Proverbs 1:1 - 7

The following is a back-translation of Proverbs 1-7 from the Spanish Traducción en Lenguaje Actual (publ. 2002, 2004):

1 These are the proverbs of Solomon, a son of David, Israel’s king.
2-4 It is their purpose
That you, young people,
May come to be wise,
May straighten up your behavior
And may also understand words
That are well thought and well said.
These proverbs serve as well
To teach those with no experience,
So they can take care of themselves,
And be just and honest in everything.
So they may show they are smart and knowledgeable,
And think over what they do.
5 Those of you who are wise and intelligent,
Listen to what I want to tell you.
You will thus become wiser
And will gain more experience.
6 You will thus be able to understand
The difference between a proverb,
An example, and a riddle.
7 Whoever wants to become wise
Must begin by obeying God.
But ignorant people
Don’t want to be corrected
Nor do they want to become wise.

Spanish text available here, translation by Alfredo Tepo in The Bible Translator 2001, p. 2016ff. .

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