Immerse: Poets Full Volume - Flipbook - Page 223
9:10–10:7
P ro v er b s
Fear of the Lord is the foundation of wisdom.
Knowledge of the Holy One results in good
judgment.
Wisdom will multiply your days
and add years to your life.
If you become wise, you will be the one to benefit.
If you scorn wisdom, you will be the one to suffer.
The woman named Folly is brash.
She is ignorant and doesn’t know it.
She sits in her doorway
on the heights overlooking the city.
She calls out to men going by
who are minding their own business.
“Come in with me,” she urges the simple.
To those who lack good judgment, she says,
“Stolen water is refreshing;
food eaten in secret tastes the best!”
But little do they know that the dead are there.
Her guests are in the depths of the grave.
The proverbs of Solomon:
A wise child brings joy to a father;
a foolish child brings grief to a mother.
Tainted wealth has no lasting value,
but right living can save your life.
The Lord will not let the godly go hungry,
but he refuses to satisfy the craving of the wicked.
Lazy people are soon poor;
hard workers get rich.
A wise youth harvests in the summer,
but one who sleeps during harvest is a disgrace.
The godly are showered with blessings;
the words of the wicked conceal violent intentions.
We have happy memories of the godly,
but the name of a wicked person rots away.
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