1 Is not wisdom crying out, and the voice of knowledge sounding?
2 At the top of the highways, at the meeting of the roads, she takes her place;
3 Where the roads go into the town her cry goes out, at the doorways her voice is loud:
4 I am crying out to you, O men; my voice comes to the sons of men.
5 Become expert in reason, O you simple ones; you foolish ones, take training to heart.
6 Give ear, for my words are true, and my lips are open to give out what is upright.
7 For good faith goes out of my mouth, and false lips are disgusting to me.
8 All the words of my mouth are righteousness; there is nothing false or twisted in them.
9 They are all true to him whose mind is awake, and straightforward to those who get knowledge.
10 Take my teaching, and not silver; get knowledge in place of the best gold.
11 For wisdom is better than jewels, and all things which may be desired are nothing in comparison with her.
12 I, wisdom, have made wise behaviour my near relation; I am seen to be the special friend of wise purposes.
13 The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the false tongue, are unpleasing to me.
14 Wise design and good sense are mine; reason and strength are mine.
15 Through me kings have their power, and rulers give right decisions.
16 Through me chiefs have authority, and the noble ones are judging in righteousness.
17 Those who have given me their love are loved by me, and those who make search for me with care will get me.
18 Wealth and honour are in my hands, even wealth without equal and righteousness.
19 My fruit is better than gold, even than the best gold; and my increase is more to be desired than silver.
20 I go in the road of righteousness, in the way of right judging:
21 So that I may give my lovers wealth for their heritage, making their store-houses full.
22 The Lord made me as the start of his way, the first of his works in the past.
23 From eternal days I was given my place, from the birth of time, before the earth was.
24 When there was no deep I was given birth, when there were no fountains flowing with water.
25 Before the mountains were put in their places, before the hills was my birth:
26 When he had not made the earth or the fields or the dust of the world.
27 When he made ready the heavens I was there: when he put an arch over the face of the deep:
28 When he made strong the skies overhead: when the fountains of the deep were fixed:
29 When he put a limit to the sea, so that the waters might not go against his word: when he put in position the bases of the earth:
30 Then I was by his side, as a master workman: and I was his delight from day to day, playing before him at all times;
31 Playing in his earth; and my delight was with the sons of men.
32 Give ear to me then, my sons: for happy are those who keep my ways.
33 Take my teaching and be wise; do not let it go.
34 Happy is the man who gives ear to me, watching at my doors day by day, keeping his place by the pillars of my house.
35 For whoever gets me gets life, and grace from the Lord will come to him.
36 But he who does evil to me, does wrong to his soul: all my haters are in love with death.
1 智慧不是在呼唤， 聪明不是在发声吗？
2 它在路旁高处的最高点， 在十字路口站着；
3 在城门旁， 在城门口， 在进城门的空地上大声呼喊：
4 "众人哪！ 我向你们呼唤， 对世人发声。
5 愚蒙人哪！ 你们要学习精明； 愚昧人哪！ 你们心里要明白事理。
6 你们听着， 因为我要讲论极美的事， 我要开口说正直的事；
7 我的口要论述真理， 我的嘴唇厌恶邪恶。
8 我口里的一切话都是公义的， 毫无弯曲欺诈。
9 我的话对明理的人， 都是对的； 对得着知识的人， 都是正直的。
10 你们要接受我的教训， 不要银子； 宁愿得着知识， 胜过精金；
11 因为智慧比红宝石更好， 你一切所喜爱的都不能和智慧比较。
12 我──智慧──和精明同住， 我又获得知识和谋略。
13 敬畏耶和华就是恨恶邪恶； 骄傲、狂妄、邪恶的行为、乖谬的口， 我都恨恶。
14 我有才智和大智慧， 我有聪明， 我有能力。
15 君王借我掌权， 统治者借我制定法纪。
16 领袖、贵族和所有公义的审判官， 都借我治国。
17 爱我的， 我必爱他； 殷切寻找我的， 必定寻见。
18 财富和尊荣是我的， 恒久的财产和公义也是我的。
19 我的果实胜过黄金， 胜过精金， 我的出产胜过纯银。
20 我走在公义的道上， 行在公正的路上，
21 使爱我的承受财产， 使他们的府库满溢。
22 在耶和华创造的开始， 在太初创造一切以先， 就有了我。
23 在亘古、在太初， 在未有大地之前， 我已经被立；
24 没有深渊， 没有大水的泉源以先， 我已经出生。
25 大山未曾奠定， 小山未有以先， 我已经出生。
26 那时， 耶和华还没有造大地和田野， 也没有造地上的泥土。
27 他立定诸天的时候， 我在那里； 他在渊面上界划地平线的时候， 我在那里；
28 他上使穹苍坚固， 下使深渊的水泉稳定；
29 他为海洋定出界限， 海水不能越过他的命令， 他又划定大地的根基；
30 那时， 我在他身边作工匠， 每天都充满喜乐， 时常在他面前欢笑，
31 在他的大地上欢笑， 和世人一同喜乐。
32 孩子们， 现在你们要听从我； 持守我道路的， 是有福的。
33 你们要听从教训， 要作智慧人， 不可离弃教训。
34 听从我， 天天在我门口警醒仰望， 在我门框旁边守候的人， 是有福的。
35 因为找到我的， 就找到生命， 他也必得着耶和华的恩惠。
36 得罪我的， 是伤害自己； 凡是恨恶我的， 就是喜爱死亡。"