| 1 | Does not wisdom cry out, And understanding lift up her voice? |
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Σὺτὴνσοφίανκηρύξεις,ίναφρόνησίςσοιυπακούση·
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| 2 | She takes her stand on the top of the high hill, Beside the way, where the paths meet. |
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επὶγὰρτῶνυψηλῶνάκρωνεστίν,ανὰμέσονδὲτῶντρίβωνέστηκεν·
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| 3 | She cries out by the gates, at the entry of the city, At the entrance of the doors: |
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παρὰγὰρπύλαιςδυναστῶνπαρεδρεύει,ενδὲεισόδοιςυμνεῖται
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| 4 | “To you, O men, I call, And my voice is to the sons of men. |
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Υμᾶς,ῶάνθρωποι,παρακαλῶκαὶπροίεμαιεμὴνφωνὴνυιοῖςανθρώπων·
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| 5 | O you simple ones, understand prudence, And you fools, be of an understanding heart. |
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νοήσατε,άκακοι,πανουργίαν,οιδὲαπαίδευτοι,ένθεσθεκαρδίαν.
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| 6 | Listen, for I will speak of excellent things, And from the opening of my lips will come right things; |
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εισακούσατέμου,σεμνὰγὰρερῶκαὶανοίσωαπὸχειλέωνορθά·
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| 7 | For my mouth will speak truth; Wickedness is an abomination to my lips. |
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ότιαλήθειανμελετήσειοφάρυγξμου,εβδελυγμέναδὲεναντίονεμοῦχείληψευδῆ.
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| 8 | All the words of my mouth are with righteousness; Nothing crooked or perverse is in them. |
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μετὰδικαιοσύνηςπάντατὰρήματατοῦστόματόςμου,ουδὲνεναυτοῖςσκολιὸνουδὲστραγγαλῶδες·
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| 9 | They are all plain to him who understands, And right to those who find knowledge. |
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πάνταενώπιατοῖςσυνιοῦσινκαὶορθὰτοῖςευρίσκουσιγνῶσιν.
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| 10 | Receive my instruction, and not silver, And knowledge rather than choice gold; |
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λάβετεπαιδείανκαὶμὴαργύριονκαὶγνῶσινυπὲρχρυσίονδεδοκιμασμένον,ανθαιρεῖσθεδὲαίσθησινχρυσίουκαθαροῦ·
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| 11 | For wisdom is better than rubies, And all the things one may desire cannot be compared with her. |
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κρείσσωνγὰρσοφίαλίθωνπολυτελῶν,πᾶνδὲτίμιονουκάξιοναυτῆςεστιν.
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| 12 | “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, And find out knowledge and discretion. |
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εγὼησοφίακατεσκήνωσαβουλήν,καὶγνῶσινκαὶέννοιανεγὼεπεκαλεσάμην.
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| 13 | The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverse mouth I hate. |
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φόβοςκυρίουμισεῖαδικίαν,ύβριντεκαὶυπερηφανίανκαὶοδοὺςπονηρῶν·μεμίσηκαδὲεγὼδιεστραμμέναςοδοὺςκακῶν.
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| 14 | Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom; I am understanding, I have strength. |
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εμὴβουλὴκαὶασφάλεια,εμὴφρόνησις,εμὴδὲισχύς·
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| 15 | By me kings reign, And rulers decree justice. |
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δι᾿εμοῦβασιλεῖςβασιλεύουσιν,καὶοιδυνάσταιγράφουσινδικαιοσύνην·
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| 16 | By me princes rule, and nobles, All the judges of the earth. |
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δι᾿εμοῦμεγιστᾶνεςμεγαλύνονται,καὶτύραννοιδι᾿εμοῦκρατοῦσιγῆς.
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| 17 | I love those who love me, And those who seek me diligently will find me. |
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εγὼτοὺςεμὲφιλοῦνταςαγαπῶ,οιδὲεμὲζητοῦντεςευρήσουσιν.
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| 18 | Riches and honor are with me, Enduring riches and righteousness. |
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πλοῦτοςκαὶδόξαεμοὶυπάρχεικαὶκτῆσιςπολλῶνκαὶδικαιοσύνη·
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| 19 | My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold, And my revenue than choice silver. |
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βέλτιονεμὲκαρπίζεσθαιυπὲρχρυσίονκαὶλίθοντίμιον,τὰδὲεμὰγενήματακρείσσωαργυρίουεκλεκτοῦ.
