Proverbs 8
1 Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
σὺ τὴν σοφίαν κηρύξεις ἵνα φρόνησίς σοι ὑπακούσῃ
2 She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.
ἐπὶ γὰρ τῶν ὑψηλῶν ἄκρων ἐστίν ἀνὰ μέσον δὲ τῶν τρίβων ἕστηκεν
3 She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.
παρὰ γὰρ πύλαις δυναστῶν παρεδρεύει ἐν δὲ εἰσόδοις ὑμνεῖται
4 Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice [is] to the sons of man.
ὑμᾶς ὦ ἄνθρωποι παρακαλῶ καὶ προΐεμαι ἐμὴν φωνὴν υἱοῖς ἀνθρώπων
5 O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
νοήσατε ἄκακοι πανουργίαν οἱ δὲ ἀπαίδευτοι ἔνθεσθε καρδίαν
6 Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips [shall be] right things.
εἰσακούσατέ μου σεμνὰ γὰρ ἐρῶ καὶ ἀνοίσω ἀπὸ χειλέων ὀρθά
7 For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness [is] an abomination to my lips.
ὅτι ἀλήθειαν μελετήσει ὁ φάρυγξ μου ἐβδελυγμένα δὲ ἐναντίον ἐμοῦ χείλη ψευδῆ
8 All the words of my mouth [are] in righteousness; [there is] nothing froward or perverse in them.
μετὰ δικαιοσύνης πάντα τὰ ῥήματα τοῦ στόματός μου οὐδὲν ἐν αὐτοῖς σκολιὸν οὐδὲ στραγγαλῶδες
9 They [are] all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
πάντα ἐνώπια τοῖς συνιοῦσιν καὶ ὀρθὰ τοῖς εὑρίσκουσι γνῶσιν
10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
λάβετε παιδείαν καὶ μὴ ἀργύριον καὶ γνῶσιν ὑπὲρ χρυσίον δεδοκιμασμένον ἀνθαιρεῖσθε δὲ αἴσθησιν χρυσίου καθαροῦ
11 For wisdom [is] better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
κρείσσων γὰρ σοφία λίθων πολυτελῶν πᾶν δὲ τίμιον οὐκ ἄξιον αὐτῆς ἐστιν
12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
ἐγὼ ἡ σοφία κατεσκήνωσα βουλήν καὶ γνῶσιν καὶ ἔννοιαν ἐγὼ ἐπεκαλεσάμην
13 The fear of the LORD [is] to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
φόβος κυρίου μισεῖ ἀδικίαν ὕβριν τε καὶ ὑπερηφανίαν καὶ ὁδοὺς πονηρῶν μεμίσηκα δὲ ἐγὼ διεστραμμένας ὁδοὺς κακῶν
14 Counsel [is] mine, and sound wisdom: I [am] understanding; I have strength.
ἐμὴ βουλὴ καὶ ἀσφάλεια ἐμὴ φρόνησις ἐμὴ δὲ ἰσχύς
15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
δῑ ἐμοῦ βασιλεῖς βασιλεύουσιν καὶ οἱ δυνάσται γράφουσιν δικαιοσύνην
16 By me princes rule, and nobles, [even] all the judges of the earth.
δῑ ἐμοῦ μεγιστᾶνες μεγαλύνονται καὶ τύραννοι δῑ ἐμοῦ κρατοῦσι γῆς
17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
ἐγὼ τοὺς ἐμὲ φιλοῦντας ἀγαπῶ οἱ δὲ ἐμὲ ζητοῦντες εὑρήσουσιν
18 Riches and honour [are] with me; [yea], durable riches and righteousness.
πλοῦτος καὶ δόξα ἐμοὶ ὑπάρχει καὶ κτῆσις πολλῶν καὶ δικαιοσύνη
19 My fruit [is] better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
βέλτιον ἐμὲ καρπίζεσθαι ὑπὲρ χρυσίον καὶ λίθον τίμιον τὰ δὲ ἐμὰ γενήματα κρείσσω ἀργυρίου ἐκλεκτοῦ
20 I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
ἐν ὁδοῖς δικαιοσύνης περιπατῶ καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον τρίβων δικαιώματος ἀναστρέφομαι
21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
ἵνα μερίσω τοῖς ἐμὲ ἀγαπῶσιν ὕπαρξιν καὶ τοὺς θησαυροὺς αὐτῶν ἐμπλήσω ἀγαθῶν ἐὰν ἀναγγείλω ὑμῖν τὰ καθ’ ἡμέραν γινόμενα μνημονεύσω τὰ ἐξ αἰῶνος ἀριθμῆσαι
22 The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
κύριος ἔκτισέν με ἀρχὴν ὁδῶν αὐτοῦ εἰς ἔργα αὐτοῦ
23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.
πρὸ τοῦ αἰῶνος ἐθεμελίωσέν με ἐν ἀρχῇ
24 When [there were] no depths, I was brought forth; when [there were] no fountains abounding with water.
πρὸ τοῦ τὴν γῆν ποιῆσαι καὶ πρὸ τοῦ τὰς ἀβύσσους ποιῆσαι πρὸ τοῦ προελθεῖν τὰς πηγὰς τῶν ὑδάτων
25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:
πρὸ τοῦ ὄρη ἑδρασθῆναι πρὸ δὲ πάντων βουνῶν γεννᾷ με
26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
κύριος ἐποίησεν χώρας καὶ ἀοικήτους καὶ ἄκρα οἰκούμενα τῆς ὑπ’ οὐρανόν
27 When he prepared the heavens, I [was] there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
ἡνίκα ἡτοίμαζεν τὸν οὐρανόν συμπαρήμην αὐτῷ καὶ ὅτε ἀφώριζεν τὸν ἑαυτοῦ θρόνον ἐπ’ ἀνέμων
28 When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
ἡνίκα ἰσχυρὰ ἐποίει τὰ ἄνω νέφη καὶ ὡς ἀσφαλεῖς ἐτίθει πηγὰς τῆς ὑπ’ οὐρανὸν
29 When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
καὶ ἰσχυρὰ ἐποίει τὰ θεμέλια τῆς γῆς
30 Then I was by him, [as] one brought up [with him: ] and I was daily [his] delight, rejoicing always before him;
ἤμην παρ’ αὐτῷ ἁρμόζουσα ἐγὼ ἤμην ᾗ προσέχαιρεν καθ’ ἡμέραν δὲ εὐφραινόμην ἐν προσώπῳ αὐτοῦ ἐν παντὶ καιρῷ
31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights [were] with the sons of men.
ὅτε εὐφραίνετο τὴν οἰκουμένην συντελέσας καὶ ἐνευφραίνετο ἐν υἱοῖς ἀνθρώπων
32 Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed [are they that] keep my ways.
νῦν οὖν υἱέ ἄκουέ μου
33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
34 Blessed [is] the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
μακάριος ἀνήρ ὃς εἰσακούσεταί μου καὶ ἄνθρωπος ὃς τὰς ἐμὰς ὁδοὺς φυλάξει ἀγρυπνῶν ἐπ’ ἐμαῖς θύραις καθ’ ἡμέραν τηρῶν σταθμοὺς ἐμῶν εἰσόδων
35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.
αἱ γὰρ ἔξοδοί μου ἔξοδοι ζωῆς καὶ ἑτοιμάζεται θέλησις παρὰ κυρίου
36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
οἱ δὲ εἰς ἐμὲ ἁμαρτάνοντες ἀσεβοῦσιν τὰς ἑαυτῶν ψυχάς καὶ οἱ μισοῦντές με ἀγαπῶσιν θάνατον
