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

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.

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

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

“ How long will you simpletons love naiveté? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?

Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived! The sexually immoral, idolaters, adulterers, passive homosexual partners, practicing homosexuals,thieves, the greedy, drunkards, the verbally abusive, and swindlers will not inherit the kingdom of God.Some of you once lived this way. 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.

Because you say,“ I am rich and have acquired great wealth, and need nothing,” but do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked,take my advice and buy gold from me refined by fire so you can become rich! Buy from me white clothing so you can be clothed and your shameful nakedness will not be exposed, and buy eye salve to put on your eyes so you can see!

To impart shrewdness to the morally naive, and a discerning plan to the young person.

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

The law of the LORD is perfect and preserves one’s life. The rules set down by the LORD are reliable and impart wisdom to the inexperienced.

“ Hey, all who are thirsty, come to the water! You who have no money, come! Buy and eat! Come! Buy wine and milk without money and without cost!Why pay money for something that will not nourish you? Why spend your hard-earned money on something that will not satisfy? Listen carefully to me and eat what is nourishing! Enjoy fine food!Pay attention and come to me! Listen, so you can live! Then I will make an unconditional covenantal promise to you, just like the reliable covenantal promises I made to David.

The LORD emerges like a hero, like a warrior he inspires himself for battle; he shouts, yes, he yells, he shows his enemies his power.

“ Whoever is naive, let him turn in here,” she says to those who lack understanding.

Take notice of this, you ignorant people! You fools, when will you ever understand?

God chose what is low and despised in the world, what is regarded as nothing, to set aside what is regarded as something,