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| 20 | I traverse the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice, |
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ενοδοῖςδικαιοσύνηςπεριπατῶκαὶανὰμέσοντρίβωνδικαιώματοςαναστρέφομαι,
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| 21 | That I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth, That I may fill their treasuries. |
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ίναμερίσωτοῖςεμὲαγαπῶσινύπαρξινκαὶτοὺςθησαυροὺςαυτῶνεμπλήσωαγαθῶν.21aεὰναναγγείλωυμῖντὰκαθ᾿ημέρανγινόμενα,μνημονεύσωτὰεξαιῶνοςαριθμῆσαι.
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| 22 | “The LORD possessed me at the beginning of His way, Before His works of old. |
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κύριοςέκτισένμεαρχὴνοδῶναυτοῦειςέργααυτοῦ,
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| 23 | I have been established from everlasting, From the beginning, before there was ever an earth. |
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πρὸτοῦαιῶνοςεθεμελίωσένμεεναρχῆ,
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| 24 | When there were no depths I was brought forth, When there were no fountains abounding with water. |
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πρὸτοῦτὴνγῆνποιῆσαικαὶπρὸτοῦτὰςαβύσσουςποιῆσαι,πρὸτοῦπροελθεῖντὰςπηγὰςτῶνυδάτων,
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| 25 | Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills, I was brought forth; |
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πρὸτοῦόρηεδρασθῆναι,πρὸδὲπάντωνβουνῶνγεννᾶμε.
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| 26 | While as yet He had not made the earth or the fields, Or the primal dust of the world. |
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κύριοςεποίησενχώραςκαὶαοικήτουςκαὶάκραοικούμενατῆςυπ᾿ουρανόν.
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| 27 | When He prepared the heavens, I was there, When He drew a circle on the face of the deep, |
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ηνίκαητοίμαζεντὸνουρανόν,συμπαρήμηναυτῶ,καὶότεαφώριζεντὸνεαυτοῦθρόνονεπ᾿ανέμων.
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| 28 | When He established the clouds above, When He strengthened the fountains of the deep, |
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ηνίκαισχυρὰεποίειτὰάνωνέφη,καὶωςασφαλεῖςετίθειπηγὰςτῆςυπ᾿ουρανὸν
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| 29 | When He assigned to the sea its limit, So that the waters would not transgress His command, When He marked out the foundations of the earth, |
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καὶισχυρὰεποίειτὰθεμέλιατῆςγῆς,
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| 30 | Then I was beside Him as a master craftsman; And I was daily His delight, Rejoicing always before Him, |
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ήμηνπαρ᾿αυτῶαρμόζουσα,εγὼήμηνῆπροσέχαιρεν.καθ᾿ημέρανδὲευφραινόμηνενπροσώπωαυτοῦενπαντὶκαιρῶ,
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| 31 | Rejoicing in His inhabited world, And my delight was with the sons of men. |
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ότεευφραίνετοτὴνοικουμένηνσυντελέσαςκαὶενευφραίνετοενυιοῖςανθρώπων.
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| 32 | “Now therefore, listen to me, my children, For blessed are those who keep my ways. |
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νῦνοῦν,υιέ,άκουέμου.
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| 33 | Hear instruction and be wise, And do not disdain it. |
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| 34 | Blessed is the man who listens to me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at the posts of my doors. |
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μακάριοςανήρ,ὸςεισακούσεταίμου,καὶάνθρωπος,ὸςτὰςεμὰςοδοὺςφυλάξειαγρυπνῶνεπ᾿εμαῖςθύραιςκαθ᾿ημέραντηρῶνσταθμοὺςεμῶνεισόδων·
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| 35 | For whoever finds me finds life, And obtains favor from the LORD; |
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αιγὰρέξοδοίμουέξοδοιζωῆς,καὶετοιμάζεταιθέλησιςπαρὰκυρίου.
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| 36 | But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul; All those who hate me love death.” |
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οιδὲειςεμὲαμαρτάνοντεςασεβοῦσιντὰςεαυτῶνψυχάς,καὶοιμισοῦντέςμεαγαπῶσινθάνατον.
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