493 from thee a frowardH6143 mouthH6310, and perverseH3891 lipsH8193 put farH7368 from thee. {a froward…: Heb. frowardness of mouth and perverseness of lips}
Let thine eyesH5869 lookH5027 right onH5227, and let thine eyelidsH6079 look straightH3474 before thee.
PonderH6424 the pathH4570 of thy feetH7272, and let all thy waysH1870 be establishedH3559. {let…: or, all thy ways shall be ordered aright}
TurnH5186 not to the right handH3225 nor to the leftH8040: removeH5493 thy footH7272 from evilH7451.
Querverweise zu Sprüche 4,17 Spr 4,17
StolenH1589 watersH4325 are sweetH4985, and breadH3899 eaten in secretH5643 is pleasantH5276. {eaten…: Heb. of secrecies}
BreadH3899 of deceitH8267 is sweetH6156 to a manH376; but afterwardsH310 his mouthH6310 shall be filledH4390 with gravelH2687. {deceit: Heb. lying, or, falsehood}
Behold, as wild assesH6501 in the desertH4057, go they forthH3318 to their workH6467; rising betimesH7836 for a preyH2964: the wildernessH6160 yieldeth foodH3899 for them and for their childrenH5288.
They reapH7114+H7114 every one his cornH1098 in the fieldH7704: and they gatherH3953 the vintageH3754 of the wickedH7563. {corn: Heb. mingled corn, or, dredge} {they gather…: Heb. the wicked gather the vintage}
Have all the workersH6466 of iniquityH205 no knowledgeH3045? who eat upH398 my peopleH5971 as they eatH398 breadH3899, and callH7121 not upon the LORDH3068.
For among my peopleH5971 are foundH4672 wickedH7563 men: they lay waitH7789, as he that settethH7918 snaresH3353; they setH5324 a trapH4889, they catchH3920 menH582. {they lay…: or, they pry as fowlers lie in wait}
As a cageH3619 is fullH4392 of birdsH5775, so are their housesH1004 fullH4392 of deceitH4820: therefore they are become greatH1431, and waxen richH6238. {cage: or, coop}
They are waxen fatH8080, they shineH6245: yea, they overpassH5674 the deedsH1697 of the wickedH7451: they judgeH1777 not the causeH1779, the cause of the fatherlessH3490, yet they prosperH6743; and the rightH4941 of the needyH34 do they not judgeH8199.
There is a conspiracyH7195 of her prophetsH5030 in the midstH8432 thereof, like a roaringH7580 lionH738 raveningH2963 the preyH2964; they have devouredH398 soulsH5315; they have takenH3947 the treasureH2633 and precious thingsH3366; they have made her manyH7235 widowsH490 in the midstH8432 thereof.
Her priestsH3548 have violatedH2554 my lawH8451, and have profanedH2490 mine holy thingsH6944: they have put no differenceH914 between the holyH6944 and profaneH2455, neither have they shewedH3045 difference between the uncleanH2931 and the cleanH2889, and have hidH5956 their eyesH5869 from my sabbathsH7676, and I am profanedH2490 amongH8432 them. {violated: Heb. offered violence to}
Her princesH8269 in the midstH7130 thereof are like wolvesH2061 raveningH2963 the preyH2964, to shedH8210 bloodH1818, and to destroyH6 soulsH5315, to getH1214 dishonest gainH1215.
And her prophetsH5030 have daubedH2902 them with untemperedH8602 morter, seeingH2374 vanityH7723, and diviningH7080 liesH3577 unto them, sayingH559, Thus saithH559 the LordH136 GODH3069, when the LORDH3068 hath not spokenH1696.
The peopleH5971 of the landH776 have used oppressionH6231+H6233, and exercisedH1497 robberyH1498, and have vexedH3238 the poorH6041 and needyH34: yea, they have oppressedH6231 the strangerH1616 wrongfullyH4941. {oppression: or, deceit} {wrongfully: Heb. without right}
HearH8085 this, O ye that swallow upH7602 the needyH34, even to makeH7673 the poorH6041+H6035 of the landH776 to failH7673,
SayingH559, When will the new moonH2320 be goneH5674, that we may sellH7666 cornH7668? and the sabbathH7676, that we may set forthH6605 wheatH1250, making the ephahH374 smallH6994, and the shekelH8255 greatH1431, and falsifyingH5791 the balancesH3976 by deceitH4820? {new…: or, month} {set…: Heb. open} {falsifying…: Heb. perverting the balances of deceit}
That we may buyH7069 the poorH1800 for silverH3701, and the needyH34 for a pair of shoesH5275; yea, and sellH7666 the refuseH4651 of the wheatH1250?
Thus saithH559 the LORDH3068 concerning the prophetsH5030 that make my peopleH5971 errH8582, that biteH5391 with their teethH8127, and cryH7121, PeaceH7965; and he that puttethH5414 not into their mouthsH6310, they even prepareH6942 warH4421 against him.
For the rich menH6223 thereof are fullH4390 of violenceH2555, and the inhabitantsH3427 thereof have spokenH1696 liesH8267, and their tongueH3956 is deceitfulH7423 in their mouthH6310.
Her princesH8269 withinH7130 her are roaringH7580 lionsH738; her judgesH8199 are eveningH6153 wolvesH2061; they gnaw not the bonesH1633 till the morrowH1242.
WoeG3759 unto youG5213, scribesG1122 andG2532 PhariseesG5330, hypocritesG5273! forG3754 ye devourG2719 widows'G5503 housesG3614, andG2532 for a pretenceG4392 makeG4336 longG3117 prayerG4336: thereforeG1223+G5124 ye shall receiveG2983 the greaterG4055 damnationG2917.