Learn to be shrewd, you who are inexperienced; develop common sense, you who are foolish.

说：愚蒙人哪，你们要会悟灵明；愚昧人哪，你们当心里明白。

愚蒙人哪，你们要学习灵巧，愚昧人哪，你们的心要明辨。

愚蒙人哪，你们要学习灵巧，愚昧人哪，你们的心要明辨。

愚昧人啊，要学会谨慎！愚顽人啊，要慎思明辨！

愚蒙人哪！你们要学习精明；愚昧人哪！你们心里要明白事理。

无知的人哪，你们当获得聪明！愚昧的人哪，你们当领悟智慧！

說：愚蒙人哪，你們要會悟靈明；愚昧人哪，你們當心裏明白。

愚蒙人哪，你們要學習靈巧，愚昧人哪，你們的心要明辨。

愚蒙人哪，你們要學習靈巧，愚昧人哪，你們的心要明辨。

愚昧人啊，要學會謹慎！愚頑人啊，要慎思明辨！

愚蒙人哪！你們要學習精明；愚昧人哪！你們心裡要明白事理。

愚蠢人哪，你們要會悟「精明」之真諦；愚頑人哪，你們要明白智慧之心。

無知的人哪，你們當獲得聰明！愚昧的人哪，你們當領悟智慧！

爾曹庸人、當知聰睿、愚者心宜通明、

愚者學智慧、拙者明厥心。

拙者當學明哲、蠢者心當覺悟、

You who are simple, gain prudence; you who are foolish, set your hearts on it.

You who are childish, get some good sense. You who are foolish, set your hearts on getting it.

O simple ones, learn prudence; O fools, learn sense.

You simple people, use good judgment. You foolish people, show some understanding.

You naive ones, understand prudence; And, you fools, understand wisdom!

O you simple ones, understand prudence, And you fools, be of an understanding heart.

O ye simple, understand prudence; And, ye fools, be of an understanding heart.

Learn to be shrewd, you who are inexperienced; develop common sense, you who are foolish.

O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.

You who are naive, discern wisdom! And you fools, understand discernment!

You simple, understand prudence! You fools, be of an understanding heart!

“ How long, inexperienced ones, will you love ignorance? How long will you mockers enjoy mocking and you fools hate knowledge?

Don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit God’s kingdom? Do not be deceived: No sexually immoral people, idolaters, adulterers, or males who have sex with males,no thieves, greedy people, drunkards, verbally abusive people, or swindlers will inherit God’s kingdom.And some of you used to be like this. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

For you say,‘ I’m rich; I have become wealthy and need nothing,’ and you don’t realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.I advise you to buy from me gold refined in the fire so that you may be rich, white clothes so that you may be dressed and your shameful nakedness not be exposed, and ointment to spread on your eyes so that you may see.

for teaching shrewdness to the inexperienced, knowledge and discretion to a young man—

to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’

The instruction of the LORD is perfect, renewing one’s life; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making the inexperienced wise.

“ Come, everyone who is thirsty, come to the water; and you without silver, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without silver and without cost!Why do you spend silver on what is not food, and your wages on what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good, and you will enjoy the choicest of foods.Pay attention and come to me; listen, so that you will live. I will make a permanent covenant with you on the basis of the faithful kindnesses of David.

The LORD advances like a warrior; he stirs up his zeal like a soldier. He shouts, he roars aloud, he prevails over his enemies.

“ Whoever is inexperienced, enter here!” To the one who lacks sense, she says,

Pay attention, you stupid people! Fools, when will you be wise?

God has chosen what is insignificant and despised in the world— what is viewed as nothing— to bring to nothing what is viewed as something,