智慧的益处

孩子啊,
    你若接受我的教诲,
    珍爱我的诫命,
侧耳聆听智慧,
    倾心渴慕悟性;
你若呼求洞见,
    竭力追求悟性,
寻它如寻银子,
    找它如找宝藏,
你就会懂得敬畏耶和华,
    认识上帝。
因为耶和华赐人智慧,
    知识和悟性出自祂的口。

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Moral Benefits of Wisdom

My son,(A) if you accept my words
    and store up my commands within you,
turning your ear to wisdom
    and applying your heart to understanding(B)
indeed, if you call out for insight(C)
    and cry aloud for understanding,
and if you look for it as for silver
    and search for it as for hidden treasure,(D)
then you will understand the fear of the Lord
    and find the knowledge of God.(E)
For the Lord gives wisdom;(F)
    from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.(G)

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这样,你就明白何为仁义、
    公平和正直,
    懂得一切美善之道。
10 因为智慧必进入你心,
    知识必令你的灵欢快。
11 明辨力必护佑你,
    悟性必看顾你。
12 智慧必救你远离恶道,
    脱离言语荒谬的人。
13 他们舍弃正道,走上黑路,
14 以行恶为乐,喜爱恶人的邪僻;
15 他们的道路歪邪,行径扭曲。

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Then you will understand(A) what is right and just
    and fair—every good path.
10 For wisdom will enter your heart,(B)
    and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
11 Discretion will protect you,
    and understanding will guard you.(C)

12 Wisdom will save(D) you from the ways of wicked men,
    from men whose words are perverse,
13 who have left the straight paths
    to walk in dark ways,(E)
14 who delight in doing wrong
    and rejoice in the perverseness of evil,(F)
15 whose paths are crooked(G)
    and who are devious in their ways.(H)

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