Proverbs 1

전도서가 끝났다. 다음 무엇을 할까? 하핫 요거 참 신난다. 성경통독을 해보겠다고 매일 창세기부터 시작하고 처음의 열정과 달리 흐지부지해지는 통에 다시 결심하고 다시 창세기부터! 푸하하하 그래서 창세기는 참으로 여러 번 했다. 그래서 방법을 바꿨다. 도서관에서 내 맘에 드는 책을 외형만으로 고르듯 이것도 마찬가지다. 내 맘 가는 대로 끌리는 대로 택하는 거다. 걸려드는 건 일단 끝까지 간다. 그러나 전도서가 끝나듯 이렇게 한 성경이 끝나면 그다음 무엇을 할지는 완전 내 맘대로다. 하핫 신난다. 그렇게 골라낸 게 잠언! 좋았쓰. 시작!!! 요건 전도서가 12장까지 밖에 없는 거에 반해 무려 31장까지다. 그러니까 좀 오래가겠다. 그래도 끝날 때까지 파이팅!!! 하하 엄마는 아침 식사를 맛있게 하시고 코 주무시러 들어가셨고 홀로 남은 나는 맘대로 맘껏 손가락을 두들기리라. 헤헤 요런 특별한 나만의 시간이 주어질 줄이야~

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1. The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:

2. for gaining wisdom and instruction; for understanding words of insight;

3. for receiving instruction in prudent behavior doing what is right and just and fair;

4. for giving prudence to those who are simple, knowledge and discretion to the young -

5. let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance -

6. for understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.

7. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

8. Listen, my son, to your father's instruction and do not forsake your mother's teaching.

9. They are a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck.

10. My son, if sinful men entice you, do not give in to them.

11. If they say, "Come along with us; let's lie in wait for innocent blood, let's ambush some harmless soul;

12. let's swallow them alive, like the grave, and whole, like those who go down to the pit;

13. we will get all sorts of valuable things and fill our houses with plunder;

14. cast lots with us; we will all share the loot" -

15. my son, do not go along with them, do not set foot on their paths;

16. for their feet rush into evil, they are swift to shed blood.;

17. How useless to spread a net where every bird can see it!

18. These men lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush only themselves!

19. Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain; it takes away the life of those who get it.

20. Out in the open wisdom calls aloud, she raises her voice in the public square;

21. on top of the wall she cries out, at the city gate she makes her speech:

22. "How long will you who are simple love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?

23. Repent at my rebuke! Then I will pour out my thoughts to you, I will make known to you my teachings.

24. But since you refuse to listen when I call and no one pays attention when I stretch out my hand,

25. since you disregard all my advice and do not accept my rebuke,

26. I in turn will laugh when disaster strikes you; I will mock when calamity overtakes you -

27. when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind, when distress and trouble overwhelm you.

28. "Then they will call to me but I will not answer; they will look for me but will not find me,

29. since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the LORD.

30. Since they would not accept my advice and spurned my rebuke,

31. they will eat the fruit of their ways and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.

32. For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them;

33. but whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm."

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prudent 신중한

discretion 신중함. 자유재량권. 이치를 분별함.

proverbs 속담. 요걸 대문자로 Proverbs라고 쓰면 잠언. 아하.

parables 우화, 비유.

sayings 속담, 격언

riddles 수수께끼

despise 경멸하다.

forsake 저버리다.

garland 화환

adorn 꾸미다. 장식하다.

entice 꾀어 넣다. 유인하다.

ambush 매복했다 공격하다.

pit 수렁, 구덩이

plunder 약탈

cast lots 제비를 뽑다.

cast lots with 운명을 함께 하다.

loot 훔치다. 전리품.

swift 신속한, 빠른.

shed 헛간, 흘리다.

mockers 조롱하는 사람, 흉내 내는 사람.

mockery 엉터리, 조롱.

Repent 회개하다.

rebuke 비난하다. 꾸짖다.

calamity 재앙

distress 고통, 괴로움.

spurned 퇴짜 놓다. 일축하다.

schemes 계획, 책략.

waywardness 제멋대로인, 다루기 힘든. 자기 멋대로 행하는 것.

complacency 현 상태에 만족함. 안주.

(사진: 꽃 뜰)