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Psalms 92

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¹ My son, hear the instruction of your father, And do not reject the teaching of your mother.

² For they are a garland of grace on your head, And chains and ornaments [of gold] around your neck.

³ My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent.

⁴ If they say, "Come with us; Let us lie in wait to shed blood, Let us ambush the innocent without cause;

⁵ Let us swallow them alive like Sheol (the place of the dead), Even whole, as those who go down to the pit [of death];

⁶ We will find and take all kinds of precious possessions, We will fill our houses with spoil;

⁷ Throw in your lot with us [they insist]; We will all have one money bag [in common],"

⁸ My son, do not walk on the road with them; Keep your foot [far] away from their path,

⁹ For their feet run to evil, And they hurry to shed blood.

¹⁰ Indeed, it is useless to spread the baited net In the sight of any bird;

¹¹ But [when these people set a trap for others] they lie in wait for their own blood; They set an ambush for their own lives [and rush to their destruction].

¹² So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain; Greed takes away the lives of its possessors.

¹³ [2] Wisdom shouts in the street, She raises her voice in the markets;

¹⁴ She calls out at the head of the noisy streets [where large crowds gather]; At the entrance of the city gates she speaks her words:

¹⁵ "How long, O naive ones [you who are easily misled], will you love being simple-minded and undiscerning? How long will scoffers [who ridicule and deride] delight in scoffing, How long will fools [who obstinately mock truth] hate knowledge?

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1	My son, hear the instruction of your father, And do not reject the teaching of your mother.
2	For they are a garland of grace on your head, And chains and ornaments [of gold] around your neck.
3	My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent.
4	If they say, "Come with us; Let us lie in wait to shed blood, Let us ambush the innocent without cause;
5	Let us swallow them alive like Sheol (the place of the dead), Even whole, as those who go down to the pit [of death];
6	We will find and take all kinds of precious possessions, We will fill our houses with spoil;
7	Throw in your lot with us [they insist]; We will all have one money bag [in common],"
8	My son, do not walk on the road with them; Keep your foot [far] away from their path,
9	For their feet run to evil, And they hurry to shed blood.
10	Indeed, it is useless to spread the baited net In the sight of any bird;
11	But [when these people set a trap for others] they lie in wait for their own blood; They set an ambush for their own lives [and rush to their destruction].
12	So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain; Greed takes away the lives of its possessors.
13	[2] Wisdom shouts in the street, She raises her voice in the markets;
14	She calls out at the head of the noisy streets [where large crowds gather]; At the entrance of the city gates she speaks her words:
15	"How long, O naive ones [you who are easily misled], will you love being simple-minded and undiscerning? How long will scoffers [who ridicule and deride] delight in scoffing, How long will fools [who obstinately mock truth] hate knowledge?

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