Wisdomis [too] exaltedfor a fool,He does not openhis mouthin the gate.
IfI have liftedup my handagainstthe orphan,BecauseI sawI had supportin the gate,
"His sonsare farfrom safety,They are even oppressedin the gate,And thereis nodeliverer.
His waysprosperat alltimes;Your judgmentsare on high,out of his sight;As for allhis adversaries,he snortsat them.
How blessedis the manwhosequiveris fullof them; They will not be ashamedWhenthey speakwith their enemiesin the gate.
A scofferseekswisdomand [finds] none,But knowledgeis easyto one who hasunderstanding.
The pathof life[leads] upwardfor the wiseThat he may keepawayfrom Sheolbelow.
Whyis there a pricein the handof a foolto buywisdom,When he hasnosense?
Wisdomis in the presenceof the one who hasunderstanding,But the eyesof a foolare on the endsof the earth.
Excellentspeechis not fittingfor a fool,Muchlessare lyinglipsto a prince.
Do not robthe poorbecausehe is poor,Or crushthe afflictedat the gate;
Evilmendo not understandjustice,But those who seekthe LORDunderstandallthings.
Her husbandis knownin the gates,When he sitsamongthe eldersof the land.
Who cause a personto be indictedby a word,And ensnarehim who adjudicatesat the gate,And defraudthe onein the rightwith meaninglessarguments.
For a foolspeaksnonsense,And his heartinclinestoward wickedness:To practiceungodlinessand to speakerroragainstthe LORD,To keepthe hungrypersonunsatisfiedAnd to withholddrinkfrom the thirsty.
They hatehim who reprovesin the gate,And they abhorhim who speaks[with] integrity.
For I knowyour transgressionsare manyand your sinsare great,[You] who distressthe righteous[and] acceptbribesAnd turnasidethe poorin the gate.
Hateevil,lovegood,And establishjusticein the gate!Perhapsthe LORDGodof hostsMay be graciousto the remnantof Joseph.
But a naturalmandoes not acceptthe things of the Spiritof God,for they are foolishnessto him; and he cannotunderstandthem, becausethey are spirituallyappraised.
