The mindof the intelligentseeksknowledge,But the mouthof foolsfeedson folly.
I understandmorethanthe aged,BecauseI have observedYour precepts.
O howI loveYour law!It is my meditationallthe day.
A wisemanwill hearand increasein learning,And a man of understandingwill acquirewisecounsel,
A prudentmanconcealsknowledge,But the heartof foolsproclaimsfolly.
Allthe daysof the afflictedare bad,But a cheerfulheart[has] a continualfeast.
The mindof the prudentacquiresknowledge,And the earof the wiseseeksknowledge.
Give[instruction] to a wisemanand he will be stillwiser,Teacha righteousmanand he will increase[his] learning.
Whosayto the seers,"You must not see[visions"]; And to the prophets,"You must not prophesyto us whatis right,Speakto us pleasantwords,Prophesyillusions.
He feedson ashes;a deceivedhearthas turnedhim aside.And he cannotdeliverhimself,norsay,"Is there not a liein my righthand?"
Ephraimfeedson wind,And pursuesthe eastwindcontinually;He multipliesliesand violence.Moreover, he makesa covenantwith Assyria,And oilis carriedto Egypt.
Nowthesewere more noble-mindedthan thosein Thessalonica,for they receivedthe wordwith greateagerness,examiningthe Scripturesdaily[to see] whetherthese thingswere so.
but growin the graceand knowledgeof our Lordand SaviorJesusChrist.To Him [be] the glory,bothnowand to the dayof eternity.Amen.
