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¹ The proverbs of Solomon^(C1) son of David, king of Israel:² For learning wisdom and discipline;
for understanding insightful sayings;³ for receiving prudent instruction
in righteousness, justice, and integrity;^(C1)4 for teaching shrewdness to the inexperienced,^(F1)(C1)
knowledge and discretion^(C2) to a young man—⁵ let a wise person listen and increase learning,^(C1)
and let a discerning person obtain guidance—⁶ for understanding a proverb or a parable,^(F1)
the words of the wise, and their riddles.^(C1)

⁸ Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction,
and don’t reject your mother’s teaching,^(C1)9 for they will be a garland^(C1) of favor on your head
and pendants^(F1) around your neck.^(C2)10 My son, if sinners entice you,^(C1)
don’t be persuaded.^(C2)11 If they say—“Come with us!
Let’s set an ambush^(C1) and kill someone.^(F1)
Let’s attack some innocent person^(C2) just for fun!^(F2)12 Let’s swallow them alive,^(C1) like Sheol,
whole, like those who go down to the Pit.^(C2)13 We’ll find all kinds of valuable property
and fill our houses with plunder.^(C1)14 Throw in your lot with us,
and we’ll all share the loot”^(F1)—¹⁵ my son, don’t travel that road with them^(C1)
or set foot on their path,^(C2)16 because their feet run toward evil
and they hurry to shed blood.^(C1)17 It is useless to spread a net
where any bird can see it,¹⁸ but they set an ambush to kill themselves;^(F1)
they attack their own lives.¹⁹ Such are the paths of all who make profit dishonestly;^(C1)
it takes the lives of those who receive it.^(F1)

²⁰ Wisdom calls out in the street;
she makes her voice heard in the public squares.^(C1)21 She cries out above^(F1) the commotion;
she speaks at the entrance of the city gates:²² “How long, inexperienced ones, will you love ignorance?
How long will you mockers^(C1) enjoy mocking
and you fools hate knowledge?^(C2)23 If you respond to my warning,^(F1)(C1)
then I will pour out my spirit on you^(C2)
and teach you my words.²⁴ Since I called out and you refused,^(C1)
extended my hand and no one paid attention,^(C2)25 since you neglected all my counsel^(C1)
and did not accept my correction,²⁶ I, in turn, will laugh at your calamity.^(C1)
I will mock when terror strikes you,²⁷ when terror strikes you like a storm
and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
when trouble and stress overcome you.²⁸ Then they will call me, but I won’t answer;
they will search for me, but won’t find me.^(C1)29 Because they hated knowledge,
didn’t choose to fear the Lord,^(C1)30 were not interested in my counsel,
and rejected all my correction,^(C1)31 they will eat the fruit of their way^(C1)
and be glutted with their own schemes.^(C2)32 For the apostasy of the inexperienced will kill them,^(C1)
and the complacency of fools will destroy them.³³ But whoever listens to me will live securely
and be undisturbed by the dread of danger.”^(C1)