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1 ಓ ದೇವರೇ ನನ್ನ ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನನ್ನ ಸ್ವರವನ್ನು ಕೇಳು; ಶತ್ರುವಿನ ಹೆದರಿಕೆ ಯಿಂದ ನನ್ನ ಜೀವವನ್ನು ಕಾಯಿ.
2 ದುರ್ಮಾರ್ಗಿಗಳ ಗುಪ್ತವಾದ ಆಲೋಚನೆಗಳಿಗೂ ದುಷ್ಟರ ಹೊಂಚಿಗೂ ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಮರೆಮಾಡು.
3 ಅವರು ತಮ್ಮ ನಾಲಿಗೆಯನ್ನು ಕತ್ತಿಯ ಹಾಗೆ ಮಸೆಯುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಕಹಿ ಮಾತುಗಳೆಂಬ ಬಾಣಗಳನ್ನು ಹೂಡುತ್ತಾರೆ.
4 ನಿರ್ದೋಷಿಯ ಕಡೆಗೆ ಗುಪ್ತವಾಗಿ ಫಕ್ಕನೆ ಎಸೆಯುವದಕ್ಕೆ ಅವರು ಭಯ ಪಡುವದಿಲ್ಲ.
5 ಕೆಟ್ಟಕಾರ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರು ತಮ್ಮನ್ನು ತಾವೇ ಪ್ರೋತ್ಸಾಹ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾರೆ; ಬಲೆಗಳನ್ನು ಒಡ್ಡು ವದಕ್ಕೆ ಮಾತನಾಡುತ್ತಾ--ನಮ್ಮನ್ನು ನೋಡುವವ ರಾರೆಂದು ಹೇಳುತ್ತಾರೆ.
6 ಅವರು ದ್ರೋಹಗಳನ್ನು ಹುಡುಕುತ್ತಾರೆ; ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಹುಡುಕಿದ್ದನ್ನು ಅವರು ಪೂರೈಸುತ್ತಾರೆ; ಅವರೆಲ್ಲರ ಅಂತರಗವೂ ಹೃದಯವೂ ಅಶೋದ್ಯವಾಗಿವೆ.
7 ದೇವರು ಅವರ ಕಡೆಗೆ ಬಾಣವನ್ನು ಎಸೆಯು ವಾಗ ಫಕ್ಕನೆ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಗಾಯಗಳಾಗುವವು.
8 ಹೀಗೆ ತಮ್ಮ ನಾಲಿಗೆಯು ತಮ್ಮ ಮೇಲೆ ಬೀಳುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡಿ ಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಅವರನ್ನು ನೋಡುವವರೆಲ್ಲರೂ ಓಡಿ ಹೋಗುವರು.
9 ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಮನುಷ್ಯರು ಭಯಪಟ್ಟು ದೇವರ ಕಾರ್ಯವನ್ನು ತಿಳಿಸುವರು; ಆತನ ಕೆಲಸ ವನ್ನು ಬುದ್ಧಿಯಿಂದ ಗ್ರಹಿಸುವರು;
10 ನೀತಿವಂತನು ಕರ್ತನಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂತೋಷಪಟ್ಟು ಆತನಲ್ಲಿ ಭರವಸವಿ ಡುವನು. ಯಥಾರ್ಥ ಹೃದಯವುಳ್ಳವರೆಲ್ಲರು ಹೆಚ್ಚಳ ಪಡುವರು.
1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
2 Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
3 Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:
4 Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
5 That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
6 They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
7 They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.
8 But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.
9 So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.
10 And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.
11 The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.
1 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
3 When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.
4 The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
5 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
6 A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
7 A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
8 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
9 He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
11 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
12 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.
13 He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
15 The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
16 A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
17 He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
18 The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.
19 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
20 A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.
23 The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.