ਕਹਾਉਤਾਂ 8
You shall proclaim wisdom, that understanding may be obedient to you.
For she is on lofty eminences, and stands in the midst of the ways.
For she sits by the gates of princes, and sings in the entrances, [saying],
You, O men, I exhort; and utter my voice to the sons of men.
O you simple, understand subtlety, and you that are untaught, imbibe knowledge.
Listen to me; for I will speak solemn [truths]; and will produce right [sayings] from my lips.
For my throat shall meditate truth; and false lips are an abomination before me.
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing in them wrong or perverse.
They are all evident to those that understand, and right to those that find knowledge.
Receive instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than tried gold.
For wisdom is better than precious stones; and no valuable substance is of equal worth with it.
I wisdom have lived [with] counsel and knowledge, and I have called upon understanding.
13 ੧੩ ਯਹੋਵਾਹ ਦਾ ਭੈਅ ਬੁਰਿਆਈ ਤੋਂ ਨਫ਼ਰਤ ਕਰਨਾ ਹੈ, ਘਮੰਡ, ਹੰਕਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਬੁਰੀ ਚਾਲ, ਪੁੱਠੀਆਂ ਸਿੱਧੀਆਂ ਗੱਲਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਵੀ ਮੈਂ ਵੈਰ ਰੱਖਦੀ ਹਾਂ।
The fear of the Lord hates unrighteousness, and insolence, and pride, and the ways of wicked men; and I hate the perverse ways of bad men.
Counsel and safety are mine; prudence is mine, and strength is mine.
By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
By me nobles become great, and monarchs by me rule over the earth.
17 ੧੭ ਜਿਹੜੇ ਮੇਰੇ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰੀਤ ਲਾਉਂਦੇ ਹਨ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਮੈਂ ਵੀ ਪ੍ਰੀਤ ਲਾਉਂਦੀ ਹਾਂ, ਅਤੇ ਜਿਹੜੇ ਮਨ ਨਾਲ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਭਾਲਦੇ ਹਨ ਓਹ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਲੱਭ ਲੈਣਗੇ।
I love those that love me; and they that seek me shall find [me].
Wealth and glory belong to me; yes, abundant possessions and righteousness.
[It is] better to have my fruit than [to have] gold and precious stones; and my produce is better than choice silver.
I walk in ways of righteousness, and [am] conversant with the paths of judgement;
that I may divide substance to them that love me, and may fill their treasures with good things. If I declare to you the things that daily happen, I will remember [also] to recount the things of old.
The Lord made me the beginning of his ways for his works.
He established me before time [was] in the beginning, before he made the earth:
even before he made the depths; before the fountains of water came forth:
before the mountains were settled, and before all hills, he begets me.
26 ੨੬ ਜਦੋਂ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਨੇ ਨਾ ਹੀ ਧਰਤੀ, ਨਾ ਮੈਦਾਨ, ਨਾ ਜਗਤ ਦੀ ਪਹਿਲੀ ਧੂੜ ਹੀ ਬਣਾਈ ਸੀ, ਇਸ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਹੀ ਤੋਂ ਮੈਂ ਪੈਦਾ ਹੋਈ।
The Lord made countries and uninhabited [tracks], and the highest inhabited parts of the world.
When he prepared the heaven, I was present with him; and when he prepared his throne upon the winds:
and when he strengthened the clouds above; and when he secured the fountains of the earth:
29 ੨੯ ਜਦ ਉਹ ਨੇ ਸਮੁੰਦਰ ਦੀਆਂ ਹੱਦਾਂ ਠਹਿਰਾਈਆਂ, ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਪਾਣੀ ਉਹ ਦੇ ਹੁਕਮੋਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਨਾ ਜਾਵੇ, ਅਤੇ ਜਦ ਉਹ ਨੇ ਧਰਤੀ ਦੀਆਂ ਨੀਹਾਂ ਠਹਿਰਾਈਆਂ,
decree. and when he strengthened the foundations of the earth:
30 ੩੦ ਤਦ ਮੈਂ ਰਾਜ ਮਿਸਤਰੀ ਦੇ ਵਾਂਗੂੰ ਉਹ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਸੀ, ਮੈਂ ਹਰ ਰੋਜ਼ ਉਸ ਦਾ ਅਨੰਦ ਸੀ, ਹਰ ਵੇਲੇ ਉਹ ਦੇ ਸਾਹਮਣੇ ਮਗਨ ਰਹਿੰਦੀ ਸੀ,
I was by him, suiting [myself to him], I was that wherein he took delight; and daily I rejoiced in his presence continually.
For he rejoiced when he had completed the world, and rejoiced amongst the children of men.
Now then, [my] son, hear me: blessed is the man who shall listen to me, and the mortal who shall keep my ways;
[Hear wisdom and be wise, and be not strangers to it. ]
34 ੩੪ ਧੰਨ ਹੈ ਉਹ ਆਦਮੀ ਜੋ ਮੇਰੀ ਸੁਣਦਾ ਹੈ, ਜੋ ਮੇਰੇ ਬੂਹਿਆਂ ਉੱਤੇ ਨਿੱਤ ਉਡੀਕ ਕਰਦਾ, ਅਤੇ ਮੇਰੇ ਦਰਵਾਜ਼ਿਆਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਚੁਗਾਠਾਂ ਦੇ ਕੋਲ ਤੱਕਦਾ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ।
watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my entrances.
For my outgoings are the outgoings of life, and [in them] is prepared favour from the Lord.
36 ੩੬ ਪਰ ਜੋ ਮੇਰਾ ਪਾਪ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਉਹ ਆਪਣੀ ਜਾਨ ਦਾ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਜਿੰਨੇ ਮੇਰੇ ਨਾਲ ਵੈਰ ਰੱਖਦੇ ਹਨ ਉਹ ਮੌਤ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰੀਤ ਰੱਖਦੇ ਹਨ!
But they that sin against me act wickedly against their own souls: and they that hate me love death.
