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The biblical Book of Proverbs was compiled in the seventh century BCE and credited to King Solomon. In this fresh translation, Rami Shapiro unpacks the book, writing that its wisdom transcends time and place and instructs readers to live simply, without rationalizations and excuses.

1:8–19 You are guided from the very beginning: The instruction of your father—do not abandon it! The teaching of your mother—do not forsake it! Let their discipline adorn you as a necklace and crown, so that you do not fall victim to foolish desires, who, like thieves, lay in ambush for the innocent.5 They call to you: Come, join us. We will murder the weak and fill our homes with their wealth and dignity; there will be a single pouch for us all. Do not set your feet on their path, for it leads only
Proverbs 1:8–19