Because your ears were shut to my voice; no one gave attention to my out-stretched hand;

You were not controlled by my guiding, and would have nothing to do with my sharp words:

For they were haters of knowledge, and did not give their hearts to the fear of the Lord:

They had no desire for my teaching, and my words of protest were as nothing to them.

By his knowledge the deeps were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew.

I did not give attention to the voice of my teachers, my ear was not turned to those who were guiding me!

“I have peace offerings with me;
Today I have paid my vows.

suddenly to follow her - as it were an ox to the slaughter, and like as it were a fool that laugheth when he goeth to the stocks to be punished -

for she hath cast down many wounded, and all slain by her were strong.

When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.

Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:

When he made strong the skies overhead: when the fountains of the deep were fixed:

Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.

Hand to hand, the evil one shall not be unpunished: and the seed of the just were delivered.

No iniquity shall approach to the just one: and the unjust were filled with evil.

An abandoned man, diggeth up mischief, - and, upon his lips, as it were a fire is scorching.

It were better to come against a she Bear robbed of her whelps, than against a fool in his foolishness.

The crafty saw evil, and he will hide, and the simple passed on and were punished.

Don't be envious of wicked men or wish you were with them,

And, behold, it was all overgrown with thorns,
And nettles were covering its surface,
And its stone wall was broken down.

The legs of the lame were weak, and a parable in the mouth of the foolish.

The prudent one saw the evil, he hid himself; the simple passed and were punished.

A dropping thrust forth in the day of rain and a woman of strifes were alike.

The grass was uncovered and the young herbage was seen; and the green plants of the mountains were gathered.

A generation, how its eyes were raised up and its eyelashes will be lifted up.

They three were wonderful above me; and four, I knew them not:

She makes for herself coverlets, cushions, and rugs of tapestry.
Her clothing is linen, pure and fine, and purple [wool